Tag: counter-protest

This afternoon, VMRO-DPMNE held a protest in front of the prison in Shuto Orizari demanding freedom for the detained MPs including others, against whom the Basic Public Prosecution for fighting organized crime and corruption began an investigation for terrorism due to the violent attacks at the Parliament on the 27th of April. 'We gathered today to give support and...

Several members of the Citizens` Association for Defence of Macedonia (GDOM) appeared outside “Beko” police station at the protest, with banners against Mirjana Najchevska and Uranija Pirovska, where they are meant to be questioned this morning. The police cordon prevented minors from GDOM  approaching the demonstrators from the "Colourful Revolution" but, after a small verbal altercation with the police, they...

National Radio "Kanal 77" publicly condemned the behavior of GDOM supporters, who yesterday during their protest in Stip did not allow journalist, Vanja Micevska to report on the event. They are urging other news organizations to condemn the incident, which is one of many incidents where people have attempted to obstruct journalists from doing their job. "The participants from the counter protest...

Protesters from GDOM stopped a reporter from the national radio station “Kanal 77”, Vanja Micekvska from reporting on their protest. From the moment she joined them, she was told to leave and to cross over the river to the other part of the city. Micevska said that she showed her press credentials and asked if she could do her job without...

The Ministry of Interior (MOI) today will file criminal charges against the Mayor of Karpos and the President of the political party GROM, Stevco Jakimovski and against the President of the cities organization of the party, Alexander Trajanovski, because of yesterday's counter-protest outside the Constitutional Court, which, as announced this afternoon by the Interior Ministry, they purposely tried to derail...

Civil Platform "Ajde," cancelled their all night vigil before the Constitutional Court tonight due to security reasons tonight after it was allegedly announced that the ruling party were bringing people from across Macedonia in buses to the capital to counter the vigil protest. “ We believe that for security reasons, it is best to cancel vigil. We have been told...

We are here to defend the Constitutional Court, to defend the country stated the President of GROM, Stevce Jakimovski in front of the gathered citizens outside the Constitutional Court. He said the once abolished Zoran Zaev can not destroy the constitutional order of the Republic of Macedonia. “Now they are attacking Macedonia, when faced with the refugee crisis and there is...

Several hundred people gathered this afternoon before the Constitutional Court, they say,it is in defense of the institutions of the Republic of Macedonia. At the protest there were mostly young people and pensioners, who claimed that they had come voluntarily and and by their own initiative to defend the constitutional order of the country. Before the assembled citizens the President of...

A large group of mostly young Macedonians, a few hours ago took to the streets in a counter-protest, 500 metres from where the DUI supporters had set up camp yesterday with the request to withdraw the decision to build the 55-metre cross in Butel. Currently there is a strong police presence, and they are not allowing the group to reach the...

Information and ideas on counter-protests began to spread across social networks, but our sources unofficially say that the municipal committees of VMRO-DPMNE are increasingly preparing for a counter-protest. As they say, even lists for counter-protests are being prepared in the committees. Confirmation of this is the speech of Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski yesterday's appearance in the news on TV "Sitel"....