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Coronavirus: Lawyers protest over decision to resume operations at Supreme Court

Evie AndreouJune 10, 2021

By Evie AndreouJune 10, 202101142

Lawyers, members of the Nicosia Bar Association, gathered on Thursday morning outside the Supreme Court in protest over its decision to resume operations suspended due...

Cyprus

Coronavirus: Hundreds expected to take part in Paphos for ‘global freedom rally’

Bejay BrowneMay 21, 2021

By Bejay BrowneMay 21, 202103954

A second peaceful protest, a global ‘freedom rally,’ against the violation of fundamental human rights and tyranny in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic will...

Cyprus Featured

New protest over Eurovision entry, ‘song promotes devil worship’

Reuters News ServiceMay 19, 2021May 19, 2021

By Reuters News ServiceMay 19, 2021May 19, 202103576

It may have won audiences in Europe, but Cyprus‘s entry for the Eurovision song contest has raised hackles at home, scandalising the faithful for paying homage...

Americas World

Colombia protests enter third week with national strike

Reuters News ServiceMay 12, 2021

By Reuters News ServiceMay 12, 2021092

Anti-government protests in Colombia entered their third week on Wednesday as unions, student groups and other organizations convened a national strike after fruitless talks with...

Europe World

German spies monitor anti-lockdown activists for suspected sedition

Reuters News ServiceApril 28, 2021

By Reuters News ServiceApril 28, 20210758

Germany’s domestic spy agency is monitoring individuals who have joined anti-lockdown protests to decide if their rejection of government curbs amounts to subversion and incitement...

Cyprus

Dhali residents plan motorcade protest to palace over asphalt plant

Jean ChristouMarch 14, 2021

By Jean ChristouMarch 14, 20210417

A large protest is planned for March 27 by the municipality of Dhali to push for the immediate closure and removal of an asphalt plant...

Cyprus

Journalists and supporters protest in the north

Antigoni PittaMarch 1, 2021

By Antigoni PittaMarch 1, 20210976

Media professionals in the north along with hundreds of their supporters marched on Monday afternoon in support of freedom of expression in the press. Organised...

Cyprus Featured

Amnesty: Cyprus police violence must be investigated and blanket ban on protests lifted

Evie AndreouFebruary 24, 2021February 24, 2021

By Evie AndreouFebruary 24, 2021February 24, 202101433

Amnesty International on Wednesday called on Cypriot authorities to lift the “unlawful and disproportionate” blanket ban on demonstrations while also criticising the police for using unnecessary...

Cyprus

Spokesman says govt done a lot to fight corruption, everyone has right to protest

Jonathan ShkurkoFebruary 22, 2021

By Jonathan ShkurkoFebruary 22, 20210973

Responding to widespread accusations of state corruption, government spokesman Kyriakos Koushos said on Monday that corruption is something that all governments around the world must...

Cyprus Featured

Probe into police brutality accusations, many injured, protest organisers say (Update2)

Evie AndreouFebruary 14, 2021February 14, 2021

By Evie AndreouFebruary 14, 2021February 14, 202102734

Police chief Stelios Papatheodorou will ask the independent authority for the investigation of complaints against the police (Aadipa) to probe whether officers exerted excessive or...

Cyprus

NGOs join forces, plan protest against corruption and authoritarianism

Gina AgapiouFebruary 7, 2021February 8, 2021

By Gina AgapiouFebruary 7, 2021February 8, 202101677

Non-profit organisations will hold a protest march against corruption and state authoritarianism on February 13 in Nicosia, despite a ban on protests during the pandemic,...

Asia World

Indian farm protesters battle police to plant flags at historic Red Fort

Reuters News ServiceJanuary 26, 2021

By Reuters News ServiceJanuary 26, 20210682

Thousands of Indian farmers protesting against agricultural reforms breached barricades on Tuesday to enter the historic Red Fort complex in the capital and hoist flags after...

Cyprus

Larnaca man charged after Nicosia protest

Staff ReporterJanuary 10, 2021

By Staff ReporterJanuary 10, 202105586

A 41-year-old man, suspected of being one of the organisers of a protest that took place in Eleftheria Square, in Nicosia, is facing five charges,...

Cyprus

Two more arrests in connection with Dias protest

Annette ChrysostomouDecember 15, 2020

By Annette ChrysostomouDecember 15, 20200855

Police have arrested two more men in connection with protests outside the Dias Media Group building in Nicosia on Thursday, bringing the number of arrested...

Cyprus Featured

Coronavirus: Turkish Cypriot workers protest new restrictions

Staff ReporterDecember 15, 2020December 15, 2020

By Staff ReporterDecember 15, 2020December 15, 202002590

Turkish Cypriots working in the government-controlled areas staged a protest at the northern end of the Ayios Dhometios crossing on Tuesday morning against new Covid...

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Pro-Trump groups to march and pray to protest president’s election loss

Reuters News ServiceDecember 12, 2020

By Reuters News ServiceDecember 12, 20200289

Conservative groups that allege without evidence that President-elect Joe Biden stole the U.S. election from Donald Trump plan protests nationwide on Saturday, including a Washington...

Cyprus

Three arrests after protest outside media group

Elias HazouDecember 10, 2020December 10, 2020

By Elias HazouDecember 10, 2020December 10, 20200871

Police made at least three arrests on Thursday evening outside the Dias Media Group building in Nicosia that houses the Sigma television channel. One police...

Cyprus

Police break up small protest, five dissenters arrested in Limassol and Paphos

Staff ReporterNovember 22, 2020November 22, 2020

By Staff ReporterNovember 22, 2020November 22, 202004914

Limassol police broke up an anti-lockdown protest on Anexartisias Street on Saturday evening before it got underway, they said. Five people were arrested for various...