The Macedonian Human Rights Movement of Canada (MHRMC) condemns the US State Department's systematic policy of questioning the legitimacy of the Macedonian minority in Greece. Every year, the US State Dept. issues its "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices”, which perpetuates stereotypes against Macedonians rather than focusing on actual human rights abuses committed by Greece against Macedonians.
Introduction The following interview with Edmond Temelko, president of the Macedonian organization "Prespa” in Albania, outlines the precarious position of the Macedonian minority in Albania. It appeared in the Macedonian weekly, "Makedonsko Sonce”, on June 15, 2001. "The plight of the Macedonians in Albania is already known.
Introduction The Bulgarian government has and continues to place unlawful restrictions on a number of fundamental rights of the Macedonian minority in Bulgaria. Whether it be through outright discrimination, the uneven application of laws which on their surface do not seem to discriminate against the Macedonian minority, or through unlawful ...
Table of Contents Introduction Greek Neo-Nazis Threaten Macedonian Minority Party (Rainbow/Vinozhito) Greek Neo-Fascists Attack 50 Year Old Man Greek Government Harassment of Rainbow/Vinozhito Macedonian Language and the European Bureau for Lesser Used Languages (EBLUL) Macedonian Political Refugees Denied Entry into Greece Macedonian Theatre Group Denied Entry into Greece Greece Refuses ...
The Macedonian Human Rights Movement of Canada organized a delegation of Macedonian human rights activists who participated at the 60th Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights, held 15 March - 23 April 2004 in Geneva, and who represented the plight of Macedonians in Albania, Bulgaria and Greece.
Radio France International, on the French language programming. Other Europe presented two revealing radio programs about the Macedonians in Bulgaria. The reports presented the current situation of the Macedonians living in Bulgaria through interviews with human rights activists such as Ivan Kalchev, Georgi Radulov, Ivan Dragash, Kostadin Georgiev and Stefan Vlahov.
Table of Contents Introduction Greek Neo-Nazis Threaten Macedonian Minority Party (Rainbow/Vinozhito) Greek Neo-Fascists Attack 50 Year Old Man Greek Government Harassment of Rainbow/Vinozhito Macedonian Language and the European Bureau for Lesser Used Languages (EBLUL) Macedonian Political Refugees Denied Entry into Greece Macedonian Theatre Group Denied Entry into Greece Greece Refuses ...
Mr. Efthymios Efthymiades Consul General of the Hellenic Republic 365 Bloor Street East, Suite 1800 Toronto, Ontario M4W 3L4 Dear Consul General, As you are aware, the Greek Deputy Foreign Minister, Andreas Loverdos, announced on January 8, 2004 that Greece will abolish the blacklist of ethnic Macedonians and permit these people to visit Greece.
Introduction The Bulgarian government has and continues to place unlawful restrictions on a number of fundamental rights of the Macedonian minority in Bulgaria. Whether it be through outright discrimination, the uneven application of laws which on their surface do not seem to discriminate against the Macedonian minority, or through unlawful ...
MHRMC Note: The Greek government announced during the summer of 2003 that the issue of the Macedonian political refugees would finally be resolved in time for the Detsa Begaltsi's Third World Reunion. Instead, the Greek government reversed its decision and chose to impede the reunion in any way possible.