in-cyprus13 Jul 2026

Cyprus strips asylum from 95, mostly Syrians, in migration crackdown

The Asylum Service has revoked asylum from 95 people over the past period, 80 of them Syrian nationals, on the instructions of Deputy Minister of Migration and Asylum Dr Nicholas A. Ioannides. Authorities have also rejected more than 2,000 asylum applications from Syrians.

The first forced returns to Syria are expected soon, philenews has learned, as a number of Syrians no longer qualify to remain in Cyprus following the change of regime in their country....

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