#Pournara camp

Christakis Meleties, community leader of Kokkinotrimithia, on Thursday called for the Pournara migrant reception to be relocated – “we’re done”. “We want Pournara to close – we’ve reached our limits – ...

Pournara asylum seekers awaiting processing have turned the surrounding fields into a dumping ground, Kokkinotrimithia community leader Christakis Meleties said. Speaking on CyBC radio, Meleties said the community welcomes the ...

Authorities arrested a 22-year-old man on suspicion of aiding third country nationals enter Cyprus illegally. Police on Sunday morning spotted a boat carrying 17 migrants, including four children, off the coast ...

Two separate fires were set maliciously on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Pournara reception centre for asylum seekers in Kokkinotrimithia, the Fire Service said. According to an announcement released on ...

The children’s rights commissioner Despo Michaelidou on Wednesday said it is the state’s duty to guarantee food, protection and acceptable health and hygiene conditions for children at the ...

A statement yesterday from the interior ministry on migration read more like an angry rant from a very frustrated person than a measured government announcement on a sensitive issue. That ...

Nicosia police were investigating on Thursday after seven people were injured in a brawl involving around 300 migrants at Pournara reception camp overnight. According to a police spokeswoman, the fight started ...