https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-law-criminalizes-sex-buyers
The House has passed a law criminalizing customers who pay for sex with trafficked women, while it rejected an amendment that would provide a legal recourse for defendants who use a plea of ignorance as their defence...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/house-debates-buying-sex-legislation
Two proposals in parliament on the purchase of sexual services have taken politicians and the public by storm, with human trafficking and sexual abuse of minors in the backdrop...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/uk-cypriot-jailed-for-sexually-abusing-minors
A Cypriot man living the United Kingdom has been sentenced to prison for 14 years after being found guilty of sexual harassment of a boy and a girl many decades ago...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cops-on-alert-after-girl-s-alcohol-poisoning-scare
Authorities are troubled over an alcohol poisoning incident where a young teenage girl ended up in the Emergency Room after her mother went to pick her up in the early evening...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-details-in-bullied-teen-s-death
The case of a high school student who died last month after he was reportedly bullied into binge drinking is heading to the attorney general’s office with a lot more information than previously stated...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-arrested-for-harboring-undocumented-aliens
Nicosia police arrested a foreign national suspected for harboring undocumented aliens, while 46 presumptive refugees from Syria were taken to a reception centre...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/filipina-in-adoption-case-in-and-out-of-court
The arraignment for a Filipina facing trafficking charges in a baby adoption case has been pushed back once again, with no end in sight to her incarceration...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/filipina-still-in-jail-adoption-trial-pushed-back
A woman from the Philippines, who acted as a go-between in a gay couple child adoption, remains in prison without a formal attorney after her arraignment was pushed back on Wednesday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bill-aims-to-ban-tattoos-for-teens
New legislation would make tattoos and body piercing illegal for minors under the age of 16, while more rules would be introduced for registered professionals...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/scouts-rescued-after-mountain-ordeal
A group of boy scouts were rescued in the Troodos Mountains, following an operation that lasted almost 12 hours...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/filipina-adoption-go-between-to-stand-trial
A woman from the Philippines, who acted as a go-between in a gay couple child adoption, will stand criminal trial facing multiple charges including trafficking of minors...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/filipina-still-jailed-in-adoption-case
A woman from the Philippines was remanded in custody for an additional six days in the gay couple child adoption case, citing more time was needed for the investigation and the apprehension of two male suspects...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/parents-of-kids-in-limassol-fire-face-charges
The parents of two children, who were rescued from of a burning house in Limassol three weeks ago, will face multiple charges including child neglect...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/child-sex-predator-gets-five-years
A 26-year-old man from Nicosia has been sentenced to five years after being found guilty of sexual harassment against teenagers...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-warrants-issued-in-gay-adoption-case
Cyprus police have issued international arrest warrants in four countries against two men in connection with an illegal child adoption...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/filipina-arrested-in-child-adoption-case
A woman from the Philippines was arrested Thursday in connection with an unprecedented case of child adoption by a gay couple...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/state-takes-kids-away-from-two-mothers
Three children have been placed in state foster care when a 13-year-old boy called police after midnight on Christmas Day to say he was left alone to babysit...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-sentenced-for-sexually-abusing-teen
A 48-year-old local man has been sentenced to four years after he was found guilty of sexually molesting a teenage girl who suffered from mental illness...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/child-molester-bill-heads-to-cabinet
A new tough bill on sex offenders is in the works that would give judges more leeway in setting terms for convicted child molesters who get out of jail, including where they can live and whether they can access online porn...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/man-arrested-after-teens-sent-him-nudes
A 20-year-old Nicosia man has been arrested on child porn charges following complaints he had forced teenage girls to send him photos of themselves completely naked...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cabinet-approves-patient-choice-of-doctor
The Cabinet has approved the regulations pertaining to choosing primary doctors under the looming healthcare plan in Cyprus...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-women-arrested-in-limassol-prostitution-bust
Two Russian women in Limassol were detained on Friday during a police raid in connection with illegal prostitution and suspected human trafficking...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-details-emerge-in-larnaca-sibling-murder
New details have emerged in the Larnaca sibling murder, with reports saying the boy who killed his sister was hyperactive but not violent while neighbours who heard the initial screams had become complacent due to frequent yelling...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/others-ready-to-host-kids-if-zygi-won-t
Two communities have stepped up to the plate to signal their readiness to welcome refugee unaccompanied minors following recent protests in Zygi, but state officials insist on original location due to approved funding...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/zygi-community-divided-over-refugee-facility
A recent protest in Zygi by local residents, who object to having a refugee centre for unaccompanied minors in the area, has deeply divided the community and sparked debate beyond village boundaries...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/canada-legalizes-marijuana
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/pardoned-sex-offender-order-to-go-on-the-list
The convicted sex offender, whose early release last month caused a public backlash, has been order to go on a special registry for at least three years...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/teen-says-farm-owner-sexually-molested-her
A Nicosia animal farmer, who is under arrest on sexual harassment charges against a minor, appeared before a Nicosia judge on Thursday in a closed hearing session...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/motive-still-unclear-in-school-boys-abduction
A 35-year-old male suspect appeared in court Wednesday morning in connection with the abduction of two school boys that kept authorities on high alert for almost eight hours a day earlier...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-casinos-looking-to-hire
Cyprus Casinos have announced around 200 job openings for their facilities in Nicosia, Larnaca, and Paphos, which are expected to go into full operation before the year is out...
