Women’s group say low birth rate due to social and economic policies
Pogo, the Akel-affiliated women’s organisation, on Thursday castigated efforts to link Cyprus’ demographic issue with migration as a cheap attempt to divert attention from the...
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Karousos to meet family of girl booted from school bus
A meeting has been set for Friday between Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos and the family of the 12-year-old pupil who was not allowed to board...
Family cries racism as girl left off school bus
A 12-year-old pupil from Limassol who was not allowed to board a bus because she did not have the money for the fare was granted...
Do more: UK’s Johnson calls on firms to tackle internet’s ‘dark spaces’
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will tell social media companies on Tuesday to do more to tackle online abuse, condemning racist comments made against England...
No room for a sense of superiority Ombudswoman says on day against racism
The pandemic has reminded everyone there is no room for any sense of superiority, Ombudswoman Maria Stylianou Lottides said to mark the International Day for...
Government hits back after Akel accuses it of only caring about wealthy foreigners (updated, pics)
Akel leader Andros Kyprianou on Sunday took the opportunity of the International Day against Racism to accuse the government of not caring about foreigners, just...
Anti-racism rally to be staged in Nicosia on Sunday
Parties and unions are set to march from the interior ministry to Eleftheria Square in Nicosia on Sunday to mark International Day for the Elimination...
US players send anti-racism messages before Wales draw
The United States men’s team stepped on to the pitch for their first international match since February with personalised anti-racism messages emblazoned on their training...
Spanish newspaper issue apology for Fati street seller comparison
Spanish newspaper ABC has issued an apology to Barcelona star Ansu Fati after their match report compared his pace to that of a “black street vendor fleeing the...
Danny Rose opens up about racist treatment when he returns home
England defender Danny Rose has opened up about his experiences of racism in every day life, revealing he was stopped by police in Doncaster last...
Slavery, history and the past being another country
By Gwynne Dyer “Assessing the people of America’s past by today’s standards would compel us to cast the majority of our heroes as villains.” That seemed...
Village leader says migrants welcome but others taking advantage
The picturesque village of Palaichori, tucked away in the foothills of the Troodos mountains, has welcomed migrants, refugees and political asylum seekers for years, and...
The world’s largest Confederate Monument faces renewed calls for removal
Stone Mountain Confederate Memorial, a nine-story-high bas-relief sculpture carved into a sprawling rock face northeast of Atlanta, is perhaps the South’s most audacious monument to...
Copenhagen’s Little Mermaid labelled “racist fish”
Denmark woke up on Friday to the words “racist fish” scrawled across the base of the “Little Mermaid”, the bronze statue honouring Hans Christian Andersen’s...
TC newspaper Afrika gives in to pressure and removes ‘racist’ logo from masthead
Student pressure group says it’s a step but that publisher Sener Levent ‘must also recognise his mistake’ By Agnieszka Rakoczy A heated debate between the...
A storm in a coffee cup or really racist branding? (with video)
WITH debate ranging in the West over racist branding from Rice Krispies to Coco Pops to Uncle Ben’s among others, attention has been drawn to...
Demo held in Nicosia to support refugees
Over 100 people attended a demonstration in Nicosia on Friday marking World Refugee Day. Carrying banners saying, ‘Solidarity to refugees’ and ‘We can’t breathe’, scores...
Police warn Chlorakas locals not to take law into their own hands
Recent incidents of mostly young Cypriot men in Chlorakas taking the law into their own hands, apparently against members of the Syrian community, have led...
Widespread condemnation of mosque vandalism (Update 2)
The government, the Turkish Cypriot leader and the island’s religious leaders on Monday all condemned vandalism at the Koprulu mosque in Limassol including graffiti with...
Racism and coronavirus are both enemies that need fighting, Ombudswoman says
The Commissioner for Administration and Human Rights Maria Stylianou-Lottidou urged people on Saturday to remain united in the fight against racism as much as the...