Measures to end the mismanagement of Turkish Cypriot properties were announced by the Interior Ministry on Monday following mounting claims of abuse, costing the state millions. The ministry announced the measures following
Following accusations of corruption involving public figures in allocating Turkish Cypriot properties to non-eligible applicants, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou has instructed authorities to conduct a survey of those granted them. The minister
More women have come forward with complaints of sexual misconduct against former Larnaca Bishop Chrysostomos after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting a teenage girl in a historic case dating back
In the past two years, the number of child sexual abuse cases referred for investigation has remained consistently above 400, the humanitarian body, Hope For Children, warned. HFC said that despite the
A Limassol high school teacher, accused of sexually abusing nine of his underaged female students, will stand trial before a criminal court. The 59-year-old male teacher had been remanded in custody for
Since its operation in September 2017, the Children’s House centre has received referrals of 1,565 children that were sexually abused, the Hope For Children Organisation said. In 2017-2018 when the House operated
A 47-year-old man who sexually abused an underaged child has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after the Limassol Criminal Court found him guilty on all charges. The court proceedings were
Cases of domestic violence in Cyprus sharply increased by around 33% in 2021 compared to 2020 and 106% compared to pre-coronavirus 2019, according to data provided by the Association for the Prevention
The Home for Women refuge has handled over 450 cases of female victims of violence during its first year of a pilot operation, said President Nicos Anastasiades. “It is in this context,
Following accusations of financial waste and loopholes turning the General Healthcare System into a money sink, the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) charged with running the service is tightening its grip. The HIO
