Cyprus police cells hold 77 inmates in space built for 40

Overcrowding is not only a problem for Cyprus’s prisons. Police holding cells are now packed beyond capacity too, with detainees, both remand and convicted, sleeping on the floor and going without basic rights. Cell officers describe the situation as dire, flagging hygiene, safety and human rights problems. The Lakatamia police station holding cells are a […]

By Michalis Hadjivasilis