Cyprus Farmers Block Roads in Foot-and-Mouth Disease Protest
Farmers in Cyprus are intensifying their protests against foot-and-mouth disease cullings, blocking the Rizoelia junction, highways, and Larnaca port. The demonstrations have led to suspended talks and police rerouting traffic.
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Tense exchange at farmers’ protest as Fitiris intervenes amid road closures
An ongoing livestock farmers’ protest at the Rizoelia roundabout in Larnaca continued on Thursday, with Justice Minister Costas Fitiris attending the site as demonstrators blocked key road access. Farmers initially partially closed the roundabout before extending blockades to both directions of traffic, bringing movement in the area to a halt and prompting police to divert […]
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Livestock farmers blocking the Rizoelia roundabout have vowed to stay put after their representatives reported from Nicosia that demands raised with Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou were not accepted and will instead be examined on Monday. Farmers’ representatives also conveyed the government’s appeal for protesters to leave the road until their demands are reviewed. Protesters responded […]
By Natasa Christoforou
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