02.06.2014 – Victory for some, defeat for more: HOPE not hate European Editor Graeme Atkinson gives his take on the EU elections
HOPE not hate European Editor Graeme Atkinson gives his take on the EU elections Victory for some, defeat for more… Across the European Union (EU) at the weekend, voters vented their spleen, expressing real and imagined grievances against austerity, immigration,...02/06/2014 – Letter to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees: Request for resettlement from Cyprus
Monday, 2 June 2014 Mr. António Guterres United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Dear Sir, Request for resettlement from Cyprus We are a group of recognized refugees living in Cyprus for more than ten years. Since September 2013 until now,...30.05.2014 – Arrest and imprisonment of the Executive Director of KISA by the Administration of the Mennogeia Detention Centre
KISA – Action for Equality, Support, Antiracism publicly denounces a new attempt at criminalizing and intimidating KISA’s action and the imprisonment of its Executive Director, Doros Polykarpou. On Thursday, May 29, the Executive Director of KISA went to visit...27.05.2014 – Letter to the Minister of Interior by the Recognized Refugees
Tuesday, 27 May 2014 To: Minister of Interior, Mr. Socrates Hasikos Dear Minister, We are the recognized refugees, who were in hunger strike in front of your Ministry. We want to meet and discuss with you the situation that we are facing after...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 […] [...]