https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-government-to-proceed-with-new-island-camps-despite-reactions
The Greek government is determined to move ahead with its plan to build new holding facilities for migrants and refugees as part of a plan to accelerate asylum procedures and deportations on the five islands hosting camps, its spokesman said on Tuesday, amid reactions to the scheme from island residents....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-stabbing-sparks-migration-debate
Debate over crime and migration in the Republic of Cyprus was renewed this week following a video showing the moment a young man was killed in downtown Nicosia as well as statements by officials regarding foreigners on the island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-gets-tough-on-economic-migrants
Cypriot Interior Minister Nicos Nouris says the government is determined to cut down on asylum and residence permit applications by blocking economic migrants from filing non-legitimate petitions...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/alexoui-jailed-as-‘flight-risk
Nicosia businessman Alexis “Alexoui” Mavromichalis will remain in jail pending trial, after a judge on Thursday said the suspect was a flight risk...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/state-drops-case-in-ayia-napa-police-blunder
A case has been dropped against former deputy police chief Andreas Kyriacou, just hours before a judge was expected to rule in Alexoui’s bail hearing...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/syrian-men-deported-in-the-north
Syrian refugees who arrived in Cyprus last week were deported by Turkish Cypriot authorities after spending several days in detention...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/foreign-worker-arrested-after-accusing-her-boss
A foreign woman ended up getting arrested after going to Migration to file charges against her employer...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/migration-and-geopolitics
The significant increase in the arrival of refugees and migrants recorded on Greece’s Aegean islands over the past few weeks is cause for concern as it indicates that Turkey is seeking to exploit the issue in order to remind the European Union of Ankara’s critical role in containing inflows.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/newly-arrived-syrian-suspected-of-terrorism
A Syrian national who has been arrested on terrorism-related charges is facing deportation, after migration officers said they suspected the man of posing a security threat...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/riot-breaks-out-at-menoyia
Four inmates at Menoyia staged a protest on Sunday calling for their release from detention...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/rudolf-gets-seven-months-in-the-north
A Turkish Cypriot court in the north has sentenced Rudolf to seven months, while authorities in the south are still asking for him and Sifis to be handed over to face attempted murder charges...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-scolded-for-unlawful-detention
ECHR orders Cyprus to pay €30,000 in damages for the unlawful detention and degrading treatment of an Iranian national, mounting more pressure as MP's are debating a new asylum bill currently stuck under review...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/legislators-in-stalemate-over-asylum-bill
Members of parliament are up in arms over an asylum bill amendment aimed at banning automatic deportations for refugees who file for protection out of fear of their life...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/woman-wins-case-against-cyprus
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled against Cyprus in a case where a Vietnamese woman had complained about the conditions of her detention back in 2012, awarding €10,500 in total damages...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pakistani-murder-suspect-still-held-in-the-south
A Limassol court on Monday ordered a Pakistani male, who is wanted in the north for killing a Turkish Cypriot artist, to remain in remanded custody through December 6...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/murder-suspect-wanted-in-the-north-faces-deportation
A Pakistani male, who is wanted in the north for killing a Turkish Cypriot artist, remains locked up in the south on illegal entry violations, while previous reports of a possible murder investigation by CID Limassol have been retracted...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/murder-suspect-wanted-north-arrested-in-limassol
A man from Pakistan wanted for murder in the north has been arrested in Limassol, following information that he had crossed into the south...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/prosecutors-stun-court-in-alexoui-case
The trial of suspected would-be killers of a known Nicosia businessman took an unexpected turn Monday, with prosecutors citing witness issues and the judge dismissing the case...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fingerprint-match-on-uk-murder-suspect
Charles ‘Charlie’ Riddington, the UK murder suspect who was apprehended Monday by Turkish Cypriot authorities, will remain in custody up to a month following a fingerprint match...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/indian-housemaid-to-be-deported-on-suspicion-of-theft
A housemaid in Paphos is being deported following her arrest on theft charges, after her employer called police to say she suspected her domestic worker of stealing valuables worth €11,000...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/echr-hands-down-mixed-decision-on-cyprus
The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that Cyprus did not violate the freedom of three men who were deported in 2011, while the decision criticised the Republic for denying them a speedy inquiry as to the legality of their detention...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kisa-sees-institutional-racism-in-ham-and-pasta-arrest
Human rights group KISA is pointing to institutional racism over the recent arrest of an asylum-seeker and single mother on theft charges, calling for an investigation into how state authorities treat refugees who are vulnerable members of society...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dozens-of-kurds-face-deportation
Dozens of asylum seekers who left the Moria migrant processing center for other facilities on the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos will be barred from the process if they do not return to the official camp, the Migration Ministry announced on Monday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-island-protest-about-migrant-influx-turns-violent
Greek riot police fired tear gas Thursday to try to disperse angry protesters on the island of Lesvos who tried to topple a police bus during a demonstration against a European Union migration policy....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-national-gets-suspended-sentence-for-crossing-greek-border
A Greek court on Thursday passed down a five-month suspended prison sentence to a Turkish man found guilty of illegal entry after crossing the border on Wednesday.
The 38-year-old was also fined 1,500 euros...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/another-uk-minister-bites-the-dust-over-immigration
Home Secretary Amber Rudd resigned on Sunday after Prime Minister Theresa May’s government faced an outpouring of indignation over its treatment of some long-term Caribbean residents who were wrongly labelled illegal immigrants...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/five-arrested-in-paphos-illegal-work-bust
Police raided a business establishment in Paphos Tuesday, arresting five individuals and issuing fines on the spot during an operation to combat illegal employment....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/labour-exploitation-is-the-main-form-of-trafficking-in-cyprus
Labour exploitation has emerged as the predominant form of trafficking in Belgium, Cyprus, Georgia, Portugal, Serbia and the UK...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/seven-arrested-in-illegal-work-crackdown
Police raided a hotel in Protaras on Easter Monday, arresting seven individuals during an operation to combat illegal employment....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/migrant-caravan-heading-to-us-puts-mexico-in-tough-spot
So far the Mexican federal government has provided little guidance on how to handle the migrants...
