Trafficking of African migrants on EU summit agenda
President Nicos Anastasiades is expected to raise the exploitation of African migrants by traffickers who, facilitated by Turkish authorities, are sent to EU countries including...
People trafficking
People traffickers jailed for two years
The Limassol district court on Tuesday jailed three Bulgarian nationals, a woman and two men, the first for two years and the others for 20...
Bill seeks 15 years jail for helping illegal migrants enter Republic
Parliament on Monday wrapped up discussion of a bill providing for severe penalties – criminal and otherwise – to persons or legal entities aiding and...
Suspected people traffickers remanded
Two men, a Turkish national and a Turkish Cypriot, were remanded on Wednesday for eight days on suspicion of illegally assisting a group of 19...
Men accused of exploiting trafficked workers in court next month
A 55 and 30-year-old allegedly involved in the labour exploitation of two trafficked individuals are to appear in Limassol court on October 13. The gruesome...
Family denies mistreating Nepalese men on farm
The wife of a 55-year-old man, suspected of exploiting two third country nationals on his farm, said on Wednesday that the men’s living conditions were...
Syrian remanded for people trafficking was already wanted by police (Updated)
Famagusta district court remanded a 28-year-old Syrian for eight days on Friday in connection with a case of assisting third-country nationals entering the republic. The...
Third remand in alleged trafficking case
The 38-year-old man believed to be the owner of the high-speed boat used by two alleged Syrian traffickers was remanded for five days on Wednesday....
Man gets six months for attempted people trafficking
A Palestinian national was sentenced to six months in prison on Monday after he was found guilty of two counts of attempting to the facilitate...
People trafficking suspects to be released pending investigation
Five suspects, including three police officers, held in connection with people trafficking were expected to be released on Wednesday without being charged pending the outcome...
