Movie Screening: “Eden Is West”, on Thursday, 27 March 2014 at 20:30
Invitation to the movie screening of EDEN IS WEST at KISA Cinema Thursday, 27 March 2014 at 20:30 KISA, 48 Arsinoes Street, Old City Nicosia Greek / English (with English subtitles) Eden Is West is a 2009 comedy-drama by Greek-French director...18.03.2014 – UNHCR – Statement regarding police action against African refugee – Δήλωση Ύπατης Αρμοστείας σχετικά με την ενέργεια της Αστυνομίας εναντίον Αφρικανού πρόσφυγα
Nicosia, 18 March 2014 – UNHCR is gravely concerned about the actions taken by the Police to file criminal charges against Mr. Sylvain Faloubiyissane, a national of Ivory Coast granted refugee status by the government of Cyprus in 2009. Mr. Faloubiyissane was...18.03.2014 – Δελτίο Τύπου Διεθνούς Αμνηστίας – Κύπρος: Η καταχραστική κράτηση μεταναστών και αιτούντων άσυλο αψηφά το δίκαιο της ΕΕ
Κύπρος: Η καταχρηστική κράτηση μεταναστών και αιτούντων άσυλο αψηφά το δίκαιο της ΕΕ Κάθε χρόνο εκατοντάδες άτομα κρατούνται σε συνθήκες που μοιάζουν με φυλακή Άτομα τα οποία δεν έχουν διαπράξει κανένα έγκλημα κρατούνται συστηματικά έως και 18 μήνες ή...18.03.2014 – Amnesty International Press Release – Cyprus: Abusive detention of migrants and asylum seekers flouts EU law
At a Glance Hundreds detained every year in prison-like conditions. People who have committed no crime are routinely held for up to 18 months or longer. Asylum-seekers, including Syrian refugees, are among those detained. Two women were forcibly separated from...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 […] [...]