NGO/State Exchange on Turkish and Macedonian Minorities in Greece at the UN
UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS SUB-COMMISSION ON THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS WORKING GROUP ON MINORITIES ELEVENTH SESSION GENEVA 30 MAY-3 JUNE 2005 Agenda Item 3a MUSLIM TURKISH MINORITY OF WESTERN THRACE GREECE Thank you Mr. Chairman, My name is Tzemil Kapza; I represent Western Thrace Minority University Graduates Association in Greece.
Rainbow/Vinozhito Letter to Ms. Carla del Ponte - Chief Prosecutor of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
Rainbow/Vinozhito - Press Release TO: Ms. Carla del Ponte, Chief Prosecutor of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia CC: Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic, Kostas Karamanlis President of the Hellenic Republic, Karolos Papoulias Dear Madam Prosecutor, On this, the 10th anniversary of the genocide in ...
Macedonian Minority in Bulgaria Launch EU Campaign
Eurolang Georgios N.Papadakis OMO Pirin, a political organization of the Macedonians in Bulgaria, is planning to launch an information offensive aimed at European and international institutions in an attempt to achieve recognition for the large Macedonian minority before the countrys entry into the European Union, scheduled for 2007.
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European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance Reports on Albanian Persecution of Macedonian Minority
European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance Third report on Albania Adopted on 17 December 2004 and made public on 14 June 2005 The following is an excerpt from ECRI's report. For the full text, please see the link below: http://www.coe.int/T/E/Human_Rights/Ecri/1-ECRI/2-Country-by-country_approach/Albania/Albania_CBC_3.asp Minority language education 64.
EFA Meeting with Barroso Successful
Rainbow/Vinozhito - Press Release Just a few days after of the General Assembly of EFA in Rennes - France (26-27/5/05) where representatives of Rainbow have been participated presenting the situation of the Macedonian minority in Greece, a very important meeting took place in Brussels between the President of the European Commission Barroso and the President of EFA Nelly Maes.
Macedonian TV Journalists Refused Accreditation to Film in Northern Greece
Source: Reporters Without Borders http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=14027 Reporters Without Borders voiced concern today at the refusal of the Greek authorities on 2 June to issue accreditation to three Macedonian journalists working for the television station A1 (based in the Macedonian capital of Skopje) who wanted to travel to northern Greece to meet with members of the region's Macedonian minority.
EFA-Rainbow Participates at the EFA-EPP General Assembly
Rainbow/Vinozhito - Press Release On May 26th and 27th the city of Rennes, France hosted the General Assembly of the European Free Alliance - European Political Party (EFA-EPP) and EFA Youth (EFAY). Organizer of the General Assembly was the UDB Party, political representative of the Bretons in France at the EFA-EPP.
Macedonian Diaspora Leaders Met UN Envoy Matthew Nimetz
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MAY 20, 2005 See below for contact information Representative leaders from the Macedonian Diaspora in North America Gligor Tashkovich of New York City, Metodija A. Koloski of the United Macedonian Diaspora in Washington, D.C. and Mark Opashinov of the Macedonian Human Rights Movement of Canada in ...
Greek Authorities Prohibit Entry of Australian Citizen Wanting to Attend His Father's Funeral
AUSTRALIAN MACEDONIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE MEDIA RELEASE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On 7 May 2005, Mr George Mishalis, an Australian citizen travelling with an Australian passport, attempted to enter Greece in order to be present at the funeral of his father in his native village.
Australian Prime Minister Backs Away From Statement Made in Support of Greece
AUSTRALIAN MACEDONIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE MEDIA RELEASE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- During a recent visit to Greece, the Australian Prime Minister, John Howard, made a statement in which he "reaffirmed the Australian government support for Greece” in relation to the Republic of Macedonia.