Macedonian Human Rights Movement International

Greek Military

Greece steps up blatant attacks on human rights activists and Macedonian minority

Press Release
October 18, 2008:
Macedonian Human Rights Movement International (MHRMI) condemns Greece's brutal tactics in clashes between members of the Macedonian minority and the Greek army near the village of Lofi/Zabrdeny in northern Greece.
On October 13, Greek army tanks and other armoured vehicles tried to conduct heavy artillery gunfire exercises just outside the Macedonian village but the inhabitants of Lofi/Zabrdeny and other surrounding villages blocked the road, demanding that no heavy artillery fire take place.

SEEMO

IPI/SEEMO expresses its concern at the recent detainment of journalists in Greece

October 15, 2008:
SEEMO, Press Release - The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), a network of editors, media executives and leading journalists from South East Europe and an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), is alarmed at recent restrictions on reporter's ability to freely carry out their work in Greece.

Balkanalysis

Greek crackdown on Macedonian journalists draws international condemnation, new questions

October 15, 2008:
The tense ordeal of four Macedonian journalists detained by police in a northern Greek village on Monday is gaining wider attention, and has caused an international outcry against the perceived heavy-handedness of Greek authorities- and what their apparent contempt for the free press may be covering for.

Greek Army

Incidents in northern Greece - Macedonians detained

October 13, 2008:
One Macedonian has been detained and four other injured in an incident that broke out in Lerin (Florina) area today, when the local inhabitants attempted to prevent the Greek Army from holding a military exercise, A1 TV Station reported Monday evening.
In the report, A1 aired statements of the inhabitants of the villages near Lerin, a town situated in the Aegean part of Macedonia.

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OSCE

OSCE 2008 - Human Dimension Implementation Meeting

September 29 - October 10, 2008:
This year's Human Dimension Implementation Meeting, Europe's largest human rights and democracy conference, opened on 29 September 2008 in Warsaw, Poland. Macedonian minority representatives, attended the OSCE human rights conference and presented reports on the violation of the Macedonian minority's rights in Greece and Bulgaria.

The village of Ovcharani

Macedonians protest against Greek military exercise

October 1, 2008:
Around 30 Macedonians from the village of Ovcarani, northern Greece, staged protests in front of Greek military training site in the village of Zabrdeni urging the army to pull out of the area.
Shortly before 8 p.m. Tuesday, Macedonians set up roadblocks to avert a convoy of four military vehicles from deploying in the area.

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Congressman Earl Pomeroy

Pomeroy: Macedonia has serious approach in name talks

September 26, 2008:
Macedonia has a serious approach in the talks on the name row with Greece, and it's a precedent in the history of NATO that one country blocks other country bid to join the Alliance over bilateral issue.
These are the remarks made by Congressman Earl Pomeroy from the U.S. state of North Dakota in an interview for Voice of America's Macedonian news.

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United Nations

MHRMI Applauds United Nations Decision to Send Independent Expert on Minority Issues to Greece

Press Release
September 14, 2008:
Toronto, Canada - United Nations Independent Expert on Minority Issues, Ms. Gay McDougall, was in Florina (Lerin), northern Greece today to investigate minority issues and meet with members of Rainbow (Vinozhito), representing the Macedonian minority in Greece.

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Border Crowd

Greece shocked by UN Visit, closes Macedonia Border

September 13, 2008:
The Greek Government showed their displeasure at the UN announced visit to Greece by closing the Macedonian - Greek border earlier today.
During the past two months, several Macedonian and Foreign Officials had sent letters to the UN as well as EU Organization regarding the plight of Macedonian and other minorities in Greece.

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OSCE Human Rights Conference

Macedonian minority representatives, attended this year's Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (Europe's largest human rights and democracy conference), and presented reports on the violation of the Macedonian minority's rights in Greece and Bulgaria.
See the reports here.

The Drama of the Aegean Macedonians

Chronicles which depict the drama of Aegean Macedonians - in 25 parts - written by Victor Cvetanovski, and published in "Utrinski Vesnik".
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MHRMI Annual Report

The Macedonian Minority in Greece, outlining Greece’s systematic policy of forced assimilation and persecution of its Macedonian minority. - Read MHRMI's 2008 Annual Report

Canada Recognizes Macedonia's Constitutional Name

Canada now among 118 countries to recognize Macedonia by its constitutional name.
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