Published September 02,2023
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Five folks had been injured in a racist assault towards overseas nationals throughout an anti-migrant protest within the Greek Cypriot administration Friday night time, native media reported on Saturday.
In the southern Limassol metropolis, a gaggle of individuals, consisting largely of members of the far-right and racist National People’s Front (ELAM), gathered within the Molos space to protest towards migrants.
Some people within the group, carrying banners with slogans akin to “Cyprus is Greek” and “Migrants, you are not welcome,” attacked companies and eating places within the space, with various outlets and automobiles set on hearth.
Police detained seven folks for getting concerned within the assaults.
Authorities have been struggling to take measures towards the rising racist assaults within the Greek Cypriot administration lately.
In the final 16 years, 413 racist assaults and incidents have been taken to court docket within the Greek Cypriot administration, and 125 instances associated to those issues are nonetheless pending within the courts, in line with each day Politis.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
