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Migration news in Cyprus and abroad, covering asylum, border policy, employment, integration and rights, including people, official decisions and public debate.

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Married in secret, branded a sham: appeal court overturns ruling

The Administrative Court of Appeal has overturned a ruling that a Nigerian man’s marriage to a Cypriot woman was...
World

EU plans sweeping expansion of Frontex, raising concerns over deportations and rights oversight

Commission proposes 30,000-strong border force, expanded returns operations and social media monitoring as critics question accountability beyond EU borders The...
Local

Man of Cypriot descent waits 17 years for citizenship answer

A man of Cypriot descent living in Jordan has been waiting 17 years for a decision on his application...
Local

From seeking exemptions to shaping the rules: How Cyprus changed its role in EU migration policy

In November 2021, with Cyprus facing an unprecedented wave of irregular arrivals, Nicos Anastasiades wrote to Ursula von der...
Local

Detained Egyptian father-to-be: “What sin must the baby pay for?”

After twelve years in Cyprus and a decade-long legal battle for protection, Egyptian national Romani Youssef faces deportation, leaving...
Local

Activists warn Shoaib Khan inquest could be suspended

The inquest into the death of Shoaib Khan, a 24-year-old shot by police in the buffer zone more than...
World

Six migrants, including infant, die after boat collision off Greece’s Lesvos

Six migrants, including an infant, died after a speedboat carrying people from Turkey collided with a Greek coast guard...
Local

Childcare rules leave mothers struggling to attend state Greek lessons

Mothers attending state-run Greek language courses in Cyprus face barriers to continuing their education after being barred from bringing...
Local

Court grants Somali man refugee status, faults asylum interview

A 25-year-old Somali man whose application for international protection was rejected by the Asylum Service was recognised as a...
Local

Cyprus citizenship process “inhumane”, says family after three year wait

Alexey S. was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes after what his son, Dmitry, described as a massive radiation leak...
World

Most child migrants reaching Europe, including Cyprus, travelled alone: UN

More than two-thirds of refugee and migrant children who reached Cyprus and other European countries via Mediterranean and Balkan...
Opinion

From Golden Dawn to government: How Greece’s far right went mainstream

When Golden Dawn entered the Greek parliament in 2012, its success seemed to mark the return of a political...
Local

ECHR rules against Cyprus over asylum seeker held on security grounds for 13 months

Cyprus violated a Moroccan asylum seeker’s right to liberty by keeping him in immigration detention for 13½ months on...
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