Migrants and prisons: “Collateral damages” and the “unknown” aspects of the prison system
Given the recent suicides and incidents involving violence from fellow detainees and wardens against migrants in the Central Prisons, KISA – Action for Equality, Support and Antiracism underlines that these constitute the tip of the iceberg with regards to the...Μετανάστες και φυλακές: Οι «παράπλευρες απώλειες» και οι «άγνωστες» πτυχές του σωφρονιστικού συστήματος
Με αφορμή τις πρόσφατες αυτοκτονίες και τα περιστατικά βίας από συγκρατούμενους και δεσμοφύλακες μεταναστών στις Κεντρικές Φυλακές, η ΚΙΣΑ – Κίνηση για Ισότητα, Στήριξη, Αντιρατσισμό τονίζει ότι αυτά αποτελούν την κορυφή του παγόβουνου, όσον αφορά τη...Ευρωπαία υπήκοος βρίσκεται σε απεργία πείνας έξω από τα κρατητήρια Μεννόγειας διαμαρτυρόμενη για τη σύλληψη και κράτηση του συζύγου της με σκοπό την απέλασή του
Μία Ευρωπαία υπήκοος βρίσκεται από σήμερα Δευτέρα, 13 Ιανουαρίου, σε απεργία πείνας έξω από τα κρατητήρια Μεννόγειας, διαμαρτυρόμενη για τη σύλληψη και κράτηση του συζύγου της με σκοπό την απέλαση του. Η Ευρωπαία υπήκοος ήλθε στην Κύπρο πριν από εφτά...Refugees end their hunger strike after promises by the Minister of Interior
This afternoon, the Head of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in Cyprus , Damtew Dessalegne, visited once again the recognized refugees who were on hunger strike for 52 days and for the last four days had stopped also taking liquids in front of...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 […] [...]