Macedonian Government to ban protests with new law on public gatherings
The Macedonian Government and the Ministry of Interior are trying to silence the citizens and their constitutionally guaranteed right to peaceful gatherings and expression of opinion through organizing public protests and rallies. A few days ago, a scandalous proposal for amendments to the Law on Public Rallies arrived at the Parliament, which suggest illogical and almost impossible conditions for the citizens and the organizers of public rallies and protests, Kurir reports. According to Kurir, the Government and the Ministry of Inter…
Protest in Greece over name agreement with Macedonia
Hundreds gathered at a protest against the name agreement in the Greek town of Vergina on Monday, MIA reports from Athens. Protesters, including church officials and the governor of Central Macedonia region Apostolos Tzitzikostas, waved Greek flags and shouted "Macedonia is Greek". "If our neighbors are Macedonians, then what are we?" asked Metropolitan Panteleimon in his address before the crowd, saying the name agreement goes against the interest of the Greek people.
20,000 Macedonians protest in front of Parliament
Over 20,000 Macedonians spontaneously gathered this evening in front of Parliament, sending strong messages to the treasonous Government junta led by Zaev. Protesters demanded the quisling junta not go against the will of the people, because that would escalate the situation in the country, and urged an immediate annulment of the agreement between Zaev and Tsipras, the same way they did it – over the phone. Protesters pledged to gather in front of Parliament until the abolition of the agreement and the withdrawal of the referendum dec…
Thousands protest against the government in Macedonia
Thousands supporters of Macedonia’s opposition VMRO-DPMNE party protested on Saturday against changing the name of the country and to demand an early election because of the poor state of the economy, which contracted last year. Prime Minister Zoran Zaev has promised to boost the economy and accelerate the country’s accession to NATO and the European Union, moves that have so far been blocked by its neighbour and EU-member Greece in a row over Macedonia’s name. People waving Macedonian and party flags gathered in front of the gove…
Strike closes Greek border crossings on Wednesday
Border crossings leading to Greece (Medzitlija, Star Dojran and Bogorodica) will be closed on Wednesday due to a 24-hour strike of Greek customs officers. Traffic of passenger vehicles, lorries and buses will be interrupted, says the Ministry of Interior after receiving a notification from the Greek police. Passenger vehicles will be let through only in case of emergency. DEUTSCH/GERMAN
Protests over "Greek character of Macedonia" to be staged across Greece
Organizers of protests over "the Greek character of Macedonia" have scheduled fresh gatherings across Greece on June 6, MIA reports from Athens. The announcements for the protests come after the latest developments in the name talks. Following protests in Athens and Thessaloniki, the organizers have now reached local authorities in other cities. "Through these protests, the Committee fighting for the Greek character of Macedonia will attempt to remind politicians in the country that the Greek people have taken a…
New protests against the name to be held in Greece should an agreement be reached
Organizers of the protests for "the defense of the name Macedonia" are planning more rallies in front of the Greek Parliament, as well as a 48-hour general strike, should an agreement be reached and given to Greek MPs to vote on. One of the organizers, Otto Iakovidis from Thermaikos Ora Miden, said they were planning more rallies in case the government failed to heed the message from the first two protests and did not take public opinion into account. “If a proposal reaches Parliament without there being a referendum …
More than 30000 Macedonians in Sydney
Macedonian phalanx closed central Sydney streets! The protest march, which was successfully organized by all the Macedonian social, cultural, social and church associations, began before the Sydney Town Hall and flowed through the central Sydney streets, to Martin Place, where the main, official event took place. On this grand event, the Australian anthem sang Milica Kiprovska, the Macedonian anthem was sung by Blagojce Petrov, and the Aboriginal blessing for holding the event on the Australian soil was given by the Macedonian son-in-…
Macedonians living abroad rally against name change
Macedonians living in US and several other countries are holding rallies Saturday and Sunday on possible changes to their home country’s name, MIA reports from Washington. Organisations and groups from New Jersey, Massachusetts, New York and Washington took part at the ‘We Are Macedonia’ rally. They demand from Macedonian government to break off the negotiations with Greece and protection of Macedonian identity. “ The meaning of our appeal is not to criticize, we are not against anyone and we do not spread chauvinism, but we defe…
Tvrdokorni will block Skopje International Airport
The macedonian patriotic association Tvrdokorni called for blocking the airport in the capitol of Macedonia, Skopje. The call is a reaction after the government removed the statue of Alexander the Great in the airport terminal hall over night. The association says: The attack against Alexander of Macedon is an attack against the entire Macedonian people! The attack against Alexander of Macedon is a declaration of war! And this is a war that needs to be and must be won, even at the cost of our lives! We will never forgive the trai…
Macedonians attend protest against name change
Despite freezing snow conditions, more than 15,000 people took part in Tuesday’s protest to defend the constitutional name of Macedonia. Despite the bad weather and the pressures faced by those who wanted to attend the all-Macedonian protest in Skopje, a huge number of citizens found themselves on the streets of the city in order to defend the name of the state and the identity of the nation. Most participants in the protest waved Macedonian flags and sing Macedonian songs, with an occasional burning of a Greek flag. Protesters fr…
WMC: All-Macedonian Protests in Switzerland, Germany, France, Italy and UK
Macedonian communities in Switzerland, Germany, France, Italy and Great Britain are holding protests today on a common and unitary Macedonia, the World Macedonian Congress said. Macedonian community in Switzerland begins the protest at 12.00 pm at Quai Wilson 47 - 1201 Geneve - Palais Wilson. The meeting will continue along the Avenue de France from 12.00-13.00, to the United Nations Plaza at 13.30-14.00, where the organizers will have greeting speeches. Macedonian community in Germany starts the protest with a gathering at 13.00 …
“Macedonia is Greek” rally will take place in Piraeus instead of Athens
The rally under the banner of “Macedonia is Greek” in order to prevent the use of the term “Macedonia” as part of the solution of the name dispute that was supposed to take place in Athens on the 4th of February, instead it will take place in Piraeus, writes the Greek daily newspaper Kathimerini. According to the official press release, the organizers that are behind the protest that occurred in Thessaloniki this past Sunday didn’t want to cause a traffic chaos in downtown Athens if the protest was organized at the Syntagma Square. …
Macedonian flag was burnt in Greece
At the protest in Thessaloniki, which “defends” the name of Greek Macedonia, a mischievous incident happened where several extremists burned a Macedonian state flag, Thessaloniki website thestival.gr reported. There are no comments on the perpetrators, except that there was an incident involving the burning of a Macedonian flag. There were no other incidents in the protest which took place in Thessaloniki under the banner of “Macedonia means Greece”, and as requests were highlighted: a general referendum and accusings that giv…
Mass protest in Thessaloniki against use of 'Macedonia' in name dispute with Skopje
Thousands of people, carrying banners with messages 'Macedonia was, will be Greek'; 'The name is our soul', took Sunday to the streets Thessaloniki to 'defend the name', MIA reports. Hardline clerics, far-right leaders and Greek diaspora groups have called for the protest against the use of term 'Macedonia' in any solution to Athens-Skopje name dispute. The organizers have been delivering speeches at the rally, which kicked off about 14:00h, reiterating the message that 'Macedonia is Greek'.…
Macedonians living in US stage protest against potential change of their homeland name
Macedonians living in the US staged Sunday a protest in front of Macedonia's Embassy in Washington, voicing their opposition to a potential change of the country's constitutional name. During the protest United Macedonian Diaspora (UMD) President Meto Koloski launched a new movement 'We are Macedonia' as a response to worrisome political development in the homeland, MIA reports from Washington. The protesters, about twenty supporters and activists of Diaspora organizations, handed over a declaration to Macedonia…
Citizens of Tetovo will protest against air pollution
Today, the citizens of Tetovo will gather at 13:00 pm in the city square to protest for clean air, because after the burning of the landfill, residents are complaining that in the city there is an unbearable stench. On the Faceebook event page “Landfill Tetovo”, it says people will start the protest from the city square, and will head towards the Municipality of Tetovo building. According to the photos published on social networks, some revolted citizens threw garbage in front of the municipality building this morning. The lan…
Protest against the possible opening of a refugee camp in Demir Kapija
A protest was held in Demir Kapija on Thursday, against a project which locals fear will lead to the opening of a migrant camp. Documents from the International Organization for Migration showed that it has opened a bid for a construction project in this small city on the Vardar river, along the main north – south transportation link in Macedonia. “Demir Kapija, as its name says, has for centuries been the iron gate of Macedonia. In the past years it was a flash-point in the migrant crisis. Now we see that attempts are made to provo…
Soros activist and MP Pavle Bogoevski organized Belgrade protests
New scandal involving Zaev’s ordes from the SDS. LGBT and Soros activist Pavle Bogoevski who is also an SDS MP in the new Parliament is said to have taken part in organizing protests against Serbian president Aleksandar Vucic in Belgrade – reports RTS. Bogoevski himself came to the forefront in 2015 and 2016 as a leader of the Soros led revolution who dumped paint on Government properties. Prior to that, Bogoevski spent two years in USAid financed camps in Ohrid and Serbia where he underwent training hosted by notorious CIA backed “Kanvas…
Macedonian Australians Write Protest Letters to US, European Ambassadors in Kanberra
Associations of Macedonians from Western Australia sent protest letters to the Untied States Ambassador in Australia, as well as the Ambassadors of a number of European countries, protesting against the meddling in Macedonian domestic political affairs. "The USA ambassador to Macedonia Mr Jess Baily in particular, together with the State Department’s continued overt and covert support for Albanian separatists and extremists, is destabilizing Macedonia and the whole Balkan region and as such is a dangerous and unwarranted intervention…
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