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MHRMI Response to Times Article Referring to Macedonians as "Slavs"
Times Responds to Macedonians' Complaints About "Slav" Reference Macedonian Human Rights Movement International - Press Release In the July 6, 2006 article "Former boxer becomes Macedonian Prime Minister", Anthony Browne describes Macedonian PM Nikola Gruevski as "A Slav nationalist former boxer and amateur actor", describes the conflict between the "Slav ...
MHRMI Condemns Bulgaria's Racist Coverage of Macedonian Party Congress
Macedonian Human Rights Movement International - Press Release Bulgarian politicians and media are in an uproar following the congress of Macedonian political party OMO Ilinden PIRIN. The party called for the Macedonian language to be taught in schools and news to be broadcast in Macedonian on Bulgarian state television.
Greek President Denies Existence of Macedonian Minority in Greece
Macedonian Human Rights Movement International - Press Release Macedonian Human Rights Movement International applauds Macedonian President Branko Crvenkovski's statement in response to comments by Greek President Karolos Papulias stating that there is no Macedonian minority in Greece. On May 17, 2006, Papulias said, "There is no Slavic minority in Greece, ...
Eva Bidania (European Free Alliance Youth) Visits the Macedonian Minority in Greece
Macedonian Minority in Greece: FIGHTING AGAINST THE TIDE A report by Eva Bidania "Zdravo!! I have just returned from a visit to the Macedonian minority in Greece. I stayed in a pretty city called Florina/Lerin that is in a province in the north of the Greek state and where the majority of the population is Macedonian.
International Helsinki Federation 2006 Annual Report
The International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHF) posted the first ten chapters of the upcoming 2006 Report - "Human Rights In The OSCE Region: Europe, Central Asia and North America" (Events of 2005) on its website under: www.ihf-hr.org/documents/doc_summary.php?sec_id=3&d_id=4232 today.
MHRMI 2006 Annual Report - The Macedonian Minority in Greece
Introduction Greece vigorously denies the existence of any ethnic minorities on its territory and attempts to suppress any voices that advocate human rights. Simply raising the issue of the Macedonian minority in Greece causes Greek citizens and politicians alike to react in outrage. The majority of Greek society supports its government's non-recognition and discrimination of its large Macedonian minority.
Greece: Human rights defenders' harassment in 2005 - The Observatory report
Greek Helsinki Monitor - Press Release Greek Helsinki Monitor (GHM) welcomes the release of the Annual Report 2005 of the world's most important human rights defenders NGO, the Observatory for the Protections of Human Rights Defenders, which makes references to several cases of harassment of human rights defenders in Greece, reproduces below.
EFAY Visits EFA-Rainbow
EFA-Rainbow - Press Release www.florina.org EFA-Rainbow was pleased and honored to welcome in Florina/Lerin on the 16th of March the EFA Youth Coordinator Ms Eva Bidania Ibargutxi. During her 3-day visit, the Basque minority & human rights activist met with members of EFA Rainbow Political Secretariat and Youth, EFA-EPP Political Advisor on minority issues in the Balkans Dr.
EFA-Rainbow Responds to US State Department Report
EFA-Rainbow - Press Release Regarding the recent US State Department Report on Human Rights Practices in Greece, EFA-Rainbow would like to highlight the following: For yet another time, our country is under heavy criticism for applying restrictions to the freedom of association and speech, regarding its Macedonian and other ethnic minorities.
US State Department Continues to Misrepresent the Macedonian Minority in Greece
Macedonian Human Rights Movement International - Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Macedonian Human Rights Movement International (MHRMI) expresses its profound disapproval of the US State Department's systematic policy of questioning the legitimacy of the Macedonian minority in Greece. Every year, the US State Department issues its "Country Reports on Human ...