The Cyprus News Digest
A hard-hitting look at events making the news in Cyprus and around the world with one of Cyprus' leading English language broadcast journalists, Rosie Charalambous.
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Two upcoming events: a film that highlights the scourge of tuberculosis in Cyprus in the 1930s, and a journey through Nicosia recounting the folk tales of marginalised people living in European cities
Cyprus gets its first electric vessel that will survey our coastal waters; polyphenols in olive oil can have significant health benefits: volunteers are needed for a new study into the effects of a supplement on metabolic syndrome parameters; an upcoming festival celebrates Cyprus' longest river
This week it's all about Human Rights: malfeasance in the north of Cyprus, the 2024 Global Frontline Defenders Award and we talk to the Cypriot winner of that award. --
Cyprus is elected to the UN Human Rights Council despite being found guilty by the European Court of Human Rights of infringing human rights; only 30% of Cypriots have access to bomb shelters - do you know where your nearest one is? An upcoming festival celebrates our ancient olive trees
The dismissal of Cyprus' Auditor General has raised some serious questions; join the Nicosia Dog Shelter next weekend for a Dog's Day Out.
The Ecological Movement is reporting Cyprus to the EU for mismanagement of waste disposal and possible misuse of European funds; 21st September is International Day of Peace, and there will be celebrations at the Home For Cooperation in the buffer zone