Recent violence reignites debate on femicide and gun control in Cyprus

Tragic incidents involving violence against women over recent weeks have returned the issues of femicide and gender-based violence to the forefront of public discussion in Cyprus.

“Leave, she is my wife,” a police officer reportedly told an eyewitness who attempted to protect a woman last Tuesday, shortly before shooting her four times. The incident has drawn widespread attention to deep-seated perceptions held by some individuals regarding intimate partners as personal property....