Turkey using migrants and sending them to borders says National Guard chief
Migration flows and their impact on security and stability were discussed during an EU Military Committee meeting held on Thursday in Brussels at the level...
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Bangladesh, India and Pakistan on list of 21 ‘safe’ countries from where asylum applications will be rejected By Elias Hazou In mid-June Interior Minister Nicos...
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...
Raft of measures to curb migration flow (Updated)
A raft of measures to curb the migration flow, including toughening entry rules for foreign students, clamping down on sham marriages and creating a list...
Government aims to shorten asylum reviews
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Wednesday the government aimed at shortening the time it takes to review asylum applications and to especially speed up...
Collection launched to ease shortages at Pournara
The People’s Social Solidarity Network, founded to help those people with financial difficulties, on Wednesday announced a campaign to collect personal hygiene items for refugees...
Police intercept two groups of migrants
Police found two groups of migrants crossing illegally from the north near Athienou on Saturday. The first group of migrants were six men from Iraq...
Two days of intensive talks on migration begin with other EU nations
Interior minister Nicos Nourris will on Thursday start two days of intense talks and consultations with other European interior ministers on the new European policy...
Teleconference between refugees and Unhcr highlights serious issues in Cyprus
A joint teleconference organised on Tuesday on the occasion of the completion of the ‘’AWARE’’ campaign was held between representatives of refugees and asylum seekers...
Demonstrators at Nicosia rally fined for breaking Covid measures
Demonstrators who were present and involved with Sunday’s march to protest the conditions at migrant camps have been fined, the police confirmed on Monday. The...
Migrants to be warned by SMS Cyprus not a gateway to Europe (Updated)
Cyprus is launching a multilingual SMS campaign to head off more migrant arrivals by dispelling the mistaken belief it is a gateway to the rest...
‘Many migrants at Pournara should have already been moved’ operations manager says
There are four times as many migrants at the Pournara camp than there were this time last year and some should have already been transferred...
Migrants at Pournara stage protest
Migrants at the Pournara reception centre in Kokkinitrimithia on Wednesday morning protested against their forced detention at the centre by gathering near the central entrance...
Pournara staff doing all they can to contain scabies outbreak, minister says
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said Thursday workers at Pournara camp were doing everything they could to contain a scabies outbreak at the facility, amid criticism...
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...
Petition to stop forcible deportation of migrants
A petition calling on both leaders to work together and help refugees reunite with their families in Cyprus rather than be forcefully deported had garnered...
Coronavirus: ombudswoman calls on govt to improve condition for migrants
Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou Lottides called on the interior ministry on Thursday to improve conditions at two migrant reception centres, which she had inspected earlier this...
Coronavirus: no plans for mass testing of migrants
Concerns over foreign nationals living in cramped conditions was one of the issues raised at Wednesday’s daily health ministry briefing, but there are currently no...
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...
Boat carrying migrants refused entry (Updated)
A boat carrying around 100 migrants that was spotted approaching the coast of Cyprus, some 10 nautical miles off Cape Greco, on Friday was refused...
