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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, 202101494

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, 20210989

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, 202102794

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, 202101737

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,...

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

Reuters News ServiceJanuary 26, 2021

By Reuters News ServiceJanuary 26, 20210724

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, 202105615

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, 20200899

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, 202002655

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, 20200332

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, 20200911

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, 202004968

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...

Cyprus

Conor O’Dwyer arrested outside AG’s office (Updated)

Jonathan ShkurkoNovember 16, 2020November 16, 2020

By Jonathan ShkurkoNovember 16, 2020November 16, 202009586

A British man who has been involved in a long and exhausting property dispute in Cyprus that lasted over 15 years, was arrested on Monday...

Cyprus

Demonstrators remanded after Limassol rally turns ugly, organiser arrested (update 2)

Katy TurnerNovember 15, 2020November 15, 2020

By Katy TurnerNovember 15, 2020November 15, 202006579

Nine people aged 16 to 27 were remanded in police custody for three days on Sunday after they were arrested during a demonstration against new...

Cyprus

Coronavirus: Limassol protest against virus measures, corruption (Updated)

Evie AndreouNovember 14, 2020November 15, 2020

By Evie AndreouNovember 14, 2020November 15, 2020012951

Hundreds of people gathered on Saturday evening outside the Limassol district administration office to protest the latest restrictive measures against the spread of coronavirus and...

Cyprus

New anti-corruption protest being held on Friday

Elias HazouNovember 5, 2020

By Elias HazouNovember 5, 202001042

The ‘End Corruption!’ platform will be staging another demonstration outside the presidential palace on Friday, protesting against the government’s handling of the citizenship-by-investment (CBI) programme...

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Youths who turned protest ugly ‘appear to be organised group’

Nick TheodoulouOctober 30, 2020

By Nick TheodoulouOctober 30, 202002658

The one hundred or so youths who broke off from the protest in Limassol on Wednesday appeared to have been an organised group, police said...

Cyprus

Solidarity protest in Nicosia in support of Polish women

Gina AgapiouOctober 29, 2020

By Gina AgapiouOctober 29, 202001208

Dozens of women dressed in black gathered outside the Polish embassy on Thursday to protest against an almost-total abortion ban ruling in their home country....

Cyprus

Corinavirus: owners and staff of private institute protest restrictions

Gina AgapiouOctober 29, 2020

By Gina AgapiouOctober 29, 202001432

Limassol owners and workers at private institutes offering afternoon lessons, gathered outside the town’s district administration on Thursday to protest Covid-19 restriction measures that ban...

Cyprus

Three Dherynia suspects released, new demo on Saturday (Updated)

Jonathan ShkurkoOctober 16, 2020October 16, 2020

By Jonathan ShkurkoOctober 16, 2020October 16, 202001491

Three people who were arrested on Thursday in connection with police investigations into the Dherynia checkpoint breach on Sunday, a 23-year-old living in the Famagusta...

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Hundreds gather in Dherynia to protest Varosha opening

Elias HazouOctober 8, 2020October 9, 2020

By Elias HazouOctober 8, 2020October 9, 202002589

Hundreds of people gathered Thursday at the crossing point in Dherynia to protest the opening by authorities in the north of a stretch of the...