Tag: Colourful revolution

The Constitutional Court today announced the agenda for their next session, which will be held on Wednesday. Including the proposed items that will be on the agenda, there will be no discussion on the constitutionality and legality of the Law on the Special Prosecutor's Office. United civil movements “I protest” and the “Colourful Revolution”, and the opposition, the SDSM, have...

Demonstrators from the "Colourful Revolution” on their Facebook profile published a new call for protests tomorrow at 18:00 in front of the Special Prosecutor's Office. "Citizens, we invite you on Friday, 10th of June at 18:00 to gather for a massive protest in front of our fortress - The Special Prosecutor's Office, to tell the authorities that we are counting...

Citizens have gathered 1.405 euros, 40 US dollars and 878,360 denars or in total, 15.528 euros at yesterday’s event at the cafe-bar “Izlet” in support of the protesters of the “Colourful Revolution” who have been fined or charged for taking part in protests. The “Colourful Revolution” stated that they are more than satisfied with the turn out at yesterday’s event...

The “Colourful Revolution” today at 12:00 noon blocked more crossroads than they had announced in the centre of Skopje today. Besides the three crossroads they had announced previously that they were going to block, they took more guerrilla-action, and also blocked the crossroad outside the Ministry of Economy, which came to a surprise to today's drivers. https://twitter.com/meta_agency/status/740487815021072384 Beforehand, police officers had...

"June the 6th has a strong meaning for us all, it is a date covered with blood and engraved in our memories. It was the day we learned exactly how cruel and brutal the government is when they tried to cover-up the murder of a child, Martin Neshkovski ", said the statements today by the “Colourful Revolution” and the...

Participants from the "Colourful Revolution" today marked the day for the June the 5th elections, which were cancelled after a majority boycott of the elections from all parties. They held elections anyway, a parody organised by guerrilla-style action by marking the cancelled elections with 'concrete'. They brought and set up a concrete polling booth, covered with a colourful ribbon and...

News has spread fast across Bitola that criminal charges will be filed against 26 protesters for throwing paint at the Municipality of Bitola building. This news is no surprise to the people of Bitola, however, it has enraged the citizens even more at the police’s actions. The police department in Bitola has not yet revealed the names or surnames of the...

SDSM leader Zoran Zaev, in an interview with news agency “Beta” which conveys news to the Serbian Public Broadcaster RTS, said that the Przhino Agreement can reaffirm that fair and democratic elections could be prepared and conducted as early as October. Zaev said the opposition, led by his party would win the elections. “Recent surveys suggest that the opposition is...

Citizens who protest and are part of the "Colourful revolution" and civil initiative "I protest" at 12:00 noon, blocked several crossroads in Skopje. The crossroads at “Bit Pazaar”, the Red Cross and Saint Clement of Ohrid, (the main Macedonian Orthodox Church in Skopje) were blocked by people carrying Macedonian flags and several vehicles with signs that read, "#I protest". "This...

The driver of the "pickup" from the “Colourful Revolution” was released this morning after he was detained last night. He was detained and charged with “damaging private property”, and during the search of his vehicle at “Prolet” police station, officers found packages of unpacked paint, children's water pistols and a roller. His lawyer has informed us, everything which was found...

Several workers today, up on cranes were cleaning the colours of the Parliament building left by the “Colourful Revolution”. Demonstrators have been protesting for a month and a half now over President Gjorgi Ivanov’s decision to grant pardons to politicians and their close associates. The House of Parliament has been targeted by protesters a few times, they have hurled balloons...

The leader of the SDSM party, Zoran Zaev and Vice President ,Radmila Shekerinska protested alongside the “Colourful Revolution” this evening, and even threw paint and the Ministry of Justice. The police cordon who guarded the Ministry allowed some protesters through, who were armed with paint pistols and sprayed the walls of the building with more colour. “We are here to...

I admitted to throwing paint and stated that I feel no guilt or remorse for my actions, said Uranija Pirovska, who is the Executive Director of the Helsinki Committee after her brief police interview at “Beko” police station. “I believe it is my right as a citizen of this country to protest because of what's happening to the country and...

Hundreds of citizens today all part of the “Colourful Revolution” hurled paint at the Government building, the Ministry of Justice and Parliament where they declared that they do not fear police questioning or the police recording them. The protest was held under the motto and banner “We have attitude instead of fear”. Activist Renata Jajoska and SDSM MP Lidia Dimova...

The European Union is following developments regarding the representatives of the Helsinki Committee in Skopje being called for police questioning. “We are closely following developments, however, we are currently not in a position to comment on individual cases”, said a senior EU official for “Meta”, responding to the police interrogations of the top representatives of the Helsinki Committee and professor...

Civil Initiative "I protest" today on its “Facebook” page, said that the government will not intimidate them with police interviews and called on citizens to take to the streets. "We will not give up from this struggle! We will not be intimidated by threats and pressure! Will not be intimidated by police interviews! We learned that tomorrow Uranija Pirovska has...

Professor Mirjana Najchevska confirmed for “Meta” today that she has received a summons for a police interview tomorrow morning at the “Beko” police station to give a statement. “I do not know what they will charge me with. I have done nothing more than protest peacefully. Perhaps the government is expecting protesters to become violent. After a month of protests,...

Pressure should be directed at the Mafia and Al Capone should not be expected to sit in government, he should go where all criminals go. This was one of the expanded requirements of the movement "I protest" that Bojan Maricic from the Macedonian Center for European Education announced at the protest in front of Parliament. He repeated the protesters' demands for...

The President of the Macedonian Helsinki Committee and well-known law professor at St. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Gordan Kalajdziev was fined 50 euros or he could do community service. He received this fine after he was questioned by police this morning regarding his participation in the “Colouful Revolution” movement. TV Telma reported that Kalajdziev was filed with a...

The President of the Macedonian Helsinki Committee and well known law professor at St. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Gordan Kalajdziev at 9:00 this morning was summoned for questioning by the police regarding his participation in the protests and the “Colourful Revolution” movement. Police officers waited for Kalajdziev outside his home, reported “Deutsche Welle”, and was then handed a...