Tag: hate speech

Since the new legislative amendments to the Criminal Code for Hate Speech came into force in February 2014, the Skopje Criminal Court has only charged two individuals with a fine over hate speech. The number of fines is very small in comparison to the 341 cases recorded on the digital platform "Report and Resist Hate Speech" in the same period, while...

The Public Prosecutor's Office in Prilep is investigating the facts and gathering evidence in regard to the attacks and hate speech that took place during the celebration of the state holiday at Meckin Kamen, reports the PPO. "The prosecution has received criminal charges filed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs - SIA Bitola against two individuals and other unknown individuals...

The Government has condemned hate speech directed at victims of the fire in Athens via social networks, said government spokesman, Mile Bosnjakovski, while responding to a journalist’s question whether a certain procedure would be initiated against those people. “We express are condolences with the victims in Greece. Hate speech is not acceptable for Macedonia as a modern state whose aspirations...

A lot of people have become more aware of the real impact of the Internet on our societies, economies and personal well-being, i.e. they are conscious of the fact that "how healthy the Internet is" is not only a technical issue but also a "human", the "Internet Health Report 2018" says, prepared by the Mozilla Foundation. According to the report,...

Representatives of the Association of Journalists of Macedonia had a meeting today with public prosecutor Ljubomir Joveski, where they talked discussed improving the mutual cooperation for issues of common interest. The prosecution informs that AJM president Naser Selmani expressed concern that in Macedonia there is a policy of impunity regarding violence against journalists. Selmani asked Joveski that the Public Prosecutor's...

The Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs of Albania today condemned the hate speech against Albanians which was drawn on concrete walls in a public space in Bitola and urged the Macedonian authorities to investigate the case. It is about the facade of a building in Bitola, and on the wall, it says, "Death to Shiptars", written in Macedonian and...

The goal of the Government is to create space and mechanisms where the media can self-regulate, because they should not be the author of media reforms, said Minister of Information Society and Administration, Damjan Mancevski at today's debate on the draft Law on Audio and Audiovisual Media Services, which the Government organized as a continuation of the current debate...

With regret, I have to report that an increasing number of hate speech in recent years has been on the rise, which is very worrying, and I urge the institutions to prevent it, said the Ombudsman, Ixhet Memeti, while presenting the annual report on human rights in Macedonia in 2016. At the same time, the Ombudsman warned of the huge...

We need to see in the very next day's serious and responsible statesmanship by the relevant institutions to enable a swift formation of a new and solid coalition. That is the only way to get back onto the EU path – which is what your citizens want and deserve. This was the conclusion from the joint statement by European Commissioner...

The Ambassador of the Netherlands, Wouter Plomp appeared as a guest on the show "360 degrees", and stated all countries whose ambassadors had obituaries published on the social network "Imgur," called Macedonian ambassadors in their countries and requested an explanation about this diplomatic scandal. “Honestly, when I first saw them, I wasn’t bothered too much. But when the ministry became...

The European Commission today urged the public not to put pressure on the State Election Commission and the judiciary. “The Commission notes the preliminary results and the outcome of the complaints and awaits now the outcome of the appeal processes. The relevant national authorities, including the State Election Commission and the Courts, should be allowed to work unhindered, free from...

Yesterday, the leader of the VMRO-DPMNE Nikola Gruevski held separate meetings with US Ambassador Jess Baily, EU Ambassador Samuel Žbogar and the Ambassador of Norway, Arne Sannes Bjørnstad, where they discussed the results of the early parliamentary elections, the expectations of the new parliament and government, the work of the State Election Commission as well as the hate speech...

Last night during a protest by supporters of the VMRO-DPMNE before the State Election Commission, where members were reviewing complaints and objections made by the parties during the elections, on social networks, lists of names and addresses appeared of some of the protesters from the "Colourful Revolution". Along with the lists, there were calls urging VMRO-DPMNE supporters to "visit"...

Prosecutor Jasmina Kostevski Zdravevska from the Public Prosecutor's Office in Skopje, has denied the request for criminal prosecution against Milenko Nedelkovski for spreading hate speech and threatening the safety of the citizens who support and work at the Association of Journalists of Macedonia (AJM) and the Independent Union of Media and Media Workers (SSNM). “To our great surprise, the prosecutor...

A parent of a child attending primary school "Johan Heinrich Pestaloci" in Skopje got in touch with school authorities because of the graffiti he saw with hate speech on one of the entrances into the playground, near the sports hall. After the the parent intervened explaining that it is wrong for children to see daily messages of hate speech on...

Instead of freedom of expression, there is hate speech in Macedonia, say representatives of the NGOs who participated on the debate titled "Freedom of Speech" in Tetovo today. Insults and calumnies suffered from different categories of citizens rarely come to the court, said civic activist Bekim Asani. - The hate speech is widespread in Tetovo. Given the diversity of the population...

OSCE Mission reacted with a letter to the Council on Ethics in the media regarding the statement of Milenko Nedelkovski given at an event of "Civil Movement of Macedonia" on 26th of February in Kavadarci, as well as with his regular weekly broadcast on TV "Kanal 5", reported today the Council through a written statement to the public,...