Macedonian Indormation and Liason Service


MILS MACEDONIAN INFORMATION AND LIASON SERVICE THROUGH 2000 Home Page	Home Page Countries Organizations Special Issues Publications Links Profile Communication The Greek Human Rights Web Pages German parliament adopts a document for Macedonian name and decentralization MILS 29/10/2004 Macedonian Helsinki Committee: "Government silences critics" MILS 22/10/2004 Diplomatic incident around transit of Serbian Bishop Irinej through Macedonia MILS 22/10/2004 Reported prosecutor charges in case of Pakistani migrants killed on their way to Greece in February 2002 MILS 07/09/2004 "Rainbow" does not seek framework agreement for Macedonians in Greece RSF/MILS 26/08/2004 "International conference in Macedonia for the Macedonian issue" (in Albania, Bulgaria, Greece) MILS 23/08/2004 Macedonian Helsinki Committee - Referendums of citizens should be respected MILS 12/07/2004 Helsinki Committee - There is still police torture in Macedonia MILS 29/06/2004 Helsinki Committee - Police in Macedonia works without control MILS 15/06/2004 500 refugees from Kosovo got asylum in Macedonia MILS 15/06/2004 Offensive in Council of Europe for Acknowledgement of Constitutional Name and Macedonian National Identity MILS 08/06/2004 Macedonia apologized to Pakistan for the case "Rastanski Lozja" MILS 24/05/2004 ECRI reported to ask Greece for "Acknowledgement of Macedonian minority in Greece" MILS 18/05/2004 Macedonian Helsinki Committee - Election of Crvenkovski as president is illegitimate MILS 10/05/2004 Ljube Boshkovski in Croatia - Macedonian authorities will request extradition MILS 10/05/2004 Ljube Boshkovski: Immunity lifted - search continues - case not "a revenge" MILS 06/05/2004 AJM - "Journalists in Macedonia are not free" MILS 04/05/2004 Macedonian court issued warrant for detention of Boshkovski in Pakistanis fair MILS 04/05/2004 Walter Shwimer apologized for controversial Council of Europe document on Macedonia's name MILS 03/05/2004 Pakistan to request indemnity from Macedonia for migrants killed as "terrorists" MILS 03/05/2004 Former minister Ljube Boshkovski and another 6 persons suspects for murder of Pakistani migrants in "Staged anti-terrorist" operation MILS 30/04/2004 Helsinki Committee - Truth and justice have been punished together with journalist Mende Petkovski MILS 26/04/2004 Macedonian Helsinki Committee - Free and fair elections MILS 19/04/2004 Helsinki Committee - Framework agreement does not have legal power MILS 24/03/2004 Reactions to the Controversial Council of Europe Document on Macedonia's Name MILS 22/03/2004 Contested document of Council of Europe on Macedonia's name is withdrawn MILS 20/03/2004 Council of Europe Internal Instructions on the Use of the "M" word (Macedonia) MILS 16/03/2004 Helsinki Committee - Lawyers and judges in Macedonia do not apply international law MILS 11/03/2004 Greece Only Balkan State not Represented by President in Macedonia's President Boris Trajkovski Funeral MILS 04/03/2004 Humanitarian disaster of Macedonian refugees from Mala Prespa, Albania - local population does not allow building of shelter for refugees in Dracevo MILS 16/02/2004 G.G. Stefan - Macedonian Orthodox Church is successor of Archdiocese of Ohrid MILS 10/02/2004 Macedonian Orthodox Church - Negotiations with Serbian Church only with mediation of third neutral side MILS 05/02/2004 Macedonian Tarikat deny that they are terrorists MILS 04/02/2004 Serbian and Macedonian churches will negotiate with mediation of Macedonian businessman? MILS 04/02/2004 "Macedonian and Albanian intellectuals on different frequency" (Nova Makedonija) MILS 02/02/2004 Serbian Orthodox Bishop Zoran Vraniskovski released from detention MILS 02/02/2004 Macedonian Prime Minister Comments Helsinki Committee Report on Human Rights in Education MILS 30/01/2004 Macedonia's Helsinki Committee: State appears as biggest violator of human rights MILS 28/01/2004 Serbian Church Bishop in Macedonia Indicted MILS 28/01/2004 Macedonia's Parliament adopted declaration for support of MOC MILS 26/01/2004 "Albanians are more interested in implementation of framework agreement" (15 & 16/1/04) MILS 23/01/2004 Macedonia and Greece will open consulates in Thessaloniki and Bitola MILS 23/01/2004 Citizens initiative for support of Archepiscopy of Ohrid (Serbian Orthodoc Church) MILS 23/01/2004 More developments in conflict between Serbian and Macedonian Churches with Involvement of Greek Church MILS 22/01/2004 Developments in the Conflict Between the Macedonian and the Serbian Orthodox Churches MILS 19/01/2004 Serbian Orthodox Church offers dialogue to Macedonian Orthodox Church and to Macedonian authorities. Macedonian government will use all legal means for protection of MOC (15 & 16/1/04) MILS 15/01/2004 More developments on the the rift between the Macedonian and the Serbian Orthodox Churches MILS 14/01/2004 Further developments in crisis between Macedonian and Serbian Orthodox Churches MILS 13/01/2004 Police arrested Serbian exarchs in Macedonia and other priests. more news on the churches' conflict MILS 12/01/2004 Greece liberalizes visa regime towards Macedonia MILS 12/01/2004 Cancellation by Greece of "black lists" for Macedonian refugees as announced in Skopje MILS 09/01/2004 How Greece handles Macedonia's name issue as perceived in Macedonia MILS 06/01/2004 Problems between Serbian and Macedonian Orthodox Churches MILS 06/01/2004 Macedonia's Helsinki Committee chair: "Power did not show concern for interests of citizens" MILS 23/12/2003 Macedonians muslims do not accept results of census MILS 23/12/2003 Macedonia's Helsinki Committee on new municipal borders and on ministry of interior's propaganda MILS 19/12/2003 Macedonia and Greece will open consulates in Thessaloniki and Bitola MILS 10/12/2003 Results of census in Macedonia and reactions MILS 02/12/2003 Crvenkovski and Dxaferi before emigrants in USA - Macedonians and Albanians in Diaspora should cooperate MILS 27/11/2003 Macedonia's Helsinki Committee rejects critics of judges for case "Paunovski" MILS 18/11/2003 Macedonia's journalists associations concerned because of verdicts against journalists MILS 14/11/2003 "All macedonians by origin will get Macedonia's citizenship" MILS 10/11/2003 Helsinki Committee - Former Macedonia's minister Paunovski is sentenced without evidence MILS 05/11/2003 "War" in Roma settlement "Suto Orizari" (Skopje) MILS 27/10/2003 "Macedonian minority does not exist in Europe!?" - on a PACE report MILS 10/10/2003 Two stories on Minority Rights Concerns in Macedonia and Albania MILS 01/10/2003 Helsinki Committee - Parts of MOI police generate tensions in the country MILS 15/09/2003 Macedonian Helsinki Committee on government's illegal decisions MILS 02/09/2003 "Macedonian government exaggerates with detention pressure" (Dnevnik) MILS 02/09/2003 Athens content by the gathering in Florina (Lerin) MILS 28/08/2003 Third world meeting of former children-refugees carried out successfully in Greece MILS 27/08/2003 Roma refugees from Kosovo started moving to private houses in Macedonia MILS 27/08/2003 Macedonia's vice-Prime Minister: "Participation of ethnic communities in public administration improves" MILS 27/08/2003 Greece's Macedonians call for the repealing of the 1982 law MILS 22/08/2003 Macedonian Helsinki Committee: Kosovo Roma refugees victims of racial discrimination by UNHCR MILS 21/08/2003 After 55 years Macedonian children refugees again in Greece MILS 21/08/2003 Around 100 Aegean Macedonians Refused Entry into Greece on 10 August MILS 11/08/2003 Developments on Kosovo Roma at Greek-Macedonian border - MILS and UNCHR versions MILS 07/08/2003 Third meeting of former children-refugees from Greece will take place in Florina/Lerin on 20-24 August MILS 05/08/2003 Procedure for entrance of children refugees in Greece eased up (partially) MILS 04/08/2003 Macedonian refugees from Greece will try to enter Greece on 10 August MILS 29/07/2003 Macedonian refugees in august will meet in greece MILS 18/07/2003 Macedonian Parliament - Legal Framework for legalization of "Tetovo University" adopted MILS 18/07/2003 Kosovo Roma's attempt to enter Greece stopped with police violence MILS 18/07/2003 Kosovo Roma in Greek-Macedonian border are waiting for ECHR decision MILS 15/07/2003 Greece will open the border for Macedonian political refugees between 10/8-30/10 MILS 03/07/2003 Macedonian government delivered decision for legalization of "Tetovo University" MILS 30/06/2003 Macedonian refugees allowed to enter Greece - Greece opens Bitola consulate MILS 26/06/2003 Anti-globalists from Thessaloniki with support for Kosovo Roma in Greek-Macedonian border MILS 23/06/2003 Kosovo Roma in Greek-Macedonian border receive negative answer from EU countries MILS 16/06/2003 Macedonian Helsinki Committee Evaluates Current Government MILS 13/06/2003 On the possible ability of Aegean Macedonians to return to Greece MILS 12/06/2003 EU called on Kosovo Roma to accept the offer of the Macedonian government MILS 06/06/2003 Greek priests denied entry in Macedonia MILS 06/06/2003 Kosovo Roma in Greek-Macedonian border signed applications for asylum in Greece MILS 30/05/2003 Roma National Congress: Only solution for Kosovo Roma is to leave Macedonia MILS 29/05/2003 Macedonia's citizens are more tolerant than the parties MILS 27/05/2003 Government suggests Kosovo Roma become refugees. Helsinki Committee: Allow Roma leave the country. MILS 27/05/2003 Incident on the Greek-Macedonian border cross Medzitlija - Police had to intervene against Roma from Kosovo MILS 23/05/2003 Greece refused to accept Kosovo Roma refugees which wait at the Macedoian border MILS 22/05/2003 Humanitarian disaster threatens to the Roma refugees at Greek-Macedonian border MILS 21/05/2003 Roma refugees from Kosovo discontented by lodging in Macedonia request asylum in Greece MILS 20/05/2003 Georgievski's Idea to Divide Macedonia Rejected from Many Sides in Macedonia, Albania and Kosovo MILS 25/04/2003 On Jane Sandanski grave in Bulgaria - Macedonians united and without police pressure MILS 21/04/2003 "Macedonia and Bulgaria have differences for the past, but they have same views for the future" MILS 21/04/2003 Macedonian Ombudsman's Activities in 2002 MILS 08/04/2003 Bulgarian Prime Minister Acknowledges Existence of Macedonian Minority in Bulgaria MILS 08/04/2003 Macedonian Minority Organizations in Bulgaria unite MILS 07/04/2003 "No-name country"'s vice-prime minister Sekerinska cancelled participation to so-called "Reconciliation" conference in Thessaloniki MILS 07/04/2003 On the US State Department Report on Macedonia MILS 03/04/2003 Macedonia's Serbs, Roma and Vlachs demand passports on their languages MILS 20/03/2003 Declaration against police brutality against Roma in Macedonia MILS 10/03/2003 Helsinki Committee: Minimum standards for return of displaced persons in Macedonia not yet fulfilled MILS 10/03/2003 Macedonian Ombudsman disgusted by conditions in investigation prison "Skopje" MILS 06/03/2003 Macedonian Helsinki Committee requests court solution of case "Rastanski Lozja" MILS 04/03/2003 "Dnevnik": "Three American states renamed the Macedonians into Greeks" MILS 18/02/2003 Macedonian Helsinki Committee Leads Anti-War Protest in Skopje on Saturday MILS 13/02/2003 Roma people from Ramnina request the government to help them build new houses MILS 11/02/2003 Helsinki Committee has remarks for some acts of police towards members of Vmro Dpmne MILS 31/01/2003 Macedonian Helsinki Committee's concerns for changes in the administration MILS 23/01/2003 First unofficial results of Macedonia's census - Albanians will not be under 20% nor will they exceed Macedonians in the future MILS 06/01/2003 Macedonians run businesses in Europe with Bulgarian passports MILS 15/12/2002 Macedonian musician Stevce Stojkovski undesirable in Greece MILS 06/12/2002 "Instead of flags, Albanians with request for legalization of two-heads eagle" MILS 04/12/2002 Problem with Macedonian - Muslims on Census is "technical" issue (!?) MILS 14/11/2002 First Macedonian radio in Albania started operating on 8 november 2002 MILS 08/11/2002 Grenade on house in settlement Suto Orizari in Skopje MILS 06/11/2002 NATO requests investigation about murdered Pakistanis MILS 05/11/2002 Prof. Ljubomir Frckovski, new Macedonian negotiator in name dispute with Greece MILS 05/11/2002 Helsinki Committee evaluated election as fair and democratic MILS 23/10/2002 "Rainbow" will open the issue about discrimination of Macedonians in Greece MILS 21/10/2002 Reactions after report of State Department about religious freedoms in Macedonia MILS 10/10/2002 "Parliament with youngest speaker, many lawyers and women" MILS 10/10/2002 Helsinki Committee - Framework agreement is violated in Semsevo MILS 08/10/2002 Sadul Duraku, member of presidency of Dui released from custody MILS 08/10/2002 "Human Rights Watch" and Helsinki Committee appeal for not signing agreement for bilateral immunity with USA MILS 07/10/2002 NGO Evaluation of Macedonian Elections (September 19, 2002) MILS 06/10/2002 Two Turks and one Bosniak, Rom, and Serb (besides Albanians and Macedonians) Elected in New Macedonian Parliament MILS 17/09/2002 Results of Macedonian elections MILS 16/09/2002 Pakistan reported to press charges against minister Boskovski and Macedonian police for murder of six Pakistani MILS 13/09/2002 Interim agreement between Macedonia and Greece extended for one year MILS 13/09/2002 On the murder of an Albanian police officer at Bogovinje near Tetovo MILS 13/09/2002 Multiple Concerns on Media Freedom in Macedonia MILS 11/09/2002 Macedonian Minister of Interior Threatens Helsinki Committee, Media and Diplomats MILS 06/09/2002 All persons kidnapped on Thursday are released - Condemnation from all sides MILS 01/09/2002 According to "Vest" - DUI, DPA, PDP and NDP gave each other a hand in front of the Imam MILS 31/08/2002 State pays indemnity to Jewish community in Macedonia MILS 30/08/2002 Leader of PDP calls for inter-Albanian agreement to respect the Macedonian symbols of the state MILS 30/08/2002 Macedonian Helsinki Committee: "There are indications for planing forgery of elections" MILS 20/08/2002 VMRO DPMNE threats to expel ICG expert Edward Josef from Macedonia MILS 16/08/2002 Skopje and Tirana cleared up misunderstanding on citizenship to Macedonians abroad MILS 08/08/2002 Revision of citizenship could destabilize Macedonia MILS 07/08/2002 Macedonians from neighboring countries who received citizenship can vote MILS 06/08/2002 Macedonians in Albania got radio in their mother language MILS 05/08/2002 Macedonian Citizenship Given to Macedonian Emigrants and Minorities in Neighboring Countries MILS 05/08/2002 Macedonia and Serbia Agree on ASNOM Celebration in Serbian Monastery MILS 05/08/2002 Reply of the serbian church to letter of bishop Stefan - SOC will not acknowledge MOC MILS 30/07/2002 Letter from archepiscope Stefan to serbian patriarch Pavle - SOC wants to destroy and usurp MOC MILS 29/07/2002 Macedonians from Albania request teaching on macedonian language MILS 25/07/2002 DPA Finally Registered as Party; Leader Xhaferi Criticizes Implementation of Framework Agreement MILS 22/07/2002 Parties of the nationalities united in GAM MILS 19/07/2002 Journalists targets in Macedonia MILS 18/07/2002 Macedonian A1 TV Journalists Attacked by Government Party Members MILS 17/07/2002 Holy Synod of Macedonian Orthodox Church dismissed Bishop Jovan from his function MILS 08/07/2002 Macedonia's Ombudsman: "Not respecting of the norms became a rule" MILS 04/07/2002 Reactions to Secession of Macedonian Diocese from Macedonian Church MILS 25/06/2002 Bishop Jovan seceded eparchy of Veles and Povardarie from Macedonian Orthodox church MILS 24/06/2002 "Albanians do not want to separate from Macedonia" MILS 20/06/2002 "Macedonia has no need to change the name" (because of Greece) MILS 17/06/2002 "Eleftherotipia" [IOS] - at Rastanski Lozja, Macedonia Pakistani migrants which were traveling to Greece were killed, not terrorists of Al Kaeda MILS 08/05/2002 Macedonian Prime Minister Georgievski - Biggest enemy today can be found at certain institutions and media MILS 08/05/2002 "Permission for broadcasting temporarily deprived from 64 stations" (30/04/2002) MILS 05/05/2002 Albanian Archbishop mediates dispute betwen Macedonian and Serbian churches (24/04/2002) MILS 03/05/2002 Macedonia offers double citizenship of the Gorans in Kosovo and to Macedonians in Bulgaria (25/04/2002) MILS 03/05/2002 Macedonian Parliament - Optional religion lessons allowed in schools (24/04/2002) MILS 03/05/2002 Changes in Macedonia's citizenship law starting September MILS 23/04/2002 Bulgaria changes the relation towards Macedonian minority MILS 22/04/2002 "EU does not accept ethnical division of Macedonia" MILS 17/04/2002 Bulgaria will acknowledge Macedonian minority? MILS 12/04/2002 On Macedonia's Ombudsman MILS 09/04/2002 Macedonian media's distortion of GHM comments on State Department on Greece MILS 21/03/2002 European center on minority issues opened in Kumanovo MILS 28/02/2002 Macedonians in Bulgaria create new party MILS 19/02/2002 Trajkovski and Casule - Different approaches concerning name dispute with Greece MILS 15/02/2002 Helsinki Committee Criticizes Minister of Education HCHR-RM/MILS 14/02/2002 Helsinki Committee: Negotino students - Victims of political games MILS 06/02/2002 EU believes minister Boskovski hinders peace processes in Macedonia (with attacks against Helsinki Committee) MILS 31/01/2002 Serbian minority: Ethnic communities should be guaranteed one MP seat MILS 29/01/2002 International Roma Union responds to Amdi Bajram's accusations MILS 22/01/2002 Leader of Roma alliance Amdi Bajram accuses International Roma Union MILS 18/01/2002 Helsinki Committee condemns giving religious pendants to special police units MILS 11/01/2002 Macedonian media become instruments of propaganda (Helsinki Committee report) MILS 11/01/2002 Bishop Petar accuses president Trajkovski and Christian Sects MILS 08/01/2002 Macedonians in Albania demand their rights MILS 23/10/2001 Over 50% of Macedonians disapprove of the framework document MILS 07/09/2001 Reported platform of Macedonian minorities and diaspora MILS 29/08/2001 "Human Rights Watch" accuses Macedonian minister Ljube Boskovski MILS 29/08/2001 Roma MP aligned with Macedonians for unitary character of state MILS 24/07/2001 Helsinki Committee: Extremely negative human rights situation in Macedonia MILS 14/07/2001 More Albanians in state administration, less of other nationalities MILS 05/07/2001 Disputable preamble and constitutional articles MILS 19/06/2001 Following murder of Macedonian soldiers - Shops and houses of ethnic Albanians in Bitola blazing MILS 07/06/2001 Macedonians against , Albanians for changes of constitution MILS 06/06/2001 Secretariat for multiethnic coexistence created in Macedonia MILS 06/06/2001 Nova Makedonija on Minorities in Macedonia MILS 31/05/2001 Inter-ethnic Violence Escalates in Macedonia (Also Affecting Media) MILS 04/05/2001 Bulgaria's Macedonians: Progress and problems MILS 24/04/2001 Census postponed; Minority rights debated MILS 24/04/2001 Official start of construction of university of Southeastern Europe MILS 12/04/2001 Macedonian and Greek minority to boycott the census in Albania MILS 12/04/2001 Max Van Der Stoel : Fadil Sulejmani and Radicals from 'Tetovo University' support the Extremists MILS 26/03/2001 Constitutional Court Dissolves Bulgarians' Association "Radko" MILS 23/03/2001 Poverty in Macedonia hurts human dignity MILS 27/02/2001 Media Freedom Concerns in Macedonia MILS 19/02/2001 Reactions on alleged change of Macedonian church status: Greek-based priest threatens with schism MILS 14/02/2001 Serbia's Gorani Reported to Ask for Special Status of Join Macedonia MILS 13/02/2001 Nobel prize winner Elie Wiesel - The first Macedonian goodwill ambassador MILS 01/02/2001 240 unlicensed radio and TV stations in Macedonia MILS 31/01/2001 New Roma and Albanian/Macedonian Papers; Greek Takeover of TV Skopje MILS 18/01/2001 Protest of Macedonia private media against situation in broadcasting MILS 16/01/2001
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