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MHRMI Demands the Return of Original Macedonian Names in Greece
TORONTO, Sept 14, 2016 - The Council of Europe, in its claim that it protects minority rights, guarantees "the use of one's personal name...and topographical names in the minority language." Why then, are Macedonians still forced to use Greek-imposed names, not allowed to name their children using ...
Annual Report on the Human Rights Situation of the Macedonians in Bulgaria - Covering events of 2014
OMO Ilinden PIRIN Australian Macedonian Human Rights Committee Macedonian Human Rights Movement International Introduction In 2014 the fundamental problems relating to the Macedonian minority in Bulgaria remained the same as they had been in previous years; namely: 1. Refusal to acknowledge the existence of a Macedonian minority.
Statement by OMO ”Ilinden”- PIRIN, member of the European Free Alliance regarding the letter circulated to European MPs by Angel Dzambaski, ultranationalist and member of the European Parliament
OMO "Ilinden" - PIRIN, MHRMI and AMHRC It is sad indeed that the European Parliament contains ultranationalists such as the representative of VMRO, mister Angel Dzambaski, who is known in Bulgaria for his racist statements regarding Roma and the insults he has directed against Macedonians. It is therefore no ...
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MHRMI and AMHRC Increase Funding for Macedonian Language Classes in Albania
Toronto and Melbourne (May 8, 2014) - Macedonian Human Rights Movement International and the Australian Macedonian Human Rights Committee have increased funding for the MHRMI/AMHRC sponsored Macedonian-language schools throughout Albania and the Macedonian-language TV station in Korca, Albania. Previously, Albanian government officials and secret service agents issued death threats ...
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Does the U.S. Ever Get its Foreign Policy Right?
How many times has the United States, in its "noble” goal to "spread freedom and democracy throughout the world” chosen the wrong side in a dispute that it had no business getting involved with in the first place, and subsequently wreaked havoc for decades afterward? Well, consider the debacle that is the name dispute between Macedonia and Greece.
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International Human Rights Day and the "Celebrations" of the Council of Europe
Lerin/Gorna Dzumaja/Pustec/Toronto/Melbourne - December 10/2013 Press Release - Vinozhito, OMO Ilinden PIRIN, MAEI, MHRMI and AMHRCThe Council of Europe held an event on November 25, 2013 to "celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Framework Convention (for the Protection of National Minorities)”.
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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 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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AMHRC/MHRMI/Vinozhito Doubly Question The Appointment Of A 'Crusading' EU Special Representative For Human Rights
The Australian Macedonian Human Rights Committee (AMHRC), Macedonian Human Rights Movement International (MHRMI) and the European Free Alliance - Rainbow/Vinozhito, a political party of the Macedonian minority of Greece, questions the wisdom of a Special Representative for Human Rights to focus on non-EU states and is deeply concerned about the appointment of Stavros Lambrinidis to this post.