Risking jail to leave Cyprus
Surge in cases of African migrants using fake or stolen ID to get to other EU countries
Stricter controls at airports due to the pandemic, plus the recent increase in ...
The sewing group helping refugees to rebuild lives
What began as a safe space has now become a little powerhouse producing items sold worldwide. Alix Norman finds out the story behind Refumade
In a sleepy backstreet of Old ...
Occupied municipalities call for creation of a refugees committee
Occupied municipalities are saddened to have to stand by and wait for the ‘good news’ expected to be announced by visiting Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, their president Petros Kareklas said ...
Responsibility for refugees must be shared EU wide
By Αnna Kythreotou
The refugee crisis is an ongoing humanitarian crisis, which has an impact on Cyprus as well as the rest of Europe. The rights of refugees safeguarded under ...
Varosha now a macabre museum
By Evie Andreou
But for how much longer? The Turkish side has not yet touched Varosha properties, but time may be running out for Greek Cypriot property owners to stake ...
Lottides calls for more tolerance on World Refugee Day
The state has a crucial role in protecting the rights of refugees, Ombudswoman and Commissioner for Administration and Protection of Human Rights Maria Stylianou-Lottides said on Sunday.
In a statement ...
The project that promotes a future for the past
An EU-funded project in Kato Drys is making a difference to refugees’ lives and keeping traditional skills alive
By Martin Clark
I have been leading EU projects concerning sustainability for 33 ...
Syrian refugees face Ramadan penury amid Lebanon’s economic ruin
Hussein al-Khaled and his family have lived in a makeshift hut in Lebanon for a decade since fleeing the war in neighbouring Syria, but this year COVID and economic collapse ...
Five-year-old Syrian boy reunited with his parents
A five-year-old Syrian migrant boy stranded in the north by himself for 45 days was this week reunited with his parents.
The boy’s 27-year-old father has lived in Cyprus for ...
Over 7,000 asylum applications in 2020, backlog now almost 20,000
A total of 7,036 new asylum applications were submitted in 2020 in Cyprus, raising the year’s backlog to nearly 20,000, Unhcr Cyprus reported on Thursday.
The statistics were updated based on figures ...
Syria: end the sanctions
The Syrian civil war is ten years old this week, and it’s time to stop it. At least half a million Syrians are dead, a quarter of the pre-war ...
Lawmakers say government has left refugees out to dry
Lawmakers on Tuesday harangued the government for leaving refugees renting premises on Turkish Cypriot land in the south out to dry.
Livestock farmers in the Nisou area, whose premises lie ...
Tough criteria for citizenship slammed as ‘racist’
Migrant support NGO Kisa on Tuesday slammed a new bill with tougher criteria for citizenship as racist.
“The ministry has prepared and submitted the bill without any consultation with stakeholders ...
Decree bans new Syrian refugees from settling in Chlorakas
The interior ministry quietly issued a decree disallowing any more Syrian refugees from settling in the coastal village of Chlorakas in Paphos, as numbers were causing a huge shift in ...
Migrant boat turned away, given supplies
Police said on Friday that a boat with migrants was refused landing while 19 other Syrian refugees were picked up in Peristerona later in the day.
A boat with approximately 25 migrants ...
Famagusta refugees form initiative to fight parliamentary elections
An initiative formed by Famagusta refugees announced on Tuesday they would run as independents in May’s parliamentary elections in a bid to win a place in decision making circles ...