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Ex-MP loses long libel battle with newspaper over anti-gay comments

Lizzy IoannidouAugust 31, 2019August 31, 2019

By Lizzy IoannidouAugust 31, 2019August 31, 201903074

Former Disy MP Andreas Themistocleous on Saturday lost a long-running legal battle against Politis newspaper and journalist Costas Constantinou, who Themisocleous accused of libel in...

Cyprus

Cyprus needs to do more on racism and intolerance, CoE body says

Annette ChrysostomouJune 6, 2019

By Annette ChrysostomouJune 6, 20190523

Cyprus has only partially implemented recommendations made by the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), a Council of Europe body in 2016 the body...

Football

Players should speak out against racism but walking off is not ideal – Sterling

Reuters News ServiceApril 9, 2019

By Reuters News ServiceApril 9, 2019055

Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling said more players need to speak out when they suffer racism if the problem is to be eradicated from the...

Cyprus

Disy councillor expelled from party for racist comments

Lizzy IoannidouMarch 6, 2019

By Lizzy IoannidouMarch 6, 20190140

The Larnaca municipal councillor Georgios Lakkotrypis was expelled from ruling party Disy on Wednesday after racist comments made on social media where he referred to...

Cyprus

New bill to shutdown racist or xenophobic websites

Lizzy IoannidouMarch 1, 2019

By Lizzy IoannidouMarch 1, 2019036

A bill tabled before parliament seeks to grant authority to courts to order the shutdown of websites containing racist or xenophobic content, rendering them inaccessible...

Cyprus

Facebook user fined for insulting couple who adopted Asian girl

Evie AndreouJanuary 9, 2019

By Evie AndreouJanuary 9, 20190118

A woman has been fined €800 after being found guilty of spreading racist and xenophobic material online for describing a couple as ‘idiots’ on Facebook...

School news

The University of Frederick is a key partner in a programme to tackle racism and xenophobia

Press ReleaseNovember 6, 2018November 6, 2018

By Press ReleaseNovember 6, 2018November 6, 2018052

Frederick University is one of the partners of the ‘Hate Interrupter Teams: Youth Countertraining Hate speech to Migrants and Minorities through Participatory and Creative Campaign’...

World

Black men arrested in Philadelphia Starbucks reach agreement on compensation

Reuters News ServiceMay 3, 2018

By Reuters News ServiceMay 3, 2018032

Two black men arrested while waiting at a Philadelphia Starbucks store reached a confidential financial settlement with the coffee chain and dropped legal claims against...

World

Facebook removes, then restores anti-immigrant video in Hungary

Reuters News ServiceMarch 8, 2018March 8, 2018

By Reuters News ServiceMarch 8, 2018March 8, 20182 49

Facebook on Wednesday reversed a decision to take down a video posted by a Hungarian political aide that blamed crime on immigrants, saying it was...

Europe

Migrants march in Florence after Italian kills street vendor

Reuters News ServiceMarch 6, 2018

By Reuters News ServiceMarch 6, 20185 38

African immigrants marched through the streets of central Florence late on Monday chanting “no more racism” after an Italian man shot dead a Senegalese street...

Cyprus

School seminars raise awareness of racism

Annette ChrysostomouOctober 23, 2017

By Annette ChrysostomouOctober 23, 20172 50

The first round of the ‘Aware’ campaign, spreading the message of acceptance, respect and participation in the fight against racism has been completed, it was...

Cyprus

Media watchdog says some journalists risk creating hate and bigotry

George PsyllidesApril 20, 2017

By George PsyllidesApril 20, 20176 47

A number of journalists have violated the code of ethics, risking the creation of hate, bigotry, and racism, the island’s media watchdog has said. According...

Cyprus

We have a collective duty to stand against racism, Foreign Minister points out

Source: Cyprus News AgencyMarch 21, 2017

By Source: Cyprus News AgencyMarch 21, 20173 72

Far too many people continue to be discriminated against because of the colour of their skin or their ethnic background, Chair of the Committee of...

World

Turkish foreign minister says Austria is ‘capital of radical racism’

Reuters News ServiceAugust 5, 2016November 7, 2016

By Reuters News ServiceAugust 5, 2016November 7, 201654 30

Turkish Foreign Minster Mevlut Cavusoglu called Austria the “capital of radical racism” on Friday after Chancellor Christian Kern suggested ending European Union accession talks with...

Opinion

UK drifts towards unending Brexit nightmare

Reuters News ServiceJune 30, 2016November 1, 2016

By Reuters News ServiceJune 30, 2016November 1, 2016106 62

By Peter Apps It is, I’m afraid, not over yet. Not even close. This weekend, Britain barely looked like it had a government. Or an...

Cyprus

Calls to better integrate migrants into Cypriot society on eve of anti-racism day

Jean ChristouMarch 20, 2016April 11, 2016

By Jean ChristouMarch 20, 2016April 11, 201665 55

On the eve of International Day for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, which is marked on March 21, migrant support group, KISA...

Guest Columnist

Quest to tear down statues over racism is intellectually vapid

FORMER STAFFJanuary 24, 2016November 1, 2016

By FORMER STAFFJanuary 24, 2016November 1, 20165 40

By John Lloyd The late 19th century was a great age for putting up statues, and the early 21st, for pulling them down. As the...

Cyprus

Minister encourages open dialogue with students and parents

Annette ChrysostomouJanuary 15, 2016November 16, 2016

By Annette ChrysostomouJanuary 15, 2016November 16, 20165 90

By Annette Chrysotomou EDUCATION minister Costas Kadis toured schools in Paphos on Friday as part of an effort to encourage an open dialogue between students,...

Football

Dynamo Kiev to play behind closed doors following racist attacks

FORMER STAFFNovember 25, 2015

By FORMER STAFFNovember 25, 20152 40

Dynamo Kiev have been ordered to play their next two home European games behind closed doors following racist behaviour and crowd disturbances caused by their...

Guest Columnist

Mockingbird prequel, depressingly timely

CM Guest ColumnistJuly 19, 2015November 2, 2016

By CM Guest ColumnistJuly 19, 2015November 2, 20162 34

By Chloe Angyal Harper Lee’s newly released Go Set A Watchman, which was written before To Kill A Mockingbird, but takes place after, is many things. It’s...