#sexual abuse

Turkish vice president Cevdet Yilmaz on Tuesday dismissed a recent European Parliament resolution on rape committed by Turkish soldiers during the 1974 invasion, describing it as “legally and morally unfounded” and ...

The Turkish Cypriot ‘foreign ministry’ has described the resolution passed by the European Parliament earlier this week on the sexual violence suffered by Cypriot women during Turkey’s invasion in 1974 ...

Cyprus has called for stronger international action to support survivors of conflict-related sexual violence and end impunity for perpetrators, while highlighting the lasting impact of sexual violence during the 1974 Turkish ...

Cyprus has called for stronger international action to support survivors of conflict-related sexual violence and end impunity for perpetrators, while highlighting the lasting impact of sexual violence during the 1974 Turkish ...

A U.S. judge on Wednesday authorized the payment of a multimillion-dollar verdict to magazine writer E. Jean Carroll to satisfy a 2023 civil verdict in which a jury found President ...

The European Parliament on Wednesday adopted a report into the sexual violence suffered by Cypriot women during Turkey’s invasion in 1974, with 575 votes in its favour, 33 votes against and 43 abstentions. ...

The court of appeal has increased a prison sentence from seven years to ten years on each of 48 charges involving the sexual abuse of a minor, authorities said on Thursday. ...

A 41-year-old man was arrested in Paphos on suspicion of offences related to child sexual abuse material, police said on Monday. The investigation began after police received information that a ...

The court of appeal has overturned the Famagusta district court’s decision to release three people on bail after all three were charged with child abuse offences, it announced on ...

The Limassol criminal court sentenced two 34-year-olds to five years in prison on Wednesday after finding them guilty of human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation. Two other defendants, ...

Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations said his country had been added to a U.N. blacklist of sexual violence in conflict zones, alongside Hamas. “This is a political ...

A psychologist was found guilty by the Limassol criminal court on Thursday of sexually abusing a patient under his care. According to Phileleftheros, the court, which heard the case in ...

A teacher accused of sexually abusing and harassing five underage students at the Hala Sultan theological college was remanded in prison on Friday for a period not exceeding two months ...

The court of appeal increased to 10 years the prison sentence imposed on a father convicted of sexually abusing his underage daughter, ruling on Tuesday that the original punishment failed to ...

A total of 60 convictions in child sexual abuse cases were seen in 2025, police said on Wednesday. Each case reflects detailed investigations carried out by the unit for the management of ...

A 51-year-old man was sentenced to concurrent prison terms of up to 18 years for multiple sexual offences committed against his stepdaughter over a prolonged period on Tuesday by the Limassol ...

Women facing domestic violence or other forms of abuse can now access the new ‘Pharos’ website, which provides support and information, the Mediterranean Institute for Gender Studies announced. “The platform ...

A martial arts instructor was sentenced to three years in prison on Friday after being found guilty of the sexual abuse of a child. The Law Office will now be ...

Justice minister Costas Fitiris confirmed that he had received a letter on Tuesday from Ioanna Photiou, widely known as Annie Alexui, requesting guidance on how to officially proceed with a ...

The Limassol district court has issued its first sentence in a case relating to the creation and spreading of AI-generated child sexual abuse content, marking the first of its kind ...

Insufficient evidence has been gathered to prosecute suspended Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos in the case regarding the alleged domestic abuse of his wife, police representative Marina Christodoulidou said on Wednesday, ...

The court of appeal has upheld the 14-year jail sentence of a stepfather convicted of multiple sexual offences against his underage stepdaughter, which had been imposed by the Paphos criminal ...

Suspended Lefkoniko mayor, Pieris Gypsiotis, broke his silence on Tuesday after being placed on mandatory leave pending criminal investigations, alleging that his ousting was driven by political machinations. In a ...

The FBI’s New York office worked closely with Cyprus’ cybercrime unit to arrest a 53-year-old man later sentenced to 12 years in prison in the United States for online child ...