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Cyprus prisons face mounting crisis as reoffending rate reaches 43.69%

George Ioannou, Cyprus's former military attaché to the United States, will take over as director of the Central Prisons...

Cyprus forms special team to address migrants refusing deportation

A special team from the Ministry of Justice and Public Order, along with the Ministry of Migration, is being...

Justice Minister promises developments in Annie Alexui case as authorities seek formal statements

Justice Minister Konstantinos Fytiris has promised developments in the case of Ioanna Fotiou, known as Annie Alexui, saying authorities...

Justice Minister orders rapid deportations and police surge after Larnaca gang clash

Justice Minister Costas Fytiris has launched a high-stakes security crackdown in Larnaca following a brazen daylight shootout that terrorised...

Justice Minister Fytiris visits Athens for talks on security and cooperation

The Minister of Justice and Public Order, Costas Fytiris, will conduct a working visit to Athens on Monday, 12...

Justice minister narrows new Central Prisons search to three state-owned sites

Cyprus's justice minister is focusing on three potential locations for a new central prison as the government moves to...

Cyprus Prisons: Degrading conditions and ‘gangs’ spark security crisis

The polished image of Cyprus’s Central Prisons, once popularised by Netflix-style documentaries, has been shattered by a harrowing report...

Cyprus and Greece in talks to create ‘Cypriot FBI’ for organised crime

Organised crime will be at the centre of Thursday's meeting between Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis, Cyprus police leadership and...

Justice Minister retracts controversial fire death remarks after public backlash

Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis on Friday issued a retraction of controversial remarks regarding the deaths of an elderly couple...

Hartsiotis who is all talk and an angry society that can’t take it anymore

The tragedy of the 22-year-old killed by a pole at an Easter bonfire was the inevitable outcome of criminal...

Opposition parties press Justice Minister over police migrant killing case

The main opposition parties are intensifying pressure on the government over the death of a 24-year-old Pakistani man shot...

AKEL calls for justice minister’s resignation after police shooting death

Left-wing AKEL has called for the resignation of Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis following the death of a 24-year-old man...

Don’t turn football into a boxing ring, Justice Minister says ahead of Limassol local derby (update)

Marios Hartsiotis has issued a stern warning as the coastal city is preparing for potentially dangerous tension, with the...

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