{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Metro Plus","provider_url":"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus","title":"Cyprus releases minor offenders to ease prison overcrowding - Metro Plus","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"fRbDHVzlE2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/2026\/08\/13\/cyprus-releases-minor-offenders-to-ease-prison-overcrowding\/\">Cyprus releases minor offenders to ease prison overcrowding<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/2026\/08\/13\/cyprus-releases-minor-offenders-to-ease-prison-overcrowding\/embed\/#?secret=fRbDHVzlE2\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Cyprus releases minor offenders to ease prison overcrowding&#8221; &#8212; Metro Plus\" data-secret=\"fRbDHVzlE2\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/multimetro.hk\/plus\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"Cyprus on Wednesday began releasing Cypriot and foreign nationals convicted of minor offenses under a presidential pardon, the Cyprus Mail reported.The pardon was granted ahead of the Aug. 15 Feast of the Assumption, aiming to ease overcrowding in prisons and police detention facilities.The Justice Ministry said those released met the relevant criteria and were on [&hellip;]"}