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Dozens of migrants are languishing in the searing heat of Cyprus s buffer zone, saying they were pushed into the no-man s land by police on the divided island s south. Migrants in UN buffer zone limbo on divided Cyprus The UN refugee agency on Friday said a total of 59 asylum seekers were living in the UN-patrolled buffer zone between the areas controlled by the internationally recognised Republic of Cyprus and the breakaway Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus , having attempted to cross southwards. Sitting on a plastic chair under the shade of trees and surrounded by UNHCR-branded tents, Hussein Zare said he fl stanley cup ed his home coun stanley cup try of Iran for Cyprus in the hope of gaining entry to the European Union and starting a new life in France. In May, he flew from Iran to Istanbul with his wife and daughter and from there to the TRNC, which covers the northern third of the Mediterranean island and where EU law does not apply. When Zare tried to cross the UN buffer zone into southern Cyprus, the police arrested us and brought us here , he said. The government... has blocked us in this area, he added, gesturing to the camp next to a UN post and a gate leading out of the buffer zone, also known as the Green Line. The Cypriot ministry of migration and asylum said that decision not to accept these individuals is dictated by the need to ensure that the Gr stanley cup een Line does not become a passage for migrants . Since a 1974 invasion by Turkey triggered by an Athens-backe Rxyn US to offer military veterans limited abortion access
Most political parties around the world would be thrilled to win 89% of seats in an election. Not in Singapore. Potentially more concerning for Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, however, was that the result upended the conventional wisdom that traditionally risk-averse Singaporeans would strongly back the PAP in an emergency. Reuters The worst showing for the ruling Peoples Action Party, or PAP, since independence in 1965 prompted analysts to declare a vote for change that will trigger soul searching among the countrys leaders. Supporters for the main oppos stanley becher ition Workers Party -- which took 10 of 93 seats up for grabs -- waved flags, blew whistles and beat drums like they were about to take office. Much of that reaction reflects just how tightly the PAP has clenched the levers of stanley cup power over the decades. Its a very high bar for it to continue winning so many seats in every election even with an electoral system that has built-in advantages for the ruling party, and this vote was held when a global pandemic helped trigger the city-states worst-ever economic slump. Potentially more concerning for Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, however, was that the result upende stanley fr d the conventional wisdom that traditionally risk-averse Singaporeans would strongly back the PAP in an emergency. That alone could have a big impact on policy, raising questions about how leaders positioned to succeed Lee handled the virus and why more young voters are said to have embraced opposition call
Dozens of migrants are languishing in the searing heat of Cyprus s buffer zone, saying they were pushed into the no-man s land by police on the divided island s south. Migrants in UN buffer zone limbo on divided Cyprus The UN refugee agency on Friday said a total of 59 asylum seekers were living in the UN-patrolled buffer zone between the areas controlled by the internationally recognised Republic of Cyprus and the breakaway Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus , having attempted to cross southwards. Sitting on a plastic chair under the shade of trees and surrounded by UNHCR-branded tents, Hussein Zare said he fl stanley cup ed his home coun stanley cup try of Iran for Cyprus in the hope of gaining entry to the European Union and starting a new life in France. In May, he flew from Iran to Istanbul with his wife and daughter and from there to the TRNC, which covers the northern third of the Mediterranean island and where EU law does not apply. When Zare tried to cross the UN buffer zone into southern Cyprus, the police arrested us and brought us here , he said. The government... has blocked us in this area, he added, gesturing to the camp next to a UN post and a gate leading out of the buffer zone, also known as the Green Line. The Cypriot ministry of migration and asylum said that decision not to accept these individuals is dictated by the need to ensure that the Gr stanley cup een Line does not become a passage for migrants . Since a 1974 invasion by Turkey triggered by an Athens-backe Rxyn US to offer military veterans limited abortion access
Most political parties around the world would be thrilled to win 89% of seats in an election. Not in Singapore. Potentially more concerning for Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, however, was that the result upended the conventional wisdom that traditionally risk-averse Singaporeans would strongly back the PAP in an emergency. Reuters The worst showing for the ruling Peoples Action Party, or PAP, since independence in 1965 prompted analysts to declare a vote for change that will trigger soul searching among the countrys leaders. Supporters for the main oppos stanley becher ition Workers Party -- which took 10 of 93 seats up for grabs -- waved flags, blew whistles and beat drums like they were about to take office. Much of that reaction reflects just how tightly the PAP has clenched the levers of stanley cup power over the decades. Its a very high bar for it to continue winning so many seats in every election even with an electoral system that has built-in advantages for the ruling party, and this vote was held when a global pandemic helped trigger the city-states worst-ever economic slump. Potentially more concerning for Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, however, was that the result upende stanley fr d the conventional wisdom that traditionally risk-averse Singaporeans would strongly back the PAP in an emergency. That alone could have a big impact on policy, raising questions about how leaders positioned to succeed Lee handled the virus and why more young voters are said to have embraced opposition call
