Asylum-seekers were detained in substandard conditions in Pournara refugee camp. Several incidents of pushbacks of refugees and migrants were reported.

Ahmed H. was finally able to return home to his family in Cyprus on 28 September. He had been separated from his Cypriot wife and two daughters for almost four years, after being wrongfully convicted in Hungary.

Ahmed H. has been separated from his Cypriot wife and two daughters for almost four years. In September 2015, he was imprisoned in Hungary and wrongfully convicted for “complicity in an act of terrorism” in a blatant misapplication of Hungary’s counter-terrorism laws. Ahmed H. was conditionally...

Conscientious objector Haluk Selam Tufanlı has been imprisoned for 10 days on 4 December after the military court in Lefkoşa/Nicosia (territory of northern Cyprus) found him guilty of ‘noncompliance with the mobilization call’ as a result of his refusal to take part in a one-day military training...

On 16 February 1995 the Medical Council reconsidered the case of Theocharis Theokli Theocharidis and declared him unfit for military exercises on health grounds. He is now definitely exempt from military obligations.

Jehovah’s Witness Theocharis Theokli Theocharidis, 53, is to appear once more before the Larnaka Military Court on 10 February 1995 for refusing, on religious grounds, to perform reservist exercises. His trial has already ben postponed four times. He has extremely poor eyesight and suffers from...

Andreas Ionathan Charalambous and Andreas Panayioti Georgiou have been sentenced to five and eight months’ imprisonment respectively by Nicosia Military Court. They are now in Nicosia Central Prison. Theodoros Antoni Charalambous was fined; he is not facing imprisonment. The trials of the others...

The charges against Savva Costa Perikli have been dropped. Panayiotis Dimitris Talia was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment and is now serving his sentence in Nicosia Central Prison. AI considers him to be a prisoner of conscience. Iosif Kourides is due to appear in court on 22 October 1994 for...

Jehovah’s Witness Theocharis Theokli Theocharidis is due to appear once more before Nicosia Military Court on 11 November 1994 for refusing to perform reservist military exercises. His trial has already been postponed three times. He has extremely poor eye-sight and suffers from enlargement of the...

At least 19 conscientious objectors are reported to be facing trial in Cyprus in September and October 1994. All are Jehovah’s Witnesses and as such are opposed to performing any form of military service. If convicted, they face up to one year’s imprisonment. AI will consider them prisoners of...

The trial of Jehovah’s Witness and conscientious objector Theocharis Theokli Theocharidis has been postponed until 1 July 1994.

The trial of Jehovah’s Witness Theocharis Theokli Theocharidis has been postponed until 20 May 1994.

53-year-old Jehovah’s Witness Theocharis Theokli Theocharidis faces trial on 22 April 1994 for refusing to perform reservist military exercises. He faces a possible prison term of between one to five months. He served a two-month prison sentence in June 1991, paid a fine in November 1991, and was...