https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-urged-to-provide-trafficking-victims-free-legal-aid
The human trafficking arm of Europe's top human rights body is expressing concern over Cyprus' failure to grant free legal aid and expertise to trafficking victims during criminal proceedings....
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/cabinet-approves-bills-to-decongest-central-prisons-amid-covid-19-fears
Measures to decompress the overcrowded Nicosia central prisons where the risks associated with a potential spread of coronavirus are high were approved on Tuesday by the Cabinet....
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/massage-parlours-raided-in-two-cities
Police say they have apprehended nine people in Nicosia and Limassol in connection with an investigation into sexual exploitation and human trafficking...
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/cyprus-on-the-right-track-to-combat-trafficking
A US report says the Republic of Cyprus fully meets the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking, while also offering recommendations for improving prosecution of criminals and offering assistance to victims...
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-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/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/nobel-peace-prize-awarded-to-denis-mukwege-and-nadia-murad-for-their-efforts-to-end-the-use-of-sexual-violence-as-a-weapon-of-war
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...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sex-trafficking-suspects-released-until-further-notice
All five suspects in a recent sex trafficking case have been released from custody until further notice, as police investigators are pouring over bank accounts and telecommunications data to build the case...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/osce-praises-cyprus-efforts-to-combat-human-trafficking
Following the unprecedented disruption of a sex trafficking ring in Cyprus, OSCE’s Combating Trafficking in Human Beings praised the country for its progress in combating human trafficking and urged agencies to seek ways for even better coordination...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/limassol-madam-arrested-for-pimping-out-girls
A Limassol pub owner has been remanded for four days by Limassol Distrcit Court following her arrest Thursday on pandering charges when police raided on a suspected illegal prostitution ring...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/suspects-remanded-in-sex-trafficking-case
The five suspects detained Tuesday on sex trafficking charges, including three cops, have been remanded in custody while police did not rule out additional arrests pending the investigation...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/human-trafficking-network-busted-in-cyprus
Cyprus police arrested five people, including three cops, following the unraveling of a human trafficking network that was forcing Eastern European women into prostitution...
