A bomb on 5 January ripped through the offices of Kisa, a Nicosia-based NGO. 'The bomb attack against us, and the authorities' reluctance to even acknowledge it, are a wake-up call for Europe' said Leandros Savvides of Kisa (Photo: Kisa)

EU raises Cyprus NGO bombing with authorities during visit

Migration

Health & Society

by Nikolaj Nielsen, Brussels,

The European Commission says it has discussed with Cypriot authorities the 5 January bombing of an NGO fighting racism in the capital Nicosia.

A commission spokesperson said the issue had been raised by EU home affairs Ylva Johansson during her visit on the island only days after the offices at Kisa were bombed.

Kisa is a Nicosia-based NGO that campaigns against discrimination and provides free legal and social services to mig...

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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.