https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/‘sugar-daddy-loses-appeal-in-child-rape
The Supreme Court has upheld the sentence of an elderly man who was convicted of having paid sex with a teenage girl, with the bench declaring that punishment for sexual crimes against children ought to be severe as well as act as a deterrent...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cops-arrest-six-women-in-brothel-raid
Six sex workers were detained Friday during a police raid in Nicosia, with officers arresting one of them on prostitution-related charges...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/four-women-detained-in-brothel-raid
A man in Limassol has been arrested on pimping charges following a raid at a suspected brothel in Germasoyia, while four women were also detained for questioning...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/roxy-s-charo-takes-cyprus-to-echr
A Dominican woman, who was recognized as a sex trafficking victim after her ordeal in the capital’s Roxy strip club over a decade ago, is taking the Republic of Cyprus to the European Court of Human Rights, after the country’s Supreme Court sided with a lower court judge who threw out her lawsuit seeking damages...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nigerian-students-say-north-is-safe
Following danger warnings and criticism against Turkish Cypriot colleges, Nigerian student representatives in the north have refuted reports of mysterious and unsolved killings of fellow countrymen on the island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/women-in-brothel-raid-under-arrest
Seven women in Nicosia previously described by police as possible victims of trafficking have been arrested, with a judge ordering them in remanded custody for multiple offences related to prostitution...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/hostel-manager-says-he-is-not-a-pimp
A male suspect facing pimping charges in a recent brothel investigation in downtown Nicosia says he was only renting single rooms to women and charging a lodging fee...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-raid-brothel-in-nicosia
Nicosia police arrested a local man and took seven women into protective custody following a raid at an old hotel described as a front for prostitution...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bill-criminalises-prostitution-in-cyprus
A proposed legislation making paid sex a crime in the Republic of Cyprus is drawing criticism, after the country’s left wing declared the female body is not for sale and cannot be bought...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/three-women-arrested-in-brothel-raid
Three women have been arrested after being accused of running a brothel in Limassol, just days after the police chief said he was waging war on prostitution...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cops-build-case-following-vice-raid
A married couple has been remanded in custody in connection with their involvement in an illicit massage parlour business where foreign women worked part-time offering erotic services to male clients including handjobs...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-women-busted-in-larnaca-prostitution-sting
Two foreign women arrested in an undercover prostitution sting in Larnaca are facing charges of illegal gains while also being charged with violating immigration rules...
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/three-women-busted-on-prostitution-charges
Three women have been arrested on prostitution-related charges, following a raid in a Larnaca apartment that police described as an illegal brothel...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/asian-spa-owner-mounts-defence
The Chinese owner of a massage parlour in Limassol has pleaded not guilty to trafficking and exploitation charges, while his lawyer says there are professional disputes behind the accusations against his client...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/asian-spa-owner-in-limassol-goes-to-trial
The Chinese owner of a massage parlour in Limassol has been ordered straight to trial, facing multiple charges including human trafficking and exploitation...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/plot-thickens-in-massage-parlor-case
A Chinese man, who denies trafficking charges in Limassol following a police bust at his massage parlor, had used his money and residency status as an investor to set up his business...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-raid-massage-parlor-in-limassol
Police arrested on Monday a male suspect in connection with an illegal prostitution ring in Limassol, while six women were being treated as possible sex trafficking victims and three men were described as customers...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bbc-explores-plight-of-foreign-students-in-cyprus
A recent BBC story about foreign students in the north highlights many challenges that international students face in Cyprus, including unethical recruitment, exploitation and economic hardship...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/larnaca-cops-raid-suspected-brothel
A woman was arrested in Larnaca over the weekend on prostitution-related charges, while another female suspect is still wanted by authorities...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-arrests-in-limassol-prostitution-sting
Two more women in Limassol have been arrested on prostitution-related charges, in connection with an undercover operation that led to an unprecedented police raid last week...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/another-prostitution-ring-busted-in-limassol
Police arrested multiple suspects during a Limassol prostitution sting on Wednesday, while four other women were believed to be victims of sex trafficking...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cops-say-limassol-hookers-were-high-end-pros
Two women who were arrested in a suspected sex trafficking bust in Limassol have turned out to be high-end prostitutes, with cops filing charges against them including running an illegal brothel...
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/third-female-arrested-in-nicosia-brothel-case
A third suspect has been arrested in connection with a sex trafficking case, following the remand of two other women accused of being involved in running an illegal brothel in Nicosia...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ngo-says-trafficking-victims-lack-support
Recent law enforcement operations against human and sex trafficking in Cyprus drew attention to a number of additional problems, including waning state support and landlords refusing to rent homes to trafficked women...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-women-accused-of-running-a-nicosia-brothel
Two Asian women have been remanded into custody in connection with a sex trafficking case including allegations of sex exploitation and pimping...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/another-cop-arrested-in-human-trafficking-case
Another cop has been arrested in connection with a human trafficking case, with a total of four police officers being suspended in connection with an illegal prostitution ring that made headlines last month...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cops-take-two-sisters-off-nicosia-streets
Two sisters from Romania have been identified as sex trafficking victims in Nicosia, after they were caught by police having sex in a public places in the eastern part of the city on Friday evening...
