Women protest over AG’s decision not to prosecute police officers (Updated)
A group of demonstrators on Wednesday gathered outside the offices of the legal service to protest against a decision by the attorney-general not to prosecute...
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One in three women endure physical or sexual violence, WHO says
Nearly one in three women worldwide is subjected to physical or sexual violence during her lifetime, pervasive criminal behaviour that has increased during the pandemic,...
More than 200 abused women and children in shelters this year
The Association for the Prevention and Handling of Violence in the Family (Spavo) hosted 263 abused women and children in their three shelters across Cyprus...
Demo to support Polish women to be held in Nicosia Thursday
A demonstration in support of protests in Poland over the ruling that bans abortions in cases of foetal defects will be held on Thursday in...
MPs push for progress on anti-stalking, harassment bill
An anti-stalking bill which seeks to address gaps in the law has been gathering dust since 2017, as the justice ministry has yet to make...
Women’s support group accuses government of human rights violations
A Facebook group on Tuesday accused the government of human rights violations after two female victims of physical abuse were put in a psychiatric clinic....
Lennon proud of Celtic for bouncing back from Champions League heartache
Neil Lennon hopes Celtic’s Europa League qualification wiped away the painful memory of their Champions League demise. The Hoops won through to the group stage...
It’s not perpetrator against victim, it’s the state against the victim
The Cypriot media went wild over the emergence of a video showing the abuse of a domestic worker. Even those news sites with the obscene...
Ten women being held on suspicion of arriving for sham marriages (Updated)
Ten women are being held after a tip-off claimed that they arrived to engage in sham marriages with third-country nationals. Their flight landed on Sunday...
One in three women in Cyprus age 65 and over live alone but only one in 10 men
Four in ten women (40 per cent) aged over 65 years in the EU live alone compared with 19 per cent of men, according to...
Coronavirus: 300 antibody tests being offered free to women in Paphos
Free Covid-19 antibody testing will be offered to 300 Cypriot women aged 30-40 living in the municipality of Paphos, supported by The Mendel Centre. Blood...
Slightly more women in work in Cyprus than elsewhere in EU
In 2018, the employment rate for women aged 20-64 in Cyprus stood at 69 per cent, 2 per cent higher than the EU average. The...
Women down tools for one hour to call for equality (video) (Updated)
Thousands of women across Cyprus gathered outside their workplaces on Friday for a one-hour work stoppage calling for gender equality. The work stoppage followed a...
Women called on to strike for one hour on March 6
Women in Cyprus are being urged to go on a one-hour work stoppage on March 6 in an act of solidarity and bring to the...
Diko launches campaign to see more women in power
An information campaign on the underrepresentation of women in government was launched by Diko head Nicolas Papadopoulos on Tuesday. He blamed the lack of vision...
The women who led the way
An ongoing project aims to rectify the role of women in Cyprus’ history There are a lot of firsts surrounding the 19th century poet...
Court orders Belgium to take back woman and children from Syria
A Brussels court has ordered Belgium to repatriate from Syria within 75 days a woman whose husband fought for Islamic State and her children. The...
Police take statements from women in racist car-park incident
The four women involved in a racist attack in Larnaca which was recorded on a mobile phone and posted on social media were questioned by...
‘Go dance in the cabaret’ Russian woman told during car park altercation (Update 2)
Police said on Sunday they were investigating an incident in a Larnaca car park involving three Cypriot women and a Russian woman. The 10-minute video...
Trump campaign to launch effort to sway women voters
President Donald Trump’s campaign on Tuesday kicks off its efforts to woo women voters, banking that a strong economic message will energize a voting bloc...