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Cyprus: authorities blasted for not taking rape in prison claim seriously
Both the justice ministry and police have been accused of not taking an alleged rape in the central prison seriously enough. The incident came to light after a video of it, seemingly taken by incarcerated people, circulated online.
Source: Cyprus mail (17/09/2025)