Second man arrested for people trafficking
A 46-year-old man is the second to be arrested on suspicion of assisting irregular migrants enter the country illegally, after a boat arrived last Friday...
People trafficking
Man sentenced for people trafficking
A 24-year-old man has been sentenced to three years in prison for human trafficking, police said on Wednesday. Appearing before the Larnaca Criminal Court, the...
Cyprus proposes changes to the EU asylum procedure
Interior Minister Nikos Nouris highlighted Turkey’s role in the trafficking of irregular migrants during the proceedings of the European union’s council of internal affairs on...
Four arrested for people trafficking
Four people have been arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of assisting 14 third-country nationals to enter the Republic of Cyprus from Cape Greco in the...
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 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...
