A study on smuggling of migrants
Click click here to see the full report In November 2015, the European Commission published a study on smuggling of migrants, carried out by ECRE, in a consortium with Optimity Advisors and the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD). The study...The recent attacks against Turkish-Cypriots constitute only the tip of the iceberg
KISA observes with particular interest the recent developments in relation to the attacks against Turkish-Cypriots, which took place on Monday, 16 November, during the protests against the declaration of the “Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus”. The arrests of 15...Οι πρόσφατες επιθέσεις κατά των Τουρκοκυπρίων αποτελούν μόνο την κορυφή του παγόβουνου
Η ΚΙΣΑ παρακολουθεί με ιδιαίτερο ενδιαφέρoν τις πρόσφατες εξελίξεις σχετικά με τις επιθέσεις εναντίον Τουρκοκυπρίων τη Δευτέρα, 16/11/15, κατά τις εκδηλώσεις διαμαρτυρίας για την ανακήρυξη της «Τουρκικής Δημοκρατίας Βορείου Κύπρου». Θετική εξέλιξη στην υπόθεση...Cyprus has committed a gross violation of international and European law by extraditing an asylum seeker to Russia
KISA condemns the gross violation of the most important principle of customary international and European law by Cyprus: the prohibition of refoulement of a person to a country where there is a risk of being persecuted on the basis of gender, race, religion,...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 […] [...]