The refugees are protesting in Nicosia

Several dozens of refugees and people, who have special protection status, have organized a protest in front of the Parliament in Nicosia. They are demanding Cypriot citizenship because they are living on the island for more than 10 years.

The protesters stated that island does not comply with the EU legislation of Cyprus, which provides for the acquisition of citizenship of Cyprus for individuals, who lived in the EU Member State for more than 5 years.