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About Christophoros Christophorou

Christophorou is a political analyst, specialised in electoral behaviour, politics, media regulation and media analysis.

The Parliamentary Elections of 12 December 1993

By |2025-04-01T16:35:04+00:00February 19th, 2025|Categories: Parliamentary Elections|

The results of the October 1991 by-election did not solve the problems caused by the refusal of the opposition to recognize the outcome of the May 1990 election, on the grounds that interference in the electoral process by Turkey altered the result; the allied opposition parties, which at first sight had the majority, received only [...]

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Cohen, Freedom of Expression, misconduct and the SCJ

By |2025-04-06T14:40:18+00:00November 18th, 2024|Categories: News And Analyses|Tags: , , , , |

On April 26, 1968, Paul Robert Cohen was observed in a corridor of a Los Angeles courthouse wearing a jacket bearing the words “F... the Draft”. He was sentenced at first instance to 30 days in prison, a sentence upheld by an appellate court, for "maliciously and willfully disturbing the peace [...] by offensive conduct". [...]

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On fake news and electronic communications

By |2024-11-18T20:11:05+00:00August 9th, 2024|Categories: News And Analyses|Tags: , , , , |

For three years, the government (former and present) has been promoting a bill to amend the Criminal Code, Chapter 154, aimed at criminalizing fake news and forms of electronic communication, telephone and Internet. The Anastasiades government initiated the bill with its then minister of Justice Emily Yiolitis. There is no point in going into details [...]

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Refugees, threads, deaths

By |2024-08-09T14:28:35+00:00August 9th, 2024|Categories: News And Analyses|Tags: , , , |

We are informed that in the context of the events organized to commemorate 50 years of displacement from our homes and lands, the authorities have created "Threads", a project for each displaced person to record the itinerary followed and all the places one has stayed in throughout our ongoing uprooting. Okay, we've pulled the thread [...]

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