The instigation of Afrophobia in the Media
In the aftermath of the murder of a Cameroonian asylum seeker by three Nigerians has caused a barrage of xenophobic and more particularly Afrophobic articles in the media, with stories about drugs and ghettos as to the motives of the attack. The latest article in...Να σταματήσει η βία κατά των μεταναστριών γυναικών
Η ΚΙΣΑ – Κίνηση για Ισότητα, Στήριξη, Αντιρατσισμό εκφράζει και δημόσια βαθιά θλίψη για τη στυγερή δολοφονία της Marry Rose Tiburcio, μετανάστριας από τις Φιλιππίνες, αλλά και έντονη ανησυχία για την τύχη της εξαφανισμένης 6χρονης κόρης της. Η ΚΙΣΑ καταδικάζει για...Stop violence against migrant women
KISA – Action for Equality, Support, Antiracism expresses its sorrow for the brutal murder of Mary Rose Tiburcio, migrant woman from the Philippines, but also its grave concern for the fate of her disappeared 6-year old daughter. Once again, KISA condemns the emerging...Εκκολαπτήριο ακροδεξιών μοναχικών μακελάρηδων το ΕΑΚ
Στις 12 Μαρτίου το Ε.Α.Κ (Εθνικιστικό Απελευθερωτικό Κίνημα) εξέδωσε ανακοίνωση με την οποία καταγγέλλει ότι “Φιλοτουρκικές οργανώσεις επιχείρησαν να πυρπολήσουν τα Γραφεία του Κινήματός» αποδίδοντας μάλιστα την ευθύνη στην “ξενοκίνητη οργάνωση ΚΙΣΑ, του γνωστού...Institutional racism, hate crimes and gender based violence denounced by the Somali refugee women in Cyprus
An outcry has been raised in social media since yesterday following the publication of an amateur video, which records part of the abuse faced by a refugee woman from Somalia in a local office of the Social Welfare Services.[1] The complainant had arrived in Cyprus as...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 […] [...]