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Second Hearing in MHRMI/Nicholov Lawsuit Against US-Controlled Media Outlet in Macedonia
The second hearing in the lawsuit for insult and defamation filed by Macedonian Human Rights Movement International and MHRMI President Bill Nicholov against 360 Degrees, a US-controlled media outlet in Macedonia, will take place this Friday, September 22, 2023 at 10am, Room 22, Basic Civil Court, Skopje, Macedonia.
We call on Macedonian and international media, human rights organizations, politicians, diplomats and all interested in human rights and the rule of law to attend and report on this important case.
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Final Hearing in Nicholov/MHRMI Lawsuit vs. Bujar Osmani, Foreign Minister of Regime in Macedonia
The final hearing in the lawsuit for insult and defamation filed by Macedonian Human Rights Movement International and MHRMI President Bill Nicholov against the foreign minister of the regime in Macedonia, Bujar Osmani, will take place this Friday, September 15, 2023 at 10am, Room 8, Basic Civil Court, Skopje, Macedonia.
We call on Macedonian and international media, human rights organizations, politicians, diplomats and all interested in human rights and the rule of law to attend and report on this important case.
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MHRMI Meets With Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Calls for Support for Macedonian Political Prisoners, Macedonians' Name, Identity, History
Macedonian Human Rights Movement International President, Bill Nicholov, met with Elizabeth Anderson, Senior Advisor for International Security to Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly and Mary-Liz Power, Senior Policy Advisor to Foreign Minister Joly and called for Canada to seek the immediate release of Macedonian political prisoners and to denounce the forced Macedonia name change and continued forced revision of Macedonians' identity and history.
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Appeal for Support from Macedonians in Pirin Macedonia
Watch the video statement from Stojko Stojkov, co-president of OMO Ilinden PIRIN, in which he calls for Macedonians worldwide to unite in defence of Macedonians, suffering under increased Bulgarian efforts to eradicate Macedonians' ethnic identity and human rights.
To contribute, contact Macedonian Human Rights Movement International at mhrmi.org/donations, Ico Najdovski at facebook.com/ico.najdovskiperin, or OMO Ilinden PIRIN at facebook.com/OMOIlindenPirin1998
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MHRMI Meets With Global Affairs Canada, Calls on Canada to Seek Immediate Release of Macedonian Political Prisoners
Macedonian Human Rights Movement International President, Bill Nicholov, met with the Director General of European and Eurasian Affairs for Global Affairs Canada, Andrew Turner, and Deputy Directors of European and Eurasian Affairs, Louise Corbin and Robert Coleman, and called for Canada to seek the immediate release of Macedonian political prisoners, imprisoned for dissenting against the regime and opposing the forced name change into the highly derogatory "North Macedonia".
Nicholov pointed out Canada's long-standing history in condemning regimes worldwide and defending human rights activists and political prisoners. Nicholov called for equal treatment for Macedonians.
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MHRMI Supports Legal Defence of the Centre for the Macedonian Language in Greece
Since the registration of the Centre for the Macedonian Language in Greece, based in Lerin, numerous lawsuits have been filed in an attempt to rescind its registration.
To date, nine lawsuits have been launched from various organizations, political parties and most notably, the public prosecutor of Lerin. These actions are in-line with prevalent anti-Macedonian views and Greece's suppression of Macedonian rights.
The Centre for the Macedonian Language in Greece offers free online lessons to students of all ages who seek to improve or learn their mother tongue of Macedonian, after generations of Greece's notorious suppression of it.
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European Free Alliance Calls for Dignity and Human Rights for Macedonian Political Prisoners
Macedonian Human Rights Movement International President Bill Nicholov met with European Free Alliance President Lorena Lopez de Lacalle and Political and Public Affairs Advisor Paul Butcher on January 26, 2023 to discuss grave issues facing Macedonians, including the abhorrent conditions that political prisoners are enduring in the Republic of Macedonia — stemming from their dissent against the forced and highly derogatory name change into "North Macedonia" — and the subsequent increase of violence, threats, and denial of basic human rights throughout the Balkans, also resulting from the forced name, identity and history change imposed on Macedonians.
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MHRMI President Bill Nicholov, MHRMI File Lawsuits Against Foreign Minister of Macedonia Regime, Media Outlet
On January 27, 2023, Macedonian Human Rights Movement International (MHRMI) President, Bill Nicholov, and MHRMI as an organization, filed lawsuits for insult and defamation in Basic Civil Court Skopje, Macedonia against Bujar Osmani, foreign minister of the Macedonia regime and 360 Degrees, a media outlet in Macedonia.
Osmani and 360 Degrees are highly critical of those who dissent against the regime and U.S. anti-Macedonian policies and crackdown on human rights and civil liberties. The lawsuits are for violations of the Law on Civil Liability for Insult and Defamation.
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ACTION ALERT: Demand an end to hateful Western media coverage of Macedonians
ACTION ALERT: Visit https://mhrmi.org/act/perpetuates to instantly send the following email to Western media outlets and demand an end to their hateful coverage of Macedonians:
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Macedonian Organizations File European Commission Case Against Bulgaria
A complaint for the infringement of EU law has been filed against the Republic of Bulgaria at the European Commission for refusing to register the Macedonian Club for Ethnic Tolerance, thereby breaching several fundamental EU rights, directives, procedures and EU practices.