30 Sep 2024 | 10:49 AM UTC
Cyprus: Unionized activists to demonstrate in Nicosia, Oct. 3
Unionized pensioners to protest at Ministry of Finance in Nicosia, Cyprus, 11:00 Oct. 3. Increased security likely.
Unionized pensioners affiliated with the EKYSY union plan to protest at the Ministry of Finance on Grigori Afxentiou Street from 11:00 Oct 3. The purpose of the demonstration is to denounce the current conditions of the Cypriot pension system and demand improvements. Organizers arranged transport from across Cyprus to Nicosia on the morning of Oct. 3; several hundred participants are likely to attend.
Authorities will likely deploy increased security to monitor the event. Localized road travel and transport disruptions are likely near the protest site.
Avoid the protest area as a standard precaution. Allow additional time if traveling near the protest site. Strictly heed all instructions from law enforcement officers. Immediately depart the area at the first sign that any security disturbance may occur.
