A short protest was held yesterday night during the opening of the Cyprus Film Days International Film Festival at Rialto Theatre in Limassol.
Protestors stood in front of the entrance of Rialto Theatre, holding a banner that read “The state murders migrants”.
They chanted slogans, including “Limassol has become a migrant cemetery, you have the blood of the poor on your hands”, “Rage and grief, Anis will be missed” and “Locals and migrants, we live together and work together – smash nazis together”.
Early on Wednesday, police officers raided an apartment on the fifth floor of a building in Limassol, acting on a tip about undocumented migrants living there.
Two men, both foreign nationals, attempted to escape, jumping from the window.
The fall killed 19-year-old Anisur Rahman, a worker from Bangladesh, while the other man suffered severe injuries, leading to his hospitalisation.
Anti-racist organisation KISA has disputed the version of events offered by the police over the raid, referring to eyewitnesses stating that the police entered forcefully into the apartment without the occupants’ consent.
