Asylum seekers homeless in Nicosia

We visited Caritas Cyprus, an NGO in Nicosia trying to deal with an influx of refugees - mostly from Cameroon - that's left many asylum seekers homeless, sleeping wherever they can find.

[@MENSA.lady2]

Nobody invited him and nobody is forcing him to stay. His problems are self inflicted.

[@2msvalkyrie529]

The usual outrageous sense of entitlement . I have a RIGHT to a free house and money !! Oh, yes I'm a Math and Physics graduate from university ......did I mention that ?

[@jaybird2791]

Proving it is always a problem...🤣🤣

[@redbird9658]

Cypriots were displaced and refugees themselves in 1974. Most stayed in tents before rebuilding homes and the economy. I don't remember the rest of the world dishing out houses. They had to cope in bad conditions.

[@2msvalkyrie529]

Yeah! Come to Cyprus and get a free house and money . I wonder why so many come to Europe .?

[@binghellwagner7623]

KANZLER KURZ SAID ,IN ONE REPORT . PEOPLE WHO COME TO EUROPE and TO OTHER COUNTRIES ARE NOT THE POOREST IN THEIR COUNTRY BUT THOSE WHO CAN PAY FOR THEIR PLIGHT .. THOSE PEOPLE THINK OTHER COUNTRIES DOES NOT HAVE POOR PEOPLE and PROBLEMS LIKE THEIRS ..

[@beverleylumb8048]

If the landlord is not getting the rent why should he rent to you it's not him that has to pay for migration

[@andrerothweiler9191]

You've spent a few thousand dollars, risked your life to live in Europe homeless and unhappy. Are you happy now?

[@tuleenwioletta3602]

damn right !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@PatientZiro]

Problematic situation for Cyprus. If they improve the conditions for these refugees they won't stop on coming, and it's very easy to enter an island... But what i don't understand why people who aren't running from a life threatening situation needs asylum in the first place? Every country on this earth have their fair share of addicts and poor who are in a dire need of shelter and food. I think that the money needs to be diverted to these people rather than an "asylum" seekers who seek to improve his economic opportunity...

[@beverleylumb8048]

It's not that people don't want to rent to asylum seekers but how are you going to pay the rent by living 20 to a house and it's that they don't want 20 to live in their house

[@hannahw4769]

I went on holiday there and if I was an asylum seeker, I wouldn’t want be there. It’s not the best place to be, I would be rather be suffering in my country.

[@kelvinadibe8013]

Hello beautiful

[@kmat3802]

Tell as many as ou can this!

[@giorgoc5915]

stay where you are, your not welcome anyway.

[@colleenpeck6347]

They say that they JUST WANTED SAFETY but now they are safe & complaining about there free housing on an Italian sunny island!

[@makotonaakama5757]

The woman ! You have a good speak.

[@tuleenwioletta3602]

shes polishand helping but shes fool .. they fooling her as much they can

[@redbird9658]

In limassol there are homeless Cypriot citizens in the streets. Never heard of before. There are people living in cars with children. There are old people in makeshift camps in fields and the gov knows.

[@elgrekoelgreko4421]

Because is small island better go usa or england ir germany

[@wingaard]

Not to England !!

[@JosephineWitch]

when I lived in Cyprus, only legal work they could do on a asylum seeker was farm work? is that still the case? alot of Cypriot landlords don't like renting ti foreigners, esp asylum seekers, when I was out there. rent is high, income is low. it's greed.

[@umarzaid5357]

Now they can work in all categories if employer give them job...

[@olbiomoiros]

Unmumsy Musings - Josephine_kk I’ve noticed most delivery people are migrants.

[@morganphoebe5033]

That sucks. In no time Cyprus will be a black country with people running around murdering each other for scraps of food.

[@Kidmarleymusic]

@@morganphoebe5033 that's a very ignorant statement. You my friend is inherently racist

[@morganphoebe5033]

Kid Marley Hey guess what I don’t care! I care about European civilizations existing and prospering not the feelings of over sensitive professional victims.

[@andkyrmar]

They all know they are coming to Cyprus. The vast majority arrive in the occupied territory. Some through traffickers and some apply for study in the occupied area. As soon as they arrive, they make their way to the legitimate side of Cyprus knowing full well that the Cypriot authorities are obligated to process them as ‘asylum seekers’ if that is what they say they claim. The route into the EU via Cyprus will be very well known in the Middle East and African countries. They are educated on what to say and how to behave in order to secure asylum. They already know to say “I have no idea which country I am in” and to act emotionally to garner sympathy. It’s a racket that is completely out of control. Historically, Cyprus has been at the hands of invasion after invasion. We’re still living in a politically divided island and the only sympathy should be with the Cypriot people (both Greek and Turkish) at having to deal with this onslaught of economic migrants. The very fabric of the Cypriot society is being forced to change. This is not a ‘black’ vs ‘white’ issue as some of the interviewees are saying. It’s a new invasion of people that were not invited and have become a burden on the Cypriot infrastructure.

[@elgrekoelgreko4421]

Ok ehy they come to cyprus? They can sleep at jome at them country or at england or usa better

[@ajoaayebo6752]

Am ghanaian Who lived in cyprus. I like cypriots even tho i had no documents there.i left but i have great memories. The food ,the people and limassol my home for 12 years. We africans cant blame cyprus .our Leaders should be responsible for us not kipro .atleast they have done more for us than our african Leaders have ever done.if its Not good leave.am sorry but thats how i see it sincerely.

[@blackchinchilla677]

Where are you Now ?

[@auntsally7790]

You are 100% correct and I applaud you for your educated and considered opinion.

[@eliel10268]

Despite all that is going on they are some good cypriots indeed. kudos to them

[@giorgoc5915]

How many of your countries helped Cypriots when they were displaced in 74 ?

[@andkyrmar]

Making a living and being an investor is ‘greed’ as you put it. Building a life like this takes capital and risk. As a landlord, I have to protect my investments if I am to survive. I don’t care who I rent to if they are respectful of my property and pay their rent on time. If the Cypriot government is not processing rent as they should, then there is no way I will put people up, for free. Would you?

[@kmat3802]

Better off going home.

[@wilfredkibiti8847]

This is so sad 😭

[@elenal2012]

Yes we are a tiny island, yes we have our problems, yes to everything but we are also prejudiced, xenophobic, not organised and somrtimes plain racists.z I'm a greek cypriot.

[@WARDE2000]

Deport

[@xristosstylianou3030]

we are a small country deal with it

[@alonestraggler5528]

Caritas is also a partial organization They only help to Africans They diverse to Asians

[@fakedoug7414]

Plz send them back. Stop the madness!

[@da-runxofficial8254]

Do you think they are happy to leave their country to this place

[@randomstuff1315]

@@da-runxofficial8254 Then why did they not go to a neighboring country to seek asylum? Why did they skip 100 countries and came to another continent? They are obviously economic migrants. Cyprus is already taking care a lot of Syrian refugees who actually flee war and are neighbors of Cyprus.

[@maryandhaqane8681]

More video

[@wadgap]

Take them in your house mrs Chrysanthou or let them go back home

[@dinog.8606]

Asylum seekers in Cyprus is far better than here in Canada Toronto kzbin.info/www/bejne/naC6mWataJ51aZosi=zlVNkmLprLaR3bQW I feel ashamed as a Canadian to what is happening here for those people. How can you permit people to relocate to this country and not support them to settle 😢

[@maureenjanousek9088]

Might be time to go back home

[@harriskhan2126]

❤️

[@spartanleo5121]

Send him to Germany

[@erneststephaneatangana2570]

I wonder why anti-migration KZbinrs have not much to said about this video

[@massiveattack3239]

Ernest stephane Atangana they don’t care about migration issues expect white people living countries

[@royblackoncrack]

See Cyprus doesn't have the facilities to deal with asylum seekers.

[@BAAAKSEEEN]

Stay in your country and shut up

[@secimozgur]

refugees welcome to south cyprus.

[@olbiomoiros]

secimozgur there’s no such country. How ignorant of you. It’s just Cyprus. There’s not south Cyprus, neither north Cyprus. The only internationally recognised state in The island is the Republic of Cyprus, most commonly referred to as Cyprus.

[@morganphoebe5033]

Absolutely not. How about migrants welcome in your home. You can house them.

[@kmat3802]

Better off in Turkey Turkey has . Jobs and easy travel. No way out of Cyprus!!

[@achilleasmattheou1055]

Ate r ekso

[@hliask903]

Φίλε και αυτοί άνθρωποι είναι. Τους εκμεταλλεύονται οι λαθρέμποροι που τους τάζουν λαγούς με πετραχείλια και αυτοί δίνουν τις τελευταίες οικονομίες τους για να έρθουν Ευρώπη. Και τελικά καταλήγουν σε μας στην Ελλάδα ή στην Κύπρο. Το πρόβλημα, όπως είπε και η κυρία Χρυσανθου, είναι το εμπόριο ανθρώπων κυρίως από την Κεντρική Αφρική. Το αποτέλεσμα του προβλήματος, τα αληθινά θύματα, είναι αυτοί οι άνθρωποι. Αξίζουν τουλάχιστον μια αξιοπρεπή αντιμετώπιση από όλους μας.

[@xii_badspxrt_iix6135]

hahahahahaha

[@nougosparkerlove6072]

It is very hard and complicated their situations seen that it is a country of European union they do not care about people seen that they are black. unfair that. The hardest is an island and it's impossible to have the hope to live their dreams and to go to other European countries to be safe and winter everyone knows what it is 'is . an exaggerated racism towards the Syrians and the Cypriot state which refuses to give them the money of houses yet it is the European Union which gives this money. 😢😢

[@royblackoncrack]

wah

[@morganphoebe5033]

What you said does not make sense grammatically

[@colleenpeck6347]

Stop the victim card you are on an Italian sunny island! Sleep free in a safe country under the stars 🌟!

[@0702romelamin]

We are all human & we should love & respect everyone. Cyprus gets money from EU to support asylum seekers but the government doesn’t distribute the money to seekers. Cyprus does have prejudice against colour people.

[@wingaard]

Then go somewhere else

[@jaybird2791]

Really? Gee I would have thought it was more that THEY CANT PAY FOR THEIR OWN- AND NOW THEY ARE EXPECTED TO PAY FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS....

[@redbird9658]

It is a tiny island known as the aircraft carrier its so small. It's demographics are changing with so many people coming. It now looks like africa when you walk down the street instead of a Greek/turkish cypriot island. We don't have the jobs or infrastructure to cope. Of course people want to help others in need but no country wants to find all jobs and homes filled by non-citizens. Then we get the situation we have now and never had before....which is cypriot citizens living on the street and in cars because they have lost their jobs and can't find new ones because migrants have them. Perhaps no longer being able to be paid in cash may sort it out. Who knows. Also last year migrants were in gangs causing damage to shops, smashing things, stealing and being a nuisance to young girls on beaches.....including a 14 yr old girl.

[@giorgoc5915]

they come from Northern Cyprus they should stay there

[@jaybird2791]

Respect is understanding that people you are TAKING FROM-- -- HAVE NOTHING TO GIVE. IT WORKS BOTH WAYS!

[@Hatsimmale]

Kick them out.

[@Onneukbaar]

Alexander no!

[@erneststephaneatangana2570]

Can you be more precise about that? Or you are just a KZbin troll

[@Hatsimmale]

I have no problem with refugees coming to cyprus, as long as there is a limit and this limit exceeded way too far we have enough niggas.

[@erneststephaneatangana2570]

I don't know you enough to call you racist, but niggas sounds very like that Secondly do you want cyprus to keep looking more white?

[@abel4u242]

@@Hatsimmale u are a big racist I can see that.. U have no right call the black people Niggas

[@sueowens5598]

You started this problem by welcoming "Economic Migrants" and now thanks tomyiunitbis totally out of control...they are ruining the demographics of Cyprus.....you have created a monster!!!

[@ermioniburgess8720]

Some come from Turkey to the North and then come South.Turkey is safe place for them to stay.very sad .