Elam suspended from Twitter
Twitter on Thursday suspended the account of the Cypriot nationalist party Elam, with a pro-migrant NGO welcoming the news. The party’s account – @elamcy2008 –...
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Council of Europe pressures government over treatment of migrants
The Council of Europe has called on Cyprus to justify its prevention of boats with migrants from arriving on the island, conditions at reception centres...
Amnesty raises concerns over deregistration of migrant support group
Amnesty International expressed concern on Wednesday over new rules passed by the government that could see anti-racism and migrant support organisation Kisa shut down. “As...
Tough criteria for citizenship slammed as ‘racist’
Migrant support NGO Kisa on Tuesday slammed a new bill with tougher criteria for citizenship as racist. “The ministry has prepared and submitted the bill...
Asylum seekers at Pournara protest over living conditions
Hundreds of asylum seekers staying in the Pournara reception centre protested on Monday over delays in their application process and what they described as the...
Kisa scrubbed from NGO registry, vows to carry on its work
Migrant support NGO Kisa has decried its deletion from a registry – effectively rendering it unlawful – and accused the interior minister of harassing the...
Asylum seekers facing delays sleeping outside immigration office
Tens of asylum seekers, including children, have been sleeping outside the immigration office waiting to submit their applications as migrant reception centres are overcrowded. Mostly...
Group of Syrian migrants sent back to Lebanon, report Cyprus to ECHR
A group of migrants sent back to Lebanon on Tuesday have filed a complaint with the European Court of Human Rights against the Republic of...
Mass evictions in Paphos could lead to upsurge in homelessness, NGO says
MIGRANT support NGO Kisa has warned that the mass eviction of migrants and refugees in Paphos could lead to an upsurge of homelessness. Paphos mayor...
Aglandjia centre for vulnerable migrants has govt approval, NGO says after residents react
A centre for vulnerable asylum seekers in Aglandjia in Nicosia has government approval to run and will go ahead despite reactions from residents and mayoral...
Old city killing was part of turf war between Indian ‘visa agents’
Migrant rights group Kisa on Wednesday said that closer cooperation between the police and members of migrant communities on the island could avert violent incidents...
Coronavirus: Migrant groups call for lifting of refusal of entry to migrants arriving by sea
Migrant rights group Kisa along with a number of other, international groups have called on the government to terminate its policy of refusing entry to...
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...
Coronavirus: Kisa says detainee facilities contrary to govt’s own measures
Migrant support NGO, Kisa on Friday said the government’s policy on tackling the migrant flow was threatening public health since it has led to overcrowded...
Kisa to file complaint with police watchdog after Polykarpou arrested (Updated)
MIGRANT support NGO, Kisa said on Friday it would file a complaint with the independent police watchdog after its executive director, Doros Polykarpou was arrested...
‘Is it so difficult to communicate with us?’ Filipino community asks authorities
THE police not only failed to do what was necessary in the cases of the women who disappeared and ended up murdered, but also did...
Kisa calls for investigation into police handling of Mary Rose murder
Action for Equality, Support, Antiracism organisation Kisa, has expressed grave concern for the fate of the six-year-old daughter of murdered Mary Rose Tiburcio as police...
News podcast: Is the government doing enough for asylum seekers
The Cyprus News Digest, in collaboration with the Cyprus Mail brings you an in-depth analysis of some of the latest developments in international and local...
Egyptian hijacker ‘was treated so badly’ he preferred extradition, Kisa says
By Annette Chrysostomou and Evie Andreou Migrant support group Kisa said Egyptian hijacker Seif Eldin Mustafa, 61 who was extradited to Egypt on Saturday had...
Arrest of migrant mother for allegedly stealing food ‘beyond the pale’
By Peter Michael Migrant support group Kisa said on Saturday that police exceeded all limits of discrimination when they arrested and detained a migrant woman,...