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Ukrainians flee besieged city as refugees hits 2 mln

Desperate civilians began fleeing a besieged Ukrainian city through a humanitarian corridor opened by Russia on Tuesday, as the number of refugees to flee the country hit more than two million. The

8th March 2022

World

Cyprus backs mandatory resettlement of Ukrainian refugees

Cyprus supports the mandatory resettlement of migrants from countries currently receiving large waves of Ukrainian refugees, said Interior Minister Nicos Nouris. He said EU Interior Ministers expressed their support for the sanctions

28th February 2022

Cyprus/Europe

Pope may offer refugees a home during visit

Pope Francis has expressed his intention to Cypriot authorities to offer asylum seekers on the island refuge in the Vatican during his landmark official visit on 2 December, according to Deutsche Welle.

24th November 2021

Cyprus

Cyprus must rethink asylum policies, says MP

A member of parliament is calling on Cyprus to rethink its policies on handling asylum seekers and stop hiding behind the excuse of a backlog in requests, while refusing to provide aid

24th September 2021

Cyprus/Middle East

‘Only defence for Famagusta refugees is unity’

A leading lawyer who has spearheaded many cases in European courts seeking justice for Greek Cypriot refugees has warned that “time is running out” to challenge Turkey, which wants to re-open the

27th February 2020

Cyprus

Cyprus to launch tougher illegal migration measures

Cyprus Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said the government will soon introduce a new migration policy to tackle the growing influx of illegal migrants and asylum seekers. He said the percentage of migrants

28th January 2020

Cyprus