Greek Helsinki Monitor: On Macedonians in Greece

By David Edenden

The people at the Greek Helsinki Monitor are on the side of the angels. The devil lives here, here, here, and here!

Macedonians in Greece

Greece: New radio licensing law restricts minority media, says OSCE media freedom watchdog
Greek Helsinki Monitor (GHM)
29 July 2007

Greece: Dimitras interview to Macedonian daily 'Dnevnik' on human rights in Greece
Greek Helsinki Monitor (GHM)
23 April 2007

Restructuring of the Balkan and Greek Human Rights Lists and Web Pages from February 2007
Greek Heslinki Monitor
February 2007

Macedonia urges Bulgaria to positively resolve Macedonian minority issue
MILS
28 December 2006

Bulgaria: OMO Ilinden PIRIN open letter to the President of Bulgaria on massive member intimidation
OMO “Ilinden”-PIRIN
18 December 2006

Greece: Program and abstracts from KEMO conference on minority and migration phenomena
KEMO
8 December 2006

Bulgaria/Macedonia: Developments following Macedonian minority party ban
MILS
7 December 2006

Bulgaria: Police pressures Macedonian party "OMO Ilinden Pirin" members
MILS
6 December 2006

Bulgaria: EFA-Rainbow urges European Union to end discrimination of Macedonians in Bulgaria
EFA-Rainbow
5 December 2006

Bulgaria/Croatia/Cyprus/Greece/Macedonia/Romania/Slovenia/Turkey: On ECHR judgments' execution
Council of Europe
5 December 2006

Bulgaria: OMO Ilinden PIRIN condemns human rights violations against Macedonian minority
OMO Ilinden PIRIN
4 December 2006

Bulgaria: European Parliament rejects amendment on rights of Macedonians in Bulgaria
MILS
1 December 2006

Bulgaria: Right to self-determination - Only Macedonians can define themselves as minority
European Free Alliance (EFA)
29 November 2006

Bulgaria: Helsinki Committees denounce anti-minority rhetoric and discrimination in Bulgaria
International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHF)
21 November 2006

Greece: Harassment of rights defenders, minorities, HR Commissioner and judges upholding Roma rights
Greek Helsinki Monitor (GHM)
16 November 2006

Bulgaria rejects charges of discrimination against Macedonian party
MILS
16 November 2006

Greece: Macedonian primer promoted in Thessaloniki
MILS
15 November 2006

Bulgaria: European Parliament Greens condemn non-registration of Macedonian party
MILS
15 November 2006

Greece: Harassment and prosecution of human rights defenders – institutions – judges
Greek Helsinki Monitor (GHM)
13 November 2006

Greece: Promotion of Macedonian language primer in Athens
MILS
8 November 2006

Albania to publish election information in Macedonian
MILS
6 November 2006

Bulgaria insists on non-registration of Macedonian party 'OMO Ilinden Pirin'
MILS
6 November 2006

Bulgaria rejects registration of Macedonian party 'OMO Ilinden Pirin'
MILS
1 November 2006

Bulgaria: Sofia City Court refuses to register Macedonian political party OMO Ilinden ­ Pirin
FOCUS News Agency
31 October 2006

Macedonia's Foreign Ministry answer to Bulgaria and Greece: Minorities are not only internal issues
MILS
31 October 2006

Bulgaria/Greece: EU fails national minorities in Bulgaria and Greece
Macedonian Human Rights Movement International
30 October 2006

Greek news agency and media distort State Department position on Macedonian language and ethnicity
Greek Helsinki Monitor (GHM)
23 October 2006

Bulgaria: Appeal to international community to intervene on behalf of oppressed Macedonian minority
Macedonian Human Rights Movement International
22 October 2006

Greece & Bulgaria fail to comply on minority rights says Catalan MEP on Macedonian minorities
European Free Alliance/Eurolang
20 September 2006

Bulgarian media sets new low for publicly sanctioned racism against Macedonians
Macedonian Human Rights Movement International
19 September 2006

Bulgaria: MHRMI condemns defamation of ethnic Macedonians by Bulgarian media
Macedonian Human Rights Movement International
14 September 2006

Balkans: New book on media and minorities in South East Europe
South East Europe Media Organisation
6 September 2006

Bulgaria: Bulgarian authorities must respect freedom of assembly for Macedonian commemoration
Macedonian Human Rights Movement International
21 July 2006

Greece/Macedonia/Australia: Makedonska Iskra project well advanced
Pollitecon Publications
4 July 2006

Bulgaria: MHRMI condemns Bulgaria's racist coverage of Macedonian party congress
Macedonian Human Rights Movement International
28 June 2006

Bulgaria: Macedonian party holds inaugural meeting
MILS
26 June 2006

Greece: President denies existence of Macedonian minority in Greece
Macedonian Human Rights Movement International
21 May 2006

Greece/Macedonia: Presidents Papoulias and Crvenkovski on Macedonina minority in Greece
MILS
19 May 2006

Greece/Bulgaria: EFA - Rainbow participated in the 25th Anniversary of European Free Alliance
European Free Alliance - Rainbow
15 May 2006

Europe: Internet Bibliography on National Minorities (prepared by CoE FCNM Secretariat)
Secretariat of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
21 April 2006

Bulgaria: UMO “Ilinden” PIRIN protests harassment of Macedonians
UMO “Ilinden” PIRIN
19 April 2006

Bulgaria/Macedonia: Macedonians' rights in Bulgaria violated for a considerable period of time
MILS
19 April 2006

Bulgaria/Macedonia: Tensions in Sadanski's grave - Macedonians stopped by Bulgarian nationalists
MILS
17 April 2006

Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, and Croatia IHF 2006 Annual Report chapters posted
International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHF)
7 April 2006

Bulgaria: Committee of Minister resolution on FCNM implementation
Council of Europe
5 April 2006

Bulgaria: Bulgarian Helsinki Committee Annual Report for 2005
Bulgarian Helsinki Committee
5 April 2006

Greece: The Macedonian minority in Greece - MHRMI 2006 annual report
Macedonian Human Rights Movement International (MHRMI)
2 April 2006

Greece: Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner report on human rights in Greece
Greek Helsinki Monitor (GHM)
30 March 2006

Greece: Human Rights Commissioner report on Greece
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights
29 March 2006

Greece: Human rights defenders’ harassment in 2005 – The Observatory report
Greek Helsinki Monitor (GHM) - Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders
28 March 2006

Greece: European Free Alliance Youth Coordinator visits EFA-RAINBOW
European Free Alliance - Rainbow
22 March 2006

Greece: Regarding the recent US State Department Report on Human Rights Practices in Greece
European Free Alliance - Rainbow
16 March 2006

Greece: US State Department continues to misrepresent the Macedonian minority in Greece
Macedonian Human Rights Movement International (MHRMI)
10 March 2006

Greece: Macedonian minority party EFA-Rainbow brings Greek Foreign Ministry slanderers to justice
European Free Alliance- Rainbow
21 February 2006

Greece's Macedonians ask Macedonian governments not to interfere in defense of minority rights
MILS
1 February 2006

Macedonia/Greece: Macedonia must back banished Macedonians from Greece
MILS
24 January 2006

Macedonia/Greece: US legislative bodies on Macedonia's name and culture
MILS
26 December 2005

Greece: New Articles on Pollitecon.com web site on Macedonians
Pollitecon Publications
18 December 2005

Macedonia/Greece: Relations between Macedonian and Greek Orthodox Church get warmer?
MILS
16 December 2005

Greece/Turkey: There should be no allowance for Reciprocity in Greek-Turkish minorities
Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF)
13 December 2005

Macedonia/Greece: Greek ambassador walks out when EU representative uses the 'M' word
MILS
12 December 2005

Greece: Macedonian party to file complaint against Greek officials for distorting its positions
European Free Alliance - Rainbow
5 December 2005

Greece/Macedonia: Another act in the theater of the absurd
MILS
2 December 2005

Greece: Macedonian minority party in UN conference & excluded from meeting with Greek diplomat
European Free Alliance- Rainbow
2 December 2005

Greek-Turkish entente against minority rights – Greece attacks CoE CM, FCNM, and NGOs
Greek Helsinki Monitor (GHM)/Minority Rights Group-Greece (MRG-G)
28 November 2005

Balkans: US State Department 2005 report on religious freedom
US Department of State
10 November 2005

Greece: Ministry refuses to meet Macedonian minority at linguistic diversity meeting
Eurolang
9 November 2005

Bulgaria/Greece: Landmark ECHR judgments on freedom of association and assembly of Macedonians
Greek Helsinki Monitor (GHM)/Minority Rights Group-Greece (MRG-G)
23 October 2005

Greece: Brief dialog between Macedonian minority representative and Greek ambassador at OSCE
Rainbow
21 October 2005

Greece/Bulgaria: ECHR to publish judgments on applications by Macedonians on 20 October 2005
European Court of Human Rights
14 October 2005

Greece: Rainbow's presentations in the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting of the OSCE
European Free Alliance - Rainbow
7 October 2005

Greece: Human rights of foreigners and minorities violated on the margins of society
Amnesty International
5 October 2005

Greece: Statements to OSCE meeting on minorities in Greece
Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF)
1 October 2005

Greece: National Minorities - Greek NGO statement to the OSCE HDIM 2005 meeting
Greek Helsinki Monitor/Minority Rights Group-Greece
28 September 2005

Serbia: Obstruction to new Macedonian and Montenegrin Orthodox churches
Forum 18
15 September 2005

Greece: Condemnation of Greece's continued blacklisting of ethnic Macedonians
Macedonian Human Rights Movement International (MHRMI)
2 September 2005

Greece/Hungary: Exhibition on life of Greek children refugees in Hungary during Greek civil war
Office for National and Ethnic Minorities
30 August 2005

Greece: Reactions to censorship of article on Macedonian minority & language by daily «Makedonia»
Greek Helsinki Monitor
30 August 2005

Greece: Greek EBLUL on censorship by Greek daily of article on Macedonian minority and language
Greek Member State Committee of the European Bureau for Lesser Used Languages
17 August 2005

Greece: Newspaper censors article on Macedonian minority and language
IFEX/Greek Helsinki Monitor (GHM)
15 August 2005

Greece/Macedonia: Greece-born Macedonians allowed to visit birthplace in Florina (Lerin) area
MILS
15 August 2005

Serbia/Macedonia: Condemnation of Minister's statement on construction of Macedonian churches
Macedonian Human Rights Movement International
13 August 2005

Greece: NGO-state exchange on Turkish and Macedonian minorities in Greece at the UN
Western Thrace Minority University Graduates Association/Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs
30 May 2005 (posted 9 July 2005)

Bulgaria: Macedonian minority in Bulgaria launch EU campaign
Eurolang
30 June 2005

Albania: Helsinki Committee comments on the ECRI report on Albania
Albanian Helsinki Committee (AHC)
15 June 2005

Albania/Croatia/Poland/Sweden/United Kingdom: ECRI releases reports
Council of Europe
14 June 2005

Greece: Macedonian TV journalists refused accreditation to film in northern Greece
IFEX/Reporters sans frontières (RSF)
9 June 2005

Greek authorities refuse to issue visas to three Macedonian journalists
IFEX/International Press Institute (IPI)
6 June 2005

Macedonian diaspora leaders met UN envoy Matthew Nimetz
Macedonian Human Rights Movement of Canada
20 May 2005

Albania/Bosnia/Denmark: Opinions and conclusions on minority rights by Council of Europe
Council of Europe
11 May 2005 (posted 19 May 2005)

Greece: On Prime Minister Karamanlis statement on minority rights and respect of ECHR rulings
Greek Member State Committee of EBLUL
17 May 2005

Greece: Inhuman refusal of entry and denaturalization of ethnic Macedonians in Greece
European Free Alliance - Rainbow
16 May 2005

Greece: 50th FUEN-Congress of Nationalities on Macedonian minority
European Free Alliance - Rainbow
9 May 2005

Greece: UN recommendations on discrimination towards minorities and concerns on forms of violence
Greek Helsinki Monitor/Minority Rights Group-Greece
18 April 2005 (posted 7 May 2005)

Albania: Macedonians formed political party
MILS
4 May 2005

Greece/Macedonia/Australia: AMHRC calls on Australian PM to clarify pro-Greek statement
Australian Macedonian Human Rights Committee (AMHRC)
28 April 2005

Bulgarian authorities interfere with Macedonian commemoration
Macedonian Human Rights Movement of Canada
27 April 2005

Bulgaria: Report on the Macedonian minority
Macedonian Human Rights Movement of Canada (MHRMC)
14 April 2005

Albania: Report on the Macedonian minority
Macedonian Human Rights Movement of Canada (MHRMC)
14 April 2005

Bulgarian authorities hinder upcoming Macedonian commemoration
Macedonian Human Rights Movement of Canada
8 April 2005

Greek state TV airs previously banned program exposing persecution of Macedonian minority
EBLUL-Greece (with GHM & MRG-G note)
28 March 2005

Greece: UN HRC list of issues taken up during consideration of Greek state initial report
UN Human Rights Committee
December 2004 (posted 28 March 2005)

Greece: Initial state report to the UN Human Rights Committee
UN Human Rights Committee (Greek state submission)
April 2004 (posted 28 March 2005)

Greece: Note to the UN HRC on developments on previously censored state TV program
Greek Helsinki Monitor/Minority Rights Group-Greece
28 March 2005

Greece: UN HRC, in reviewing report by Greece, voices concerns over rights of minorities, foreigners
United Nations
22 & 23 March 2005

Greek state television bans program that exposes persecution of Macedonian minority
Greek Member State Committee of EBLUL
23 March 2005

IPI World Press Freedom Review on Greece 1998 - 2004
International Press Institute (IPI)
22 March 2005

Greece: Note to UN HRC on EBLUL-Greece statement on Greek state TV censorship
EBLUL-Greece (distributed to UN HRC by Greek Helsinki Monitor/Minority Rights Group-Greece)
23 March 2005

Greece: Presentation to the UN HRC on Greece’s compliance with the ICCPR
Greek Helsinki Monitor/Minority Rights Group-Greece
22 March 2005

Greece: Alternative NGO Report to the UN Human Rights Comittee
Greek Helsinki Monitor/Minority Rights Group-Greece
February 2005 (posted 15 March 2005)

Greece/Macedonia: Rainbow letter to EU Council of Foreign Ministers on Macedonian minority
European Free Alliance - Rainbow
26 April 2005

EBLUL-Greece on the Nimitz proposal on the name of the Republic of Macedonia
Greek Member State Committee of EBLUL
17 April 2005

Greece: Report on the Macedonian minority
Macedonian Human Rights Movement of Canada (MHRMC)
14 April 2005