Refugees in Paphos faced with racism and pogroms
To date, the Cypriot government has not developed a comprehensive housing policy and programmes to meet the housing needs of asylum seekers, refugees and migrants living and working in Cyprus. In effect, only a small proportion of asylum seekers receive a very small...Backing racists and persecution of activists by the Cyprus Police
Although the issue of leaflets on the “History of human rights” may be commendable, at the end of the day the Police, like all of us, is judged by its actions. Regrettably, yesterday the Cyprus Police recorded a new record of violations instead of protecting human...Πλάτες στους ρατσιστές και δίωξη στους ακτιβιστές από την Αστυνομία Κύπρου
Επαινετή μεν η έκδοση αναμνηστικών τρίπτυχων για την «Ιστορία των ανθρωπίνων δικαιωμάτων», όμως, όπως όλοι και όλες μας έτσι και η Αστυνομία, στο τέλος της ημέρας κρίνεται από τα έργα της. Δυστυχώς, χθες η Αστυνομία Κύπρου κατέγραψε νέο ρεκόρ στις...KISA condemns the racist, violent and hate speech attacks against the Syrian refugees in Chloraka
KISA condemns the serious incidents of violent attacks, hate speech and terrorising of the Syrian refugees and asylum seekers in Chloraka during the protest organised last Friday, 07/01/2022, by the self-called “Chloraka invigilators”. The event, the main slogan of...Η ΚΙΣΑ καταγγέλλει ρατσισμό, βία και ρητορική μίσους εναντίον των Σύρων προσφύγων στη Χλώρακα
Η ΚΙΣΑ καταγγέλλει τα σοβαρά περιστατικά βίαιων επιθέσεων, ρητορικής μίσους και τρομοκράτησης των Σύρων προσφύγων και αιτητών ασύλου στη Χλώρακα κατά τη διάρκεια εκδήλωσης διαμαρτυρίας που διοργανώθηκε την Παρασκευή, 07/01/2022, από τους αυτοαποκαλούμενους...Cyprus Mail – Kisa
The Supreme Constitutional Court on Monday technically reinstated Kisa, the organisation rallying against racism and discrimination, ruling that a decision five years ago by the court of first instance to scrap the NGO from the register had not been justified. Following the ruling, Kisa will be demanding its immediate implementation with the re-registration of the […] [...]
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 […] [...]