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Human trafficking runs much deeper than the 29 convictions over six years, Ombudswoman warns

The convictions recorded between 2020-26 over human trafficking in Cyprus are just the tip of the iceberg, according to...
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Arson and robbery among serious crimes by minors, police say

Police are recording arson, robbery and other serious offences committed by children, the House Human Rights Committee heard on...
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One in five Cyprus nine-year-olds has obesity, WHO data show

Approved obesity medicines can now be considered for adolescents aged ten to 19, and bariatric surgery for the most...
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Schools use 469 prefabricated classrooms, Education Committee hears

Schools across Cyprus are using about 469 prefabricated classrooms, parliament's Education Committee heard on Wednesday, as parliament members and...
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Fidias’s Direct Democracy denies children in disputed video were exploited

Direct Democracy Cyprus on Tuesday denied that the children who appeared in a disputed video had been coached or...
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Commissioner raises concerns over children’s participation in Fidias’s videos

Children’s Rights Commissioner Elena Pericleous has written to MEP Fidias Panayiotou expressing serious concern over how children’s participation was...
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In West Bank art centre, Palestinian children paint hopes beyond checkpoints

On the outskirts of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, a Palestinian woman has transformed her home into an...
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Bill would raise child benefit 10% for lowest incomes

A bill tabled in the House plenary on Thursday would raise child benefit for lower-income families and widen the...
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Cyprus to use Digital Citizen for social media age checks

Cyprus plans to use its Digital Citizen platform to verify the ages of social media users, while platforms will...
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Civil Registry and Children’s Commissioner drove ID parent-name removal, minister says

Cyprus's Interior Minister has pointed to the Civil Registry and the Commissioner for the Protection of Children's Rights, and...
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Cabinet approves plan to bar under-15s from social media in Cyprus

Cyprus's Cabinet has approved an Action Plan to protect children online, setting a minimum "digital age of majority" of...
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Cypriot woman honoured for decades of tackling child exploitation: ‘Believe your children’

Andri Nicolaou moved from Cyprus to Britain in 2003. Twenty-three years later, she is receiving a British Empire Medal...
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Cyprus paediatricians flag rise in staph skin infections as pupils return to school

Cyprus paediatricians are warning of increased cases of skin infections, particularly staphylococcus, as children return to school this autumn....
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