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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 ...
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.
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.
EBLUL Calls on Greece to Respect ECHR's Decision on the Home of Macedonian Culture
Greek Member State Committee of EBLUL Parisis Athanasios MAZARAKI 7a 59200 NAOUSA/NEGUSH - GREECE Tel: ++306972844412 E-mail: parisis@nao.forthnet.gr Press Release Naoussa / Negush, May 17, 2005 The Greek Member State Committee of the European Bureau for Lesser Used Languages (EBLUL) witnessed with mixed emotions the Prime Minister of Greece Mr.
Rainbow-Vinozhito Denounces Continuing Denaturalization of the Ethnic Macedonians of Greece
Rainbow/Vinozhito - Press Release The Greek government continues to denaturalize members of its Macedonian minority who as economic immigrants reside mainly in transoceanic countries. This discriminatory practice has been taking place for the last several decades. Greek Authorities selectively implement law 3370, article 20 par.
FUEN Resolution Calling for Human Rights for the Macedonian Minority in Greece
50th FUEN-Congress of Nationalities 4th - 8th May 2005 Bucharest - Romania Rainbow/Vinozhito - Press Release http://www.florina.org/ Florina / Lerin - An EFA-Rainbow delegation participated at the 50th FUEN-Congress of Nationalities, held in Bucharest, Romania. As an active member of FUEN, EFA -Rainbow expressed its views about the ...
Rainbow/Vinozhito Letter to Matthew Nimitz - UN Special Envoy on the Name Dispute between Greece and Republic of Macedonia
EUROPEAN FREE ALLIANCE - RAINBOW POLITICAL PARTY OF THE MACEDONIAN MINORITY IN GREECE Member of the European Free Alliance - European Political Party (EFA- EPP) Member of the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN) ST. DRAGOUMI 11 TK. 53100 P.O 51 TEL/FAX 0030 23850 46548 http://www.florina.org/ E-mail: rainbow@florina.org --- --- --- Rainbow/Vinozhito - Press Release To: Mr.
AMHRC Calls on the Australian Prime Minister to Clarify His Statement Made in "Support" of Greece
AUSTRALIAN MACEDONIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE MEDIA RELEASE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Australian Macedonian Human Rights Committee (AMHRC) was concerned to hear a particular statement made during the course of a joint press conference of the Prime Minister the Hon John Howard MP and the Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic on 27 ...
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Bulgarian Authorities Interfere with Macedonian Commemoration
On Sunday, April 24, 2005, the political party of the Macedonian minority in Bulgaria, OMO PIRIN (www.omopirin.org), held a commemoration in honour of Macedonian hero Jane Sandanski in the city of Melnik. Although the event went off without any major disruptions - besides the initial farce regarding the ...
Rainbow/Vinozhito Letter to EU Council of Foreign Affairs Regarding Macedonia Name Issue
EUROPEAN FREE ALLIANCE - RAINBOW POLITICAL PARTY OF THE MACEDONIAN MINORITY IN GREECE Member of the European Free Alliance - European Political Party (EFA- EPP) Member of the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN) ST. DRAGOUMI 11 TK. 53100 P.O 51 TEL/FAX 0030 23850 46548 http://www.florina.org/ E-mail: ...