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Greece Steps Up Blatant Attacks on Human Rights Activists and Macedonian Minority
Macedonian Human Rights Movement International (MHRMI) - Press Release Toronto, Canada - 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.
IPI/SEEMO expresses its concern at the recent detainment of journalists in Greece
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.
Greek crackdown on Macedonian journalists draws international condemnation, new questions
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.
Incidents in northern Greece - Macedonians detained
Source: MakFax 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 Implementation Meeting - Rule of Law II, Prevention of torture - Statement of Rainbow
Thank you Mr Moderator. Ladies and Gentlemen, during the dictatorship in Greece more than 30 years ago, the Ministry of Justice of the Military Junta ordered the Public Prosecutor to identify and investigate Greek citizens who called for freedom of expression, personal liberties and the establishment of a democratic system.
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OSCE Implementation Meeting - Tolerance and non-discrimination I, National minorities - Statement of the Home of Macedonian Culture
My statement today shall focus on the rights of Macedonian national minority of Greece. In line with Greek nationalist ideology, successive Greek governments have failed to acknowledge the existence of a distinct Macedonian ethnic identity and Macedonian language. The attitude of Greek authorities to the very concept of minority rights deserves particular attention.
Macedonians protest against Greek military exercise
Source: MakFax 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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OSCE Implementation Meeting - Rule of Law II, Prevention of torture - Statement of the Home of Macedonian Culture
Thank you Mr Moderator. We just heard the statement of the representative of Rainbow who gave us examples of harassment of the members of the Macedonian minority of Greece. I would now like to add that the intimidation is not limited to members of the minority.
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OSCE Implementation Meeting - Tolerance and non-discrimination I, National minorities - Statement of Rainbow
Thank you Mr Moderator. My statement today will focus on the linguistic rights of the Macedonian speaking minority of Greece. One of the basic demands of the Macedonian minority is to have the right to use traditional place names and have their first name and surname in their own language recognized by the state.
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OSCE Implementation Meeting - Rule of Law II, Prevention of torture - Statement of the UMO "Ilinden” - PIRIN
Thank you Mr Moderator. This morning I would like to make the following statement on physiological torture and intimidation carried out by Bulgarian authorities against members of the United Macedonian Organisation "Ilinden” PIRIN. As you heard yesterday, in 2005 the European Court of Human Rights ruled that the banning of OMO "Ilinden” PIRIN was a violation of the European Convention on Human Rights.