Two bailed over Oroklini violence, trial set for May 19
Two men, aged 35 years old and 31 years old, were on Monday released on bail following their latest court hearing into their parts in the violent evictions which occurred in the ...
Man handed five-year sentence for smuggling migrants into Cyprus
A 24-year-old man was on Monday sentenced to five years in prison after having been found guilty of illegally smuggling people into Cyprus.
He had been arrested on April 13 last ...
Number of unaccompanied minors in Cyprus drops by 43 per cent
The number of unaccompanied minors in Cyprus has dropped by 43 per cent compared to 2024, the deputy welfare ministry said on Friday. The statement came after the Paralimni-Deryneia municipality called on ...
JRCC ends efforts to find survivors of capsized migrant boat
Efforts to locate more survivors from the boat that capsized about 25 nautical miles off Cape Greco were terminated at 2pm on Friday.
The search and rescue operation started on March 16, ...
Four held for illegal stay in Nicosia old town police checks
Police carried out coordinated operations on Wednesday in Nicosia’s old town, inspecting three apartment buildings as part of ongoing efforts to improve public safety.
The raids led to the ...
UK’s Starmer pledges to reduce immigration with points-based reform
Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed on Thursday to reduce the number of migrants coming to Britain, saying he would produce a plan for reform of the points-based immigration system that ...
At least eight migrants drown off Greek island of Samos
Greece’s coastguard has found the bodies of eight migrants – six minors and two women – who drowned off the island of Samos, authorities said on Monday, in the second migrant ...
Cyprus sent 8,511 migrants home in 2024, says deputy minister
Cyprus had sent 8,511 migrants home by early November 2024 and 9,193 last year through the voluntary return programme, Deputy Migration Minister Nicolas Ioannides said on Friday, pointing out that returns were an ...
Council of Europe tells Cyprus to accept buffer zone migrants immediately
Two women stranded in the buffer zone have attempted suicide due to the poor conditions which have been ongoing for months, the Council of Europe’s Human Rights Commissioner Michael ...
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Buffer zone migrants to be relocated
Deputy Migration Minister Nicholas Ioannides on Thursday said a group of migrants stranded in the buffer zone will be “relocated in the next two to three weeks.”
His statements suggested ...
11 illegal residents deported after Paphos operation
Police on Thursday said 11 individuals found to be residing in the Republic illegally were deported.
The operation unfolded on Wednesday in Paphos between 4am and 7am.
Five men and six ...
Somalian migrants crossing from north transferred to Pournara
A family of four and an unaccompanied minor who were spotted shortly overnight in Athienou were transferred to Pournara, it was reported on Friday.
The two were intercepted shortly after ...
Our View: Is it any surprise the government is resorting to pushbacks?
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) found that the Cyprus Republic had violated Article 3 of European Convention on Human Rights, prohibiting inhuman or degrading treatment, in its treatment of ...
Cyprus’ migrant deal with Lebanon was ‘misguided’
Making agreements with Lebanon to stem the tide of would-be refugees is misguided, Associate International Law and Human Rights’ professor Aristotelis Constantinides said on Wednesday.
The UCy expert made the ...
Man arrested after crossing to north with fake passport
A man appeared in court in the north on Thursday after having been arrested in Turkey, having flown from the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport after crossing to the north ...
At least 9 dead, 48 missing after migrant boat capsizes in Spain’s Canary Islands
At least nine migrants died and 48 are missing after their boat capsized early on Saturday near the Spanish island of El Hierro, rescue services said, in what threatens to be ...
Cyprus is ‘front line country’ for migrants, needs more EU support – Ioannides
Island states in the EU face a unique set of challenges where migration is concerned and the EU should take these into account when shaping its policy, Deputy Minister of ...
North gives over 6,000 irregular migrants amnesty
Exactly 6,165 irregular migrants in the north were given amnesty by the ‘government’ as part of its latest “migration amnesty” scheme, ‘interior minister’ Dursun Oguz said on Wednesday.
Speaking to Kibris ...
Cyprus sees over 50 per cent drop in migrant arrivals
The number of migrants arriving in Cyprus by unconventional means has fallen dramatically by more than half, it was reported on Monday.
The number of migrants arriving in Cyprus through ...
Our View: Cyprus has every right to stem irregular migrant flows
Human Rights Watch issued a scathing report about the treatment of Syrian migrants and refugees by the Cyprus and Lebanese authorities. The New York-based NGO, which interviewed some of these ...
Man arrested for taking money to illegally take migrants to north
A man was arrested after taking a total of €2,000 on the promise that he would help illegally transport migrants from the Republic to the north.
He was summoned by the ...
Eight more arrested for living illegally in Cyprus
Police in Famagusta on Monday announced the arrest of eight more people who had been living illegally in Cyprus following raids carried out over the weekend.
Raids were conducted on ...
Migrant pushbacks continue unabated
Cyprus is continuing pushbacks, it emerged on Thursday, even attempting to send migrants who arrived by sea into the buffer zone.
The issue surfaced when Unficyp confirmed to the Cyprus ...
Cyprus accused of migrant pushbacks
A total of 25 migrants have been forcibly removed from territories of the Republic and taken to the buffer zone against their will, while being denied access to asylum procedures, the ...