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Remains of Two Missing Persons from 1974 Discovered in Nicosia

Α bi-communal excavation team of the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP) exhumed on Thursday the remains of two persons presumed to have gone missing during the 1974 invasion. The bodies were discovered close to the ''Tekke Bahcesi'' area...

Germany Donates €100K To Cyprus' Committee on Missing Persons

Germany has donated €100,000 ($114,000) to the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) in Cyprus. The donation was made on Monday. The CMP thanked the Federal Republic of Germany for the donation, noting that it raises Germany’s total financial assistance to...

Greek Authorities have No Data on Missing Persons 6 Days after Killer Blazes

It has been six days after the deadly East Attica blazes that killed 88 people and injured hundreds, but Greek authorities have not presented any data on the number of missing persons. At Thursday's press conference, Deputy Citizen Protection Minister...

DNA to Solve Problem of Missing Persons of Deadly Fires

The only way some of the relatives and friends of missing persons of the deadly fires in East Attica can find information is to go to the mortuary to see if their loved ones are among the 81 confirmed...

Greeks Turn to Social Media to Find Missing Persons

A group of Greeks have created an electronic database with photos and names of missing persons following Monday's devastating fires east of Athens. By late afternoon on Tuesday there were 25 people missing, whose names and photos have been uploaded to...

Cyprus President Anastasiades: Fate of Missing Persons a Humanitarian Issue

Government and political parties are united in the effort to determine the fate of missing persons, the President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades said on Tuesday. Speaking at an event, in the Presidential Palace in Nicosia, to commemorate the Day of...

Archives in Greece to Open to Aid Efforts on the Fate of Missing Persons in Cyprus

After 43 years, archives that were locked away and sealed will be released to contribute in efforts to ascertain the fate of missing persons, said the Defence Ministers of Cyprus and Greece, Christoforos Fokaides and Panos Kammenos respectively after...

CMP Members Travel to London in Search of Information for Missing Persons

The three members of the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) fly to London this Sunday, in order to meet next week with UK government officials, in their search for archival material that might contain information on missing persons in...

Turkey 'Must Protect' Burial Sites of Missing Persons in Cyprus

Turkey should ensure that no more intrusion of burial sites of missing persons takes place, by employing practical and effective means, says the government of Cyprus. According to Nicosia, it has been established that the intentional relocation of remains belonging...

Committee for Missing Persons Announce They Will Review Identification Process at US's BODE Laboratory

The Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) in Cyprus has decided to review the statistical correlation of genetic results with those of relatives of missing persons -- the cases of which were identified at The Cyprus Institute of Neurology &...

Cyprus Continues Searching for Over 1,000 Missing Persons from 1974 Invasion (Video)

In the past ten years 558 Greek Cypriots and 184 Turkish Cypriots who were missing were identified and their remains returned to their families. However, for the remaining 950 Greek Cypriots and 309 Turkish Cypriots missing, the wounds remain...

Remains Discovered In Occupied Cyprus Likely to Be Missing Persons

A small number of remains were discovered a few days ago during excavations in a field in the village of Angastina, located in the occupied district of Famagusta. The discovery has raised the hopes of finding other missing persons...

Cyprus Missing Persons Committee Helping Countries With Their Know-How

The Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) in Cyprus shares its experience and know-how with countries that have missing persons and want to implement a project for the exhumation, identification and return of remains. This is taking place at a request...

CoE Calls on Turkey to Provide Information on Missing Persons in Cyprus

The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (CoE) has called on Turkey to pursue its “proactive approach to providing the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP) with all necessary assistance to continue to achieve tangible results...

Cyprus' Religious Leaders Join Forces in Video to Support Efforts of Committee on Missing Persons

Religious leaders in Cyprus will jointly appear in a video, in support of the work of the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP). According to an announcement, the Office of the Religious Track of the Cyprus Peace Process that functions under...