Tag: protest
Macedonia 13.11.21 | 22:05

Protest against over-development in the Mavrovo ski resort

Citizens of Mavrovo held a protest against the rising cases of new tourist developments – buildings, hotels and villas, which they say are destroying the unique area around the mountainous artificial lake and the ski resort. An incident happened last week when a local citizen tried to prevent construction...
Macedonia 13.11.21 | 21:44

Protest in Bitola in support of a police officer sacked and sentenced to prison over an incident with a group of Roma citizens

Large scale protests took place in Bitola today, where the court sentenced a police officer to a year in prison and cost him his job, over an attack on several drunken Roma citizens. Goce Petkovski was filmed kicking three Roma citizens last September in a case that caused outrage and protests from local...
Macedonia 19.09.21 | 19:22

VMRO condemns the arrest of protesters in Tetovo, insists there must be accountability after the deadly hospital fire

VMRO-DPMNE condemned the response against the protesters in Tetovo on Friday, where distraught families demanded accountability for the deadly fire in the local Covid hospital that killed 15 people. Five protesters were arrested as police prevented them from gathering in front of the DUI party office...
Macedonia 17.09.21 | 22:38

Two arrests and four officers injured in the Tetovo protests

Two arrests and four injured is the aftermath of the protests in Tetovo today, where families of the patients killed in the catastrophic Covid hospital fire, and hundreds of citizens, tried to rally in front of the DUI party office. A police unit tried to stop them, which led to clashes. Two men, a 52...
Macedonia 17.09.21 | 18:22

Chaotic scenes in Tetovo show that DUI is losing popular support

Citizens of Tetovo notably sided with the protesters today, during a demonstration aimed at the office of the DUI party and the city hall. Protesters demanded accountability from DUI, its leader Ali Ahmeti and Mayor Teuta Arifi, as well as from the Zaev regime, for the catastrophic fire in the Tetovo...
Macedonia 17.09.21 | 14:50

People throw eggs at the building of the Municipality of Tetovo, demand the resignation of the mayor and the Government

Outraged citizens gathered in front of the building of the Municipality of Tetovo, and in front of them spoke Blerim Ahmeti, ie the organizer of the protest, who demanded the resignation of the mayor of Tetovo, Teuta Arifi and the Government, writes portalB.mk. Protesters placed a banner in front of...
Macedonia 12.09.21 | 13:15

Dame Gruev neighborhood residents stage a protest

The residents of Luka Gerov Street from the settlement of Dame Gruev are staging Sunday a protest, blocking the street starting at 12:30 h. As they say, the reason for this protest is that for a month the citizens living on the street are facing a dug up street and their vehicles are being destroyed...
Macedonia 01.09.21 | 15:06

Radovis residents burn SDSM membership cards and party flag at protest, dissatisfied with the nominated candidate for mayor

Dissatisfied members of SDSM from Radovis, supporters of the current mayor Gerasim Konzulov, protested Tuesday against the party’s nomination of the new candidate for mayor Kole Carakciev. According to the local television “Cobra”, protesters set the party flag and their membership...
Macedonia 01.09.21 | 11:18

Fresh protest against the construction of a migrant center

The residents of the Skopje village of Bardovci will stage Wednesday fresh protest against the construction of a reception center for foreigners near their settlement. Namely, they demand relocation of the center and stopping the construction. According to them, the construction of the center will disturb...
Balkans 30.08.21 | 10:51

Thousands of vaccine opponents gather against Greece’s Covid policy

Thousands of vaccine opponents took to the streets in two Greek cities on Sunday to demonstrate against the government’s coronavirus policies. Local media outlets estimated that 3,000 people took part in Athens, and more than 5,000 in the northern port city of Thessaloniki. Some 200 people broke away...
Macedonia 19.08.21 | 21:52

Minor incidents during the protest of opponents of vaccine enforcement

Several small incidents occurred during today’s protest of citizens who oppose the strict new vaccine regulations in downtown Skopje. Participants in the protest hogged the microphone in front of the Government building, which led to several tussles and a lot of shouting. Organizers accused inflitrators...
Macedonia 17.08.21 | 17:20

Media Agency condemns rude conduct toward journalists during the protest on Sunday

The AVMU news agency condemned the conduct of protesters on Sunday, when news crews were shouted at. We condemn all forms of denigration and verbal attacks on the press and we ask that the dignity of the journalist profession is honored, the agency said. The protest was held to resist the expanding vaccine...
Macedonia 17.08.21 | 17:07

Call for protest as the start of the school year remains uncertain

Calls for protests are spreading on a widely used Facebook group of parents of school-age children, as uncertainty grows over whether the school year will begin in September. Macedonia conducted the last school year mostly online, and Education Minister Mila Carovska insisted that this year it will be...
Macedonia 15.08.21 | 22:16

Protest against the new Covid-19 restrictions

Under the motto “No to Forced Vaccination”, a protest was staged in Skopje on Sunday against the restrictions due to take effect tomorrow, according to which only people who have received a vaccine and those who recovered from COVID-19 over the past 45 days are allowed to enter bars and restaurants. A...
Macedonia 08.08.21 | 19:31

Protest against government’s new Covid measures announced

A major protest against the new Covid measures has been announced for August 15 in front of the Parliament building. According to the announcement, the protest is non-partisan and all citizens of the Republic of Macedonia are invited, regardless of religion and nation. On August 15 (Sunday) in Skopje,...
Macedonia 04.08.21 | 11:07

Coalition for Persons with Disabilities to stage a protest in front of government building

The Coalition for Persons with Disabilities will stage a protest march on August 9 at 7pm starting from the government building to the Parliament building. With this event we ask for your support for the realization of the rights of equality, dignified life and active involvement in the overall economic,...
Macedonia 29.07.21 | 18:01

Bardovci residents protest against the construction of a migrant center on the outskirts of the settlement

By blocking the road leading to their settlement, the residents of Bardovci protested Thursday against the construction of a migrant reception center near the village. They complain that the institutions ignore their requests to be informed about what kind of center it is, how many people will be accommodated...
Macedonia 20.07.21 | 23:06

Government snubs protest meant to raise awareness for the handicapped citizens

The protest organized by handicapped citizens in downtown Skopje today was notably ignored by politicians and state leaders. It included citizens with disabilities and parents with children who suffer from rare diseases. The number of protesters was low, which organizers attribute to the stigma these...
Macedonia 20.07.21 | 20:18

Citizens with disabilities protest in Skopje

Citizens with disabilities protested today in front of the Government and Parliament building, to demand that greater attention is paid to their needs. Some of the protesters named the lack of medicine needed to treat their conditions as the reason for the protest. Only VMRO-DPMNE member of Parliament...
Macedonia 20.07.21 | 20:14

Protest in Skopje’s Zhelezara after a tragic traffic accident

Citizens from Skopje’s Zhelezara district protested today to demand stricter upholding of traffic rules on their main street. A 45 year old woman was killed last week when a speeding driver in an Audi hit her, in what was one of three tragic accidents in the capital in a matter of weeks. Citizens...
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