Helping Asylum Seekers in Northern Cyprus
Asylum seekers will continue making their way to Turkish-controlled Northern Cyprus, regardless of whether they are aware of its unrecognized status. The United Nations Refugee Agency and the European Union, in particular, must take concrete steps to offer them meaningful protection.
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NORTH NICOSIA – On May 24, 2021, three Cameroonian asylum seekers left the north of Cyprus in an attempt to reach the south. They were denied protection, triggering widespread international condemnation, and were stranded in no man’s land for nearly seven months after the Cypriot authorities refused to recognize their asylum request.