Jail for men who broke into migrant camp to settle personal differences (Updated)
Six of eight men arrested at Pournara migrant reception centre were sentenced to jail time on Wednesday for illegally entering the centre with offensive weapons...
Immigrants
Police warn Chlorakas locals not to take law into their own hands
Recent incidents of mostly young Cypriot men in Chlorakas taking the law into their own hands, apparently against members of the Syrian community, have led...
Coronavirus: Kisa slams treatment of migrants amid pandemic
Immigrant support group Kisa on Monday again slammed the interior ministry’s position on refugees and migrants, saying it was taking legal action. While the ministry...
UK interior minister resigns after immigration scandal (Update)
Britain’s interior minister resigned on Sunday after Prime Minister Theresa May’s government faced an outpouring of indignation over its treatment of some long-term Caribbean residents...
Child migrants deserve better, watchdog says
By Evie Andreou CHILDREN’S Rights Commissioner, Leda Koursoumba said on Thursday that the government needs to adopt a comprehensive policy on children of undocumented migrants...
House President: Equal human rights for refugees and immigrants
Establishing multiculturalism and strengthening the social fabric of the immigrant communities in host countries can be achieved by acknowledging that the protection of human rights...
Facebook removes, then restores anti-immigrant video in Hungary
Facebook on Wednesday reversed a decision to take down a video posted by a Hungarian political aide that blamed crime on immigrants, saying it was...
Police looking into immigration status of 17 men found wandering in Nicosia area
Police found a total of 17 men, most likely illegal immigrants late Wednesday and early Thursday in the Nicosia area. Around 9.30pm on Wednesday, Peristerona...
Trump questions taking immigrants from ‘shithole countries’
President Donald Trump on Thursday questioned why the United States would want to have immigrants from Haiti and African nations, referring to some as “shithole...
US judge blocks Trump move to end Daca programme for immigrants
A US judge in San Francisco temporarily barred President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday from ending a programme shielding young people brought to the United...
11 immigrants found near Akaki
POLICE said they located 11 immigrants in Akaki on Wednesday morning, eight men and three unaccompanied minors, who are believed to have crossed from the...
Pope says faith demands respect of immigrants
Pope Francis strongly defended immigrants at his Christmas Eve Mass on Sunday, comparing them to Mary and Joseph finding no place to stay in Bethlehem...
Seven immigrants picked up in Akaki
Police found seven illegal immigrants around midnight on Tuesday in Akaki, Nicosia who had crossed from the north. One of them is a 24-year-old woman...
Britain acted unlawfully in not accepting Bases refugees
In a unanimous decision on Thursday, the UK Court of Appeals found British Prime Minister Theresa May had acted unlawfully in her capacity as home...
Group of immigrants picked up in Kaimakli
Seventeen immigrants were picked up by police in the Kaimakli area of Nicosia and taken to Omorfita police station at 5.45am on Tuesday morning. Police...
Trump baffles Sweden with crime comment, says it was based on TV report
A day after falsely suggesting there was an immigration-related security incident in Sweden, President Donald Trump said on Sunday his comment was based on a...
Cyprus has highest rate of well educated second-generation immigrants
CYPRUS has the biggest proportion of highly educated second generation immigrants among EU member states with 62.3 per cent, according to an EU-wide survey Furthermore,...
Who fears the lady in the burkini?
By John Lloyd, In Europe, however beset by the continued weakness of the euro, Britain’s vote to defect from the European Union and the rise of...
Poignant school art project on refugees wins coveted Saatchi prize
The Kolossi high school art project, ‘Immigrants’, which poignantly highlights the dangers faced by refugees trying to get into Europe, has won the overall Saatchi Gallery/Deutsche...
Busy 24 hours for fire services
The fire services said on Sunday they had answered 24 calls for help, 18 of which involved various fires, over the previous 24 hours, including...
