Comments on: In Prison

By: Bretanos

Bretanos — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 23:14:33 +0000

For some time, there have been serious problems with the rights of immigrants in Cyprus. Most of the problems suggest that Cyprus has much in common with the Arab countries, in how it deals with non-citizens. There is, in my mind at least, a serious question about the admission of this country in the European Union. The fact that some of its legal structures etc are British-derived, and that has a sister-country of Greece, does not mean that basic standards of human rights are observed there. I predict that Europe will regret this mistake of not checking their newcomers’ credentials more thoroughly…

By: sokari

sokari — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 06:21:12 +0000

DD – his is a piece I wrote just after my return from cyprus last summer – the first para is the relevant piece. The Senegalese guy texts me from time to time and i sent him $100 to so he could try to get to Greece. He got caught that night which was just as well as he probably would have drowned. Spent a few days in jail then the next thing I got a text saying he had made it to Greece and was in Germany. He texted me from Germany then got deported back to Greece. He is now back in Cyprus. Have asked some friends to try and help him get work but no luck as yet – he says he wants to go home but i think he is working now in cyprus – the story here in spain is pretty much the same and i havve written a few pieces – anyway here is the link to this one – others are filed under "immigration Europe"Cyprus

By: Numptie

Numptie — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 13:41:51 +0000

This is indeed a sad tale – I agree with the comment above "the world is full of assholes"!

By: melusina

melusina — Sat, 03 Jun 2006 16:28:23 +0000

What do you want to bet the company she used to work for has something to do with this?It just seems like everything is pissing me off today, just because the world is full of assholes.