by Avra Fialas | Jan 15, 2014 | Press Releases 2014
KISA – Action for Equality, Support, Antiracism is accusing a Senior Lawyer of the Law Office of the Republic of Cyprus and the Director of Civil Registry and Migration for abuse of power over the illegal deportation of a migrant domestic worker. The allegation...
by Avra Fialas | Jan 14, 2014 | Press Releases 2014
Given the recent suicides and incidents involving violence from fellow detainees and wardens against migrants in the Central Prisons, KISA – Action for Equality, Support and Antiracism underlines that these constitute the tip of the iceberg with regards to the...
by Avra Fialas | Jan 13, 2014 | Press Releases 2014
As of today, Monday 13 January, a European national is holding a hunger strike outside the Mennogeia Detention Centre, in protest against the arrest and detainment of her husband with a view to his deportation. The European national came to Cyprus about seven years...
by Avra Fialas | Jan 10, 2014 | Press Releases 2014
This afternoon, the Head of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in Cyprus , Damtew Dessalegne, visited once again the recognized refugees who were on hunger strike for 52 days and for the last four days had stopped also taking liquids in front of...
by Avra Fialas | Jan 9, 2014 | Press Releases 2014
The Minister of Interior, Mr. Socrates Hasikos, met with representatives of cabaret owners just after he assumed office to discuss “problems” they are facing. He gladly also attended and spoke at a conference with proponents of far right, xenophobic and racist...