40 Palestinian refugees from the refugee camp in Kokkinotrimithia arrested and deported back to Government-controlled areas
Yesterday evening, the Turkish Cypriot authorities arrested and deported back to the areas controlled by the Republic of Cyprus 40 Palestinian refugees, among them 10 children. The refugees were amongst those at the Kokkinotrimithia camp and had been transferred to...JOINT STATEMENT ON LEGAL AID BY 19 ORGANISATIONS OF THE JUSTICIA EUROPEAN RIGHTS NETWORK
The joint statement was prepared by the JUSTICIA European Rights Network, a trans-European Network of 19 organisations based in 18 Member States, concerning the Commission’s proposed Directive on Provisional Legal Aid. Full text of the joint...KISA calls the government not to abandon the rescued Syrian refugees in the hands of the smugglers
The Ministry of Interior in the attempt to close down the camp in Kokkinotrimithia, where Syrian refugees reside which were rescued last September in open waters of Cyprus, proceeded last Saturday with the withdraw of all state services from the camp (Police, Civil...Η ΚΙΣΑ καταγγέλλει το Υπουργείο Εσωτερικών για αυταρχικές και παράνομες συμπεριφορές
Η ΚΙΣΑ πραγματοποίησε σήμερα επίσκεψη στο στρατόπεδο «φιλοξενίας» των διασωθέντων προσφύγων από τη Συρία, στην Κοκκινοτριμιθιά, μετά από συνεννόηση με τους ίδιους τους πρόσφυγες. Σκοπός της συνάντησης ήταν να συζητήσουμε τις πρόσφατες εξελίξεις μετά από Τον...Cyprus Mail – Kisa
Parliament’s passing of a bill to create a deputy ministry for migration was met with dissatisfaction by non-governmental organisation Kisa’s executive director, Doros Polykarpou, on Friday. Speaking to the Cyprus Mail he described the creation of such a deputy ministry as “constitutionally questionable,” asking “where does political power lie in terms of government with such […] [...]
A demonstration will be held condemning the attack on the offices of refugee non-governmental organisation (NGO) Kisa on Monday, the alliance against the far-right, racism and fascism said. Kisa’s offices were attacked on Friday, when an improvised explosive device went off outside their offices, smashing windows, destroying computers and photocopiers. In their statement, the protest […] [...]
The offices of migrant support group Kisa were destroyed on Friday after an explosive device shattered the glass, destroyed equipment, and all of its records The group said it had received threats by groups driven by “racist and nationalist motives” who it believes carried out the attack. Akel was quick to condemn the incident saying […] [...]