Asylum seekers in Cyprus rely on charities as far-right pushes to stop arrivals
Female migrants exit the Pournara migrant reception center's main gate on the outskirts of the capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Friday, Oct. 28, 2022.
Cyprus has received a significant number of asylum seekers arriving this year. While waiting for their legal status to be determined, many rely on charity.
"I am suffering with health issues. Because of that, I am not able to have a normal life and I'm just a single mom. God forbid, God forbid, if anything is happening to me. Who is going to take care of my son? He's underage," an asylum speaker from Afghanistan said.
Most asylum seekers live well below the poverty line. Meanwhile, the country´s far-right wants more measures to stop new arrivals.
"The number of asylum seekers in Cyprus remains at about 7% in relation to the total number of the population. We have a huge problem here in Cyprus, " Marios Pelekanos, from the National People's Front (ELAM) party member, said.
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