macedonian-president-meets-recom-advocate
26 Oct 12 Macedonian President Meets RECOM Advocate

Following a RECOM publicity campaign, in which postcards were sent to Balkan presidents, the Macedonian president Gjorge Ivanov has held a meeting with a leading RECOM advocate.

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shortened-procedure-for-macedonia-s-army-law
17 Oct 12 Macedonia Albanians Vow to Foil Army Law

The Macedonian government's ethnic Albanian junior partner says it will foil any attempts by the main ruling party to get the controversial army law passed through a shortened procedure.



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ex-albanian-insurgent-dies-in-macedonian-prison
04 Oct 12 Ex Albanian Insurgent Dies in Macedonian Prison

Ibrahim Sulejmani, a 39 year-old former commander of the disbanded Albanian guerrilla force that fought the short lived 2001 Macedonian conflict, has died on Wednesday in a Macedonian prison.

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macedonia-albanians-filibuster-over-army-law
25 Sep 12 Macedonia Albanians Filibuster over Army Law

Logjam over army law continues in parliament, where the government's ethnic Albanian junior partner is blocking adoption through marathon speeches.

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macedonian-army-law-divides-legislators-along-ethnic-line
06 Sep 12 Macedonian Army Law Reveals Ethnic Split Among MPs

A debate in parliament over a controversial law on armed forces exposed predictable divisions between ethnic Macedonians who support it and Albanians who oppose it.

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macedonia-launches-session-over-disputed-military-law
05 Sep 12 Macedonia Albanians to Block Parliament Over Army Law

Ethnic Albanian party threatens to block the work of parliament with hundreds of amendments if the ruling party pushes on with a controversial law on the armed forces.

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macedonian-lustration-again-disputed-before-court
04 Sep 12 Macedonian Lustration Again Disputed Before Court

Macedonia’s new Lustration Law, aimed at rooting out former police collaborators, may encounter the fate as the previous one, as key provisions are again contested before the Constitutional Court.

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missing-person-s-families-left-in-the-dark
30 Aug 12 Missing Persons’ Families Left in the Dark

The families of missing persons agree with Amnesty International’s assessment that the lack of progress in finding their loved ones is a result of the fact that war crimes perpetrators still wield political influence.

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controversial-military-law-tests-macedonia-coalition
27 Aug 12 Controversial Military Law Tests Macedonia Coalition

Albanian party’s threat to quit faces crucial test as ruling party pushes on with a law that it bitterly opposes.

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macedonian-defense-minister-takes-heat-over-memorialization-incident
16 Aug 12 Macedonian Minister Slated For Honouring Albanian Fighters

President criticises Defence Minister for laying flowers before a war memorial to ethnic Albaian fighters killed in 2001.

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macedonian-ngo-chief-to-sue-lustration-body
13 Aug 12 Macedonian NGO Chief to Sue Lustration Body

The head of the Open Society Institute – Macedonia, Vladimir Milcin, will sue the Lustration Commission and its head, Tome Adziev, for wrongfully naming him a Communist-era police informant.

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macedonian-lustration-commissions-names-informants-again
31 Jul 12 Macedonian Lustration Body Names Informants

The Macedonian Lustration Commission named 11 people as collaborators with the former police and state security agencies on Monday, under the newly adopted Lustration Law.

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macedonian-president-sued-over-lustration-law
24 Jul 12 Activist Sues Macedonian President Over Lustration Law

A human right activist is suing President Gjorge Ivanov for approving the new Lustration law that some rights groups deem unconstitutional.

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macedonian-lustration-body-asks-experts-help
23 Jul 12 Macedonia Lustration Body Seeks Expert Aid

Unsure how to implement key parts of Macedonia's new Lustration Law, the Commission tasked with enforcing it is seeking experts' help.

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macedonian-politics-blamed-for-failed-election-of-judges
19 Jul 12 Macedonian Politics Blamed for Failed Election of Judges

Macedonia has failed to elect new judges, including the head of the Supreme Court, after disagreements within the ruling coalition over which candidates to support.

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