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Rejected Somali asylum seeker sets himself on fire

A 24-year-old Somali man doused himself in petrol outside the Larnaca offices of the Aliens and Immigration Service and set fire to himself, resulting in burns on his body. Police officers at

18th October 2023

Cyprus

Asylum seeker returns almost double

Returns of failed asylum seekers this year had exceeded 4,370 and are significantly higher than in 2022 when they were 2,353, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said. On Thursday, he met Nina Gregory,

6th July 2023

Cyprus

5,000 asylum applications in three months

Members of parliament heard an Interior Ministry representative that the Asylum Service in Cyprus had received some 5,120 applications in the first three months of the year. The Deputy Director of the

15th April 2022

Cyprus

“Improvement needed” President admits at migrant centre

Cyprus needs to improve its policies and infrastructure in order to be more humane when accommodating migrant refugees, President Nicos Anastasiades said after visiting the Pournara camp on the western outskirts of

14th March 2022

Cyprus

Paphos driver runs down asylum seeker in parking dispute

Police are looking into a case of attempted murder after a Paphos man allegedly drove his car into a 39-year-old asylum seeker, who claims he was deliberately targeted after the two argued

3rd June 2021

Cyprus/Life & Society