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News on migration and asylum from around the region - Nouvelles de la région sur les questions de migration et d'asile

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

[Cyprus] The Guardian: Cyprus racism in the spotlight

On 13 March, a Larnaca court in Cyprus will hear closing arguments in the trial of anti-racism activist Doros Polycarpou on charges of rioting. The court case raises several wider questions about the Cypriot authorities' attitude to a growing number of far-right groups. It also troublingly implies that the country's authorities may be using the judicial process to shut down protest.

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