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Funding for proposals to measure the impact of counter-trafficking programmes

Staff ReporterOctober 8, 2021

By Staff ReporterOctober 8, 20210212

The US embassy in Cyprus announced on Friday that the Human Trafficking Research Initiative (HTRI) was inviting researchers, policymakers, and implementing organisations to submit expressions...

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Increasing number of trafficking victims are children says NGO

Gina AgapiouJuly 30, 2021

By Gina AgapiouJuly 30, 20210437

One in every three victims of human trafficking detected worldwide is a child, and the pandemic has made more children vulnerable to human traffickers, Hope...

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Cyprus downgraded in US human trafficking report

Evie AndreouJuly 15, 2021July 15, 2021

By Evie AndreouJuly 15, 2021July 15, 202101375

Cyprus has been downgraded in the US State Department’s 2021 Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP) after three years of being in the top tier, mainly...

Cyprus

Police rearrest man over abuse of domestic worker

Evie AndreouAugust 12, 2020

By Evie AndreouAugust 12, 202002042

Police on Wednesday rearrested a 68-year-old man suspected abusing his 31-year-old domestic worker. He is being investigated for human trafficking, exploitation of labour, racism and...

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Paphos police to quiz migrants over traffickers

Annette ChrysostomouNovember 8, 2019

By Annette ChrysostomouNovember 8, 201901029

Paphos police are carrying out an investigation in Kokkinotrimithia on Friday to find out more about who brought 131 migrants to Cyprus on Monday by...

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Arrest after police believe smash trafficking ring

Evie AndreouFebruary 19, 2019February 19, 2019

By Evie AndreouFebruary 19, 2019February 19, 20190153

A 48-year-old man was remanded for eight days on Tuesday on suspicion of human trafficking and sexual exploitation of trafficking victims after a police raid...

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Two more women arrested in trafficking case

Staff ReporterDecember 13, 2018

By Staff ReporterDecember 13, 20180119

POLICE on Thursday arrested two more women in connection with an investigation into a suspected prostitution operation in Limassol. The two suspects, both foreign nationals,...

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Who brings olive oil to Portugal? Police foil cocaine smuggler’s ploy

Reuters News ServiceNovember 20, 2018November 20, 2018

By Reuters News ServiceNovember 20, 2018November 20, 20180110

Who would bring a suitcase full of olive oil to Portugal, one of the world’s biggest producers of the stuff? Police at Lisbon airport were already...

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Trafficking chief believes child marriages going on under the radar

Evie AndreouOctober 23, 2018

By Evie AndreouOctober 23, 20180193

By Evie Andreou Among the cases the police anti-trafficking unit have had to deal with in the past were underage brides sent from Syria to...

Crime Cyprus

‘Measures needed to stamp out corruption across civil service’

George PsyllidesSeptember 11, 2018

By George PsyllidesSeptember 11, 20180110

In the wake of the arrests of three officers in connection with people trafficking, police chief Zaharias Chrysostomou said Tuesday it was the first time...

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Police officers arrested in people trafficking case (updated)

Staff ReporterSeptember 11, 2018September 11, 2018

By Staff ReporterSeptember 11, 2018September 11, 20180246

Police on Tuesday arrested three of their own in connection with people trafficking and sexual exploitation following allegations they received bribes to turn a blind...

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Larnaca court jails drug traffickers

George PsyllidesJune 4, 2018

By George PsyllidesJune 4, 20186 96

Two women from Venezuela were jailed for five years each in Larnaca on Monday after they admitted to trafficking close to one kilogramme of cocaine...

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Top cop scathing of welfare dept’s attitudes to trafficking victims

Andria KadesApril 16, 2018April 16, 2018

By Andria KadesApril 16, 2018April 16, 20189 122

A damning letter by the deputy police chief has accused social welfare services of neglecting trafficking victims, spending little time with them and taking too...

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Report highlights labour exploitation (Updated)

Evie AndreouApril 4, 2018April 4, 2018

By Evie AndreouApril 4, 2018April 4, 201816 226

Trade union Peo called on the government on Wednesday to toughen its response to illegal employment following a report stating that Cyprus is among...

Cyprus

New shelter inaugurated for adult trafficking victims

Evie AndreouFebruary 21, 2018February 22, 2018

By Evie AndreouFebruary 21, 2018February 22, 20180149

Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou on Wednesday inaugurated, Open House, a new shelter for adult victims of human trafficking. Open House, which is part of the...

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Cyprus and Bulgaria hold joint anti-trafficking op

Annette ChrysostomouNovember 28, 2017

By Annette ChrysostomouNovember 28, 20172 149

Cyprus and Bulgaria held a joint operation involving the trafficking of human beings and sexual exploitation in both countries on Monday evening. Members of the...

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Where government falls short, NGOs step in

CyprusMailJuly 16, 2017July 16, 2017

By CyprusMailJuly 16, 2017July 16, 20174 240

By Jelter Meers Cyprus’ efforts against human trafficking were not as successful in 2016 as they were in 2015, according to the latest US Department...

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Migrant smugglers’ trial begins in Paphos

Elias HazouApril 7, 2017April 7, 2017

By Elias HazouApril 7, 2017April 7, 20172 133

PROSECUTION proceedings began in Paphos district court on Thursday against two Syrian nationals accused of smuggling a group of migrants into Cyprus late last month....

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Human trafficking, police abuse, among main problems in the Republic, US state department says

Staff ReporterMarch 4, 2017March 7, 2017

By Staff ReporterMarch 4, 2017March 7, 201728 158

Human trafficking, police abuse and violence against women remained the most significant problems in the Republic, according to the US state department’s human rights...