Όχι άλλα κροκοδείλια δάκρυα και πολιτικοί στρουθοκαμηλισμοί: Άλλος ένας θάνατος μετανάστριας και άλλη μία απόπειρα αυτοκτονίας κρατούμενου στη Μεννόγεια
Η υπόθεση του θανάτου της μετανάστριας που είδε χθες το φως της δημοσιότητας ήρθε να προστεθεί στο μακρύ κατάλογο των ατόμων με μεταναστευτικό υπόβαθρο, η ζωή των οποίων βρίσκει τραγικό τέλος κάτω από απάνθρωπες συνθήκες μέσα σε λιγότερο από ένα χρόνο....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...A European national is now on a hunger strike at Mennogeia
As of today, Monday 13 January, a European national is holding a hunger strike outside the Mennogeia Detention Centre, in protest against the arrest and detainment of her husband with a view to his deportation. The European national came to Cyprus about seven years...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 […] [...]