Police to protest demo prosecution, salaries
In view of the attorney-general’s decision to criminally prosecute two police officers over the use of excessive force during the “Os Dame” protest last year,...
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Ombudswoman calls on police to explain their heavy-handedness at demo
Amid a public outcry over police’s heavy-handed handling of an anti-corruption demonstration in Nicosia last Saturday, Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou Lottides has asked police to explain...
Cyprus protest draws international scrutiny (Updated)
The fallout from Saturday’s protest – with footage of police violence shocking many observers – has engulfed the local political landscape but has also drawn...
Second protest slated for coming weekend
A second protest march against state authoritarianism has been announced for next Saturday, following scenes of police brutality in their efforts to disperse protesters at...
Man arrested, allegedly after trying to set fire prosecutors’ offices
Police early on Wednesday arrested a man who allegedly attempted to set fire to the building housing the offices of prosecutors in Nicosia/ The suspect...
Coronavirus: binman files complaint against police for brutality during check (with video)
A 29-year-old binman from Nicosia on Friday said he filed a complaint of police brutality claiming he was attacked and arrested by officers doing routine...
Man claims police brutality, police say injuries self-inflicted
Police arrested a 24-year-old man for assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest in the Paphos district on Wednesday evening. At around 9.10pm, police officers...
Investigation launched after man alleges was beaten up by police
The police watchdog has launched an investigation into a complaint from a Limassol farmer who said officers violently beat him up and shot at him...
Protests erupt in California after shooting of black man
About 200 demonstrators squared off with police in riot gear overnight in California’s capital and more protests are planned for Saturday, after a autopsy on...
Video of police shooting unarmed black man sparks protests in Sacramento
Newly released video footage of police killing an unarmed black man in a barrage of gunfire in Sacramento, California, left the mayor “horrified” and sparked...
