Buffer zone fence ‘absolutely useless’
Residents living in the buffer zone have decried the 14km fence stretching across the Green Line, calling it useless, as Deputy Minister of Migration Nicholas Ioannides visited the site on ...
Cyprus sued for migrant pushbacks to buffer zone
The government is being sued for migrant pushbacks over the dozens of asylum seekers still stranded in the buffer zone, while the deputy migration minister remained defiant on Wednesday saying ...
Migrant pushbacks continue unabated
Cyprus is continuing pushbacks, it emerged on Thursday, even attempting to send migrants who arrived by sea into the buffer zone.
The issue surfaced when Unficyp confirmed to the Cyprus ...
Cyprus accused of migrant pushbacks
A total of 25 migrants have been forcibly removed from territories of the Republic and taken to the buffer zone against their will, while being denied access to asylum procedures, the ...
Defence minister downplays claims of buffer zone tensions
Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas said on Wednesday that statements by outgoing Unficyp Military Chief of Staff Col. Ben Ramsay regarding the situation in the buffer zone were “a bit exaggerated.”
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Migrants in Aglandjia area
Migrants stranded in the buffer zone in Cyprus (video)
We spoke to some of the asylum seekers who’ve been stranded in the buffer zone in Cyprus, some of them since mid-May.
Barbed wire in buffer zone held up ‘for technical reasons’
The government on Friday stressed a political decision was taken to remove 14km of barbed wire stretching across the buffer zone, after it was criticised by Disy for ignoring UN ...
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Record violations in buffer zone amid growing distrust, UN report says (Update 2)
In his latest Unficyp report on Cyprus, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday expressed his strong concerns over the ‘significant’ militarisation of the buffer zone which undermine Unficyp’s peacekeeping ...
Stewart reiterates concerns over ‘militarisation’ of buffer zone
United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) head Colin Stewart reiterated his concerns over the “militarisation” of the buffer zone on Tuesday.
Speaking after a meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader ...
President angered by UN stance on stranded buffer zone migrants
President Nikos Christodoulides hit out at UN Special Representative in Cyprus and Unficyp head Colin Stewart on Monday over statements the latter made about 28 migrants stranded in the buffer zone.
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Very concerned about increased militarisation of buffer zone – Unficyp chief
Unficyp chief and the UN Special Representative on Cyprus Colin Stewart said on Monday that he is concerned over increased militarisation of the buffer zone, seemingly caused by the stalled ...
EU Commission stresses right to asylum amid safety concerns for ‘buffer zone migrants’
The EU Commission is closely monitoring the situation of the ‘buffer zone migrants’ who continue to be stranded in the Green Line amid ongoing extreme weather warnings, it emerged on ...
UN briefs diplomats over buffer zone situation
Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on Cyprus Colin Stewart on Tuesday welcomed members of the diplomatic community for a briefing on the UN’s activities and current state-of-play on ...
‘Buffer zone migrants’ lead to clash between government and UN
Claims and counterclaims over jurisdiction of Green Line, but why now?
It has now been over a month that a group dubbed the ‘buffer zone migrants’ have been stranded within ...
Cyprus followed correct procedures with migrants, interior minister says
Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Tuesday insisted Cyprus’ handling of the migrants currently stuck in the buffer zone “followed the correct procedures”, instead pointing the finger towards the United Nations ...
Interior minister lashes out at UN over buffer zone migrants
Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou hit out against the UN peacekeeping force (Unficyp) on Monday over the dozens of migrants stranded in the buffer zone for weeks.
The migrants from countries ...
Our View: Buffer zone cannot be turned into a waiting room for migrants
The pressure on the government to allow the 26 migrants, stranded in the buffer zone – some since May 15 – to access asylum procedures is increasing. After Unficyp, the UNHCR and the European ...
Christodoulides hits back against UN agencies over buffer zone migrants
Cyprus does not accept lectures from anyone on how to manage the issue of migrants, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday, as the UN peacekeeping force (Unficyp) and the UNHCR ...
UN agencies ramp up pressure over buffer zone migrants
The UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) on Thursday said it was raising its concerns with the government of Cyprus over the “growing humanitarian situation” they are facing inside the ...
UNHCR alarmed by treatment of migrants stuck in buffer zone
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Wednesday that it is “alarmed” by the safety of 31 migrants trapped in Cyprus’ buffer zone, after two weeks of migrants being forced to ...
Buffer zone migrants feeling nauseous ‘a daily occurrence’
The 27 migrants stuck in the buffer zone in the heat dealing with dizziness, mosquitoes and fainting, the UNHCR said on Tuesday.
Speaking to the Cyprus Mail, UN refugee agency spokeswoman ...
Buffer zone now free of mines, government says
There are now no land mines left within the buffer zone, sources said on Saturday.
Sources from the Cypriot government told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) that the Greek Cypriot ...
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Govt hits back over UN concerns on migrants stranded in buffer zone
The blazing heat in Cyprus has increased concerns over the health and safety of a number of migrants stranded in the buffer zone for days, the UN warned on Wednesday, ...
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Dozens of migrants stranded in buffer zone
The Cyprus government ‘doesn’t have a leg to stand on’ by leaving migrants stranded in the UN buffer zone for close to a week, sources close to the matter ...