▲ 37 r/2mediterranean4u
"We are white and caucasian." Meanwhile President of Cyprus:
u/Piputi — 1 day ago
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▲ 7 r/cyprus
Suspect Arrested at Ercan Airport After Being Caught with 4 Embryos
In an incident that occurred this morning at Ercan Airport, 4 embryos, which were stated to be held without authorization, were seized. The police announced that one person has been arrested in connection with the incident.
According to the police statement, at around 09:30, a total of 4 unauthorized embryos were detected in the possession of Y.M.G. (Male, 24), who was at Ercan Airport to travel abroad.
While the embryos in question were seized as evidence by the police, the suspect was arrested.
The police reported that the investigation into the incident is continuing.
u/Piputi — 2 days ago
▲ 0 r/Munich
Anybody missing this cute cat? Just a friendly cat strolling around and talking in the middle of the night at the crossing of Winzererstraße and Heßstraße in Maxvorstadt. I didn’t think much of it until this morning. Didn’t look lost but didn’t have a collar or something.
u/Piputi — 13 days ago
▲ 10 r/cyprus
On today's May Day program, people will gather in both Eleftheria Square at 17:00 with some speeches from workers unions. The other group will gather in Lefkoşa Kuğulu Park near the Kyrenia Gate at 17:30 and both of the corteges will head to the UN buffer zone at Ledra Palace.
Around at 18:45, the events will continue with the event "Songs for Peace". Anna Chrysanthou, Freideriki Tompazou, Giorgos Kalogirou, İzel Seylani, Niyal Öztürk and Umut Albayrak and will be on stage with Giorgos Kalogirou directing.
Other source (in Turkish but more detail): https://haberkibris.com/1-mayis-ara-bolgede-duzenlenecek-iki-toplumlu-etkinlikle-kutlanacak-1402-2026-04-27.html
Would be happy if someone could link better sources.
u/Piputi — 21 days ago
▲ 25 r/cyprus
According to the RSF Index, press freedom in both the Republic of Cyprus and the Northern Administration is classified as "problematic (in light orange)," with both areas falling significantly below the European average though not nearly in the last place. While the Republic of Cyprus is hampered by the influence of the Orthodox Church, media ownership concentration, and a culture of self-censorship regarding the "Cyprus issue," the Northern Administration faces severe pressure from Türkiye, including criminal proceedings against critical journalists and economic instability linked to the Turkish lira. Despite their different political challenges, both regions share a common landscape of verbal harassment toward reporters, non-transparent financial dependencies, and a "duty of loyalty" that frequently stifles independent investigative journalism.
Cyprus has shown a steady decrease in press freedom for years where around in 2020, it had a similar ranking compared to Western Euopre while the North's press freedom has been changing drastically in both directions, this year increasing in the rank from 91 to 82, though as said before, it is more dependent on outside forces with no clear trend showing.
P.S. It should be noted that the RSF Index is not a general freedom index. So, some rankings might be surprising. Looking at trends over the years rather than one specific year is a better indicator for a country's press freedom. Still, the data is used by the World Bank and the UN.
Source: https://rsf.org/en/index
u/Piputi — 22 days ago