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1. Hooligans force suspension of Alphamega stadium match

The events that unfolded on the evening of Wednesday, January 24, at Limassol's ''Alphamega'' stadium during the football match between Apollon and AEL have exposed the authorities as powerless....

2. Police intel goes solo against organized crime

In a significant move, the Police Intelligence Service in Cyprus gains independence, breaking ties with the YKAN to focus on a broader spectrum of organized crime, including hooligans. ...

3. Arrest made in 22-year-old linked to Limassol riots

Last Wednesday night in Limassol, clashes erupted between Apollon and Homonia 29 May fans. New videos are surfacing, shedding light on the chaos that unfolded around 23:00....

4. Cyprus universities under fire for failing to denounce extremist violence

After the troubling events in Chlorakas and Limassol, where right-wing extremists carried out violent acts, have you heard any teachers' unions speak out against these incidents?...

5. AEK stadium brawl: Fan's magistrate hearing

A 43-year-old member of a Panathinaikos fan club, accused of participating in the brawl of August 7 outside the AEK Athens stadium that resulted in the fatal injury of Michalis Katsouris, will appear before an investigating magistrate on Tuesday after his arrest on Friday....

6. Greek PM takes firm action on soccer fan clubs and stadium security

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, in statements on Wednesday, announced that the associations of organized team supporters will close and only one official association will remain open for each team and operate at each football club’s headquarters. ...

7. Police had prior warning of Croatian hooligans ahead of soccer clash

The police had been informed in time about the movements of the Croatian hooligans ahead of the Champions League qualifying game between AEK Athens and Croatia’s Dinamo Zagreb on Tuesday, ...

8. Croatian hooligans clash with Greek soccer fans in deadly Athens encounter (video)

Investigations are underway to determine how an estimated 100-120 Croatian hooligans traveling on buses and in cars made their way to Athens from Zagreb on Monday and engaged in deadly clashes with local soccer fans despite a ban on supporters traveling to Greece for a match between Dinamo Zagreb and home team AEK on Tuesday....

9. Cabinet cracks down on stadium violence

Following the riots inside and outside the Eleftheria stadium, the government places the fight against violence in sports venues squarely on the shoulders of the police. ...

10. Hellish hooligan mayhem prompts new debate

A new hellish mayhem took place at a basketball game on Sunday in Nicosia, with hooligans turning the arena into a battlefield and police rejecting criticism and pointing the finger at a serious social problem...

11. Cops criticized after wild brawl at contentious memorial

Cyprus Police have arrested a handful of suspects following a wild brawl during a memorial event of a controversial army general in Limassol, but critics accuse law enforcement of failing to detain offenders during the event as things got out of hand...

12. Hooligans terrorize women during iconography class

A group of women were terrorized by youths who threw lemons at them during an iconography class in Nicosia, with reports saying one of the victims was hit in the chest during the incident...

13. Officers probed after arrests in Paphos migration unit

Police union officials are crying foul over an independent inquiry that has been launched to investigate a complaint following the arrest of a Syrian family last week at a district migration office in Paphos...

14. Police gun drawn outside football stadium stirs debate

A viral photo showing a police officer holding his firearm outside a football stadium in Cyprus has prompted the reaction of a law enforcement association that suggests proportional response to out-of-control football hooliganism could warrant the use of a lethal weapon...

15. Cyprus’ stadium security literally at knifepoint

Safety assurances for the beautiful game were in doubt on Friday when two large knives were confiscated at GSP stadium, with police arresting two people following an unforeseen altercation between angry local fans and members of a security detail of a visiting team...

16. Hooligan mayhem spills onto highway in Nicosia

Eye witnesses on the highway south of Nicosia found themselves in the middle of a full blown battle Sunday night, when football hooligans fought each other amid flares and smoke bombs, followed by tear gas from riot police who managed to make no arrests...

17. Soccer fan clubs in Greece handed red card

Greece has suspended the operation of hundreds of fan clubs associated with soccer teams in a bid to combat hooligans using them as cover....

18. Unruly teens at large after attack on delivery guy

A boy’s father has been arrested on assault charges in connection with a large-scale altercation in downtown Nicosia, but reports suggest two minors have been identified by a food delivery driver who was allegedly attacked by unruly teens prior to the reported incident...

19. Pafos FC owners fly in after youth soccer incident

The Russian owners of Pafos Football Club were said to be on the next flight to Cyprus, following reports that hooligans from a rival team caused mayhem during a weekend youth match...

20. Rival football violence shakes Limassol

Battlefield scenes of urban warfare erupted in downtown Limassol Thursday evening after football fans from rival teams resorted to violence following an initial encounter that led to full-fledged war...

21. Police under scrutiny over media attack

Cyprus police moved quickly to arrest a dozen suspects in the aftermath of an attack on a local media building in Nicosia, but questions remained over what law enforcement knew ahead of time and how prepared were riot police to face the assaul...

22. Media building attacked after demonstration

Five people have been arrested with police looking for more suspects and at least ten persons of interest in connection with a protest Sunday evening outside the Presidential Palace as well as an attack on the building of a local media group...

23. Hooligans arrested in Holy Saturday attack

Four local males have been arrested on charges related with illegal explosives and malicious destruction of property in Paphos on Greek Orthodox Holy Saturday...

24. The perils of extreme behavior

25. Far-right extremists attack migrants on Greek island

Police forced dozens of migrants onto buses and transported them to the Moria camp in the early hours after Mytilini was turned into a battleground...