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MHRMI and AMHRC Call on Nimetz to Resign Post and to Denounce Name Negotiations
Toronto, Canada and Melbourne, Australia (April 16, 2013) - As the first UN mediator for the name dispute, Robin O'Neil, has said, "Macedonia must not and will not change its name in order to appease Greece. If Macedonia succumbs to pressures and changes its name, such events will only ...
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MHRMI and AMHRC Congratulate Nova Zora on its Third Anniversary
Toronto, Canada and Melbourne, Australia (April 10, 2013) - Macedonian Human Rights Movement International (MHRMI) and the Australian Macedonian Human Rights Committee (AMHRC) congratulate Nova Zora, the largest pro-Macedonian newspaper in Aegean Macedonia, on its third anniversary. To see a video of the celebration, please visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
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MHRMI and AMHRC Applaud the Mayor of Ovcharani's Demand that Macedonian be an Official Language in Greece
Macedonian Human Rights Movement International (MHRMI) and the Australian Macedonian Human Rights Committee (AMHRC) applaud the Mayor of Ovcharani's demand that Macedonian be an official language in Greece, taught at all levels of elementary and secondary school, and that the original Macedonian toponyms be reinstated.
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MHRMI and ARCAM Gala Banquet on June 1, 2013 in Toronto
Commemorating the 65th Anniversary of the Plight of the Detsa Begaltsi and the 100th Anniversary of the Fateful Partition of Macedonia Show your support by booking your tickets now. Please call 416-850-7125 or email info@mhrmi.org. Macedonian Human Rights Movement International (MHRMI) and the Association of Refugee Children from Aegean Macedonia (ARCAM) are pleased to announce our Gala Banquet on June 1, 2013.
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MHRMI and AMHRC Call for the Reinstatement of All Original Macedonian Names in Mala Prespa and Golo Brdo
Toronto, Canada and Melbourne, Australia (March 19, 2013) - Following the Albanian Parliament's long-overdue decision to reinstate the original Macedonian name of the village of Pustec, Macedonian Human Rights Movement International (MHRMI) and the Australian Macedonian Human Rights Committee (AMHRC) call for the reinstatement of all Macedonian names in the regions of Mala Prespa and Golo Brdo in Albania.
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MHRMI and AMHRC strongly condemn racist slur by EU Ambassador
The Macedonian Human Rights Movement International (MHRMI) and Australian Macedonian Human Rights Committee (AMHRC) strongly condemn the racist slur by the Head of the EU Delegation to the Republic of Macedonia, Mr Aivo Orav. In comments made last week to the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs, Mr Orav ...
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MHRMI and AMHRC Increase Funding for Macedonian Language Classes in Solun, Aegean Macedonia
Toronto, Solun and Melbourne - MHRMI and AMHRC are pleased to announce that we have increased funding for Macedonian language classes in Solun, Aegean Macedonia. More classes will also be opened in various cities and villages throughout Aegean Macedonia. The classes are being run by Vinozhito, which is the only organization that is holding Macedonian language classes in Greece.
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MHRMI Met with Canadian Foreign Affairs, Called on Canada to Denounce Name Negotiations
Toronto (Canada) On October 1, 2012, MHRMI President Bill Nicholov, MHRMI member Chris Balkos (Balkovski), and Vinozhito member Dimitri Ioannou (Jovanov) met with senior members of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. Among the topics discussed were human rights abuses against Macedonians in Greece, Bulgaria, Albania, and throughout the ...
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MHRMI Human Rights Night on September 29 in Toronto
Macedonian Human Rights Movement International is pleased to announce MHRMI Human Rights Night on September 29, 2012. We will be honouring the Editor of Nova Zora and member of Vinozhito, Dimitri Jovanov. Vinozhito has been leading the human rights movement for Macedonians in Aegean Macedonia for over two decades.
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Bulgarian Anti-Macedonian Bigotry from an EU MP
Blagoevgrad/Gorna Dzumaja, Melbourne and Toronto - A statement denying the existence of minorities in Bulgaria was made last week to the Macedonian media by an MP of the European Parliament, Andrej Kovachev - a member of the ruling party in Bulgaria (GERB). Similar views have also been recently expressed by Bulgaria's Foreign Minister, Mladenov.