2005 NEWS ARCHIVES
European Free Alliance Supports Protests Against Greece's Human Rights Abuses
European Free Alliance - Press Release Brussels - Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya EFA MEP Bernat Joan is to protest to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg about ongoing human rights abuses in Greece. The EFA party supports its MEP in his actions. The Catalan Euro-MP and Vice President ...
MHRMC Response to Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) Article "Bulgaria's Warm Embrace"
Dear Sirs/Mesdames, We read with interest your recent story on Macedonia's relationship with Bulgaria ("Bulgaria's Warm Embrace”, 01/24/05). www.iwpr.net/index.pl?archive/bcr3/bcr3_200501_537_1_eng.txt However, instead of finding a comprehensive analysis of the relationship between these two countries, this article simply espoused the decades-old propaganda that Macedonians are "originally Bulgarian”.
Member of European Parliament Protests Greek Human Rights Abuses
European Free Alliance Bernat Joan i Mari MEP (Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya) Press Release Brussels - Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya Euro-MP Bernat Joan is to protest to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg about ongoing human rights abuses in Greece. The Catalan Euro-MP and Vice President of the ...
Turkish and Macedonian Associations Banned in Greece
Greek Helsinki Monitor (GHM) - http://www.greekhelsinki.gr/ Press Release - 19 January 2005 Greek Helsinki Monitor (GHM) and Minority Rights Group-Greece (MRG-G) condemn the reported unanimous ruling of Greece's Supreme Court confirming the dissolution of the "Turkish Union of Xanthi.” Recalling the prior dissolution of other Turkish associations ...
"Situation of Macedonian Minority In Albania Must Be Improved" - Macedonian PM Buckovski
Text of report in English by Macedonian state news agency MIA Tirana - Macedonian Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski met late Wednesday [12 January] in Tirana with representatives of the Macedonian community in Albania. They acquainted PM Buckovski with the factual situation, pointing out the importance for preservation of the cultural and national identity of the Macedonian minority.