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Ombudswoman targets racism
During 2003 the Ombudswoman, Eliana Nicolaou dealt with 1,500 complaints, many of which were of racism.
1 December 2004 (56 words)
Veto on Turkey threat
President Tassos Papadopoulos announced on TV on 11 October, that Cyprus reserved the right to vote against Turkey's EU membership when leaders meet in December.
12 October 2004 (81 words)
Left-wing youth attacked
Nine campers had to be treated in hospital after their EDON-AKEL youth camp in Larnaca was attacked by a group of right-wingers armed with metal pipes, clubs and spray paint.
25 August 2004 (52 words)
Turkish Gypsy boy murdered
An 11-year-old Turkish boy, Salih Mehmet Ozhovarda, was stabbed to death in Limassol on 13 July by a mentally disturbed man.
15 July 2004 (78 words)
Dispute over granting citizenship to children of mixed marriages
Centre-Right EDEK and DIKO deputy Nicos Pittokopitis has been criticising the interior minister for the fact that children of mixed marriages were bring granted citizenship.
2 July 2004 (129 words)
Racial nationalism mars reunification campaign
The campaign leading up to the poll over the reunification of Cyprus, which was defeated on 25 April,( 65% of Turks voted for reunification, 76% of Greeks voted against) was marred by a virulent nationalism and religious racism towards the Turks on the part of sections of the Greek community.
13 June 2004 (257 words)
Bishop denies promising land to refugees
The bishop of Paphos has been forced to deny that he ever promised that the church would create a fund and donate property to refugees in case people voted 'no' in the referendum on uniting Cyprus.
4 May 2004 (71 words)
Immigration authority criticised
Cyprus is promising a crackdown on border security, arguing that increased EU border security is leading smugglers to chose Cyprus rather than Greece or Italy as a preferred destination.
1 October 2001 (98 words)
Foreign domestic workers treated like slaves
The lawyer for a Sri Lankan housemaid, held at the Limassol detention centre, says that the authorities are not sensitive to the plight of foreign domestic workers who are treated like slaves.
1 February 1998 (295 words)
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