9 May 2016
Today, Mariglen Demiri, a member of the Presidium of the Levica party has been called for questioning at the Public Prosecution Office (PPO) Skopje because of his participation in the protests and the damage inflicted on the people’s office of President Gjorge Ivanov. The Levica party has released a statement saying that due to this […]
7 May 2016
The “Colourful Revolution” tonight coloured the MRTV building and told the public broadcasting service it was the “End of Program”. The focus of today’s protest was MRTV, the public broadcasting service, and to send the message that it is a public service, and the responsibility of the public service is to the citizens, and not […]
4 May 2016
Former EU Ambassador to Macedonia, Erwan Fouéré joined protesters today as they traditionally began their protest march from outside the Special Prosecutor’s Office in Skopje. “I respect these people who protest with dignity against the violation of the rule of law, and against violations of human rights which take place in the country”, said the […]
4 May 2016
The ‘Colourful Revolution’ tonight splashed paint and coloured the ” Nova Makedonija “ building, where the State Election Commission (SEC) are located. They said that in such conditions, with this electoral roll, the election can not and will not take place. Before they started painting, demonstrators put on raincoats and lit signaling torches to protect […]
4 May 2016
Tonight, the Basic Court Skopje 1 tonight was painted in the colors of “Colourful Revolution.” Protesters at today’s demonstration, which traditionally start outside the Special Public Prosecutor’s Office, decided to start their protest in front of the corrupt judiciary. The demonstrators were met outside the courthouse by several lawyers, who stated they do not want […]
28 April 2016
Several hundred of citizens today at 15:00 informally gathered to protest in front of the Special Prosecutor’s Office. Although the civil initiative “I protest” did not schedule a protest today, citizens spontaneously came to express their anger against President Ivanov’s decision to pardon politicians and their close associates. The protest took place just in front […]
27 April 2016
Today, the civil initiative “I Protest” have organised protests in nine cities across the country again President Ivanov’s decision to pardon government officials and their close associates. Apart from Skopje, protests will be held in Strumica, Veles, Ohrid, Kicevo, Kavadarci, Bitola, Prilep and Radovish. “I Protest” in Skopje will be holding their 14th protest, which […]
26 April 2016
What has become known as the “Colourful Revolution” gave the Ministry of Justice and the Presidents Public Office another colourful paint job. Citizens are protesting against President Gjorgi Ivanov’s decision to pardon over 50 politicians. After paint bombing the two building, protesters moved towards the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia. Во боите на протестот […]
23 April 2016
Balloons with paint that probably were intended for the building of the Constitutional Court ended up on the lion sculptures at the beginning of Goce Delchev Bridge. A strong police cordon with armoured vehicles and members of the Rapid Deployment Unit (RDU) were on both lanes at the beginning of the bridge, and did not […]
23 April 2016
The civil initiative “I protest” are heading into their eleventh day of protests over President Ivanov’s decision to pardon 56 politicians giving them immunity from prosecution. The protest will begin at 18:00 in front of the SPO, and will continue to the Constitutional Court. “Today, we protest loudly against the regime, united with all our […]
23 April 2016
Today’s protests came to a peaceful end where the public are still demanding the resignation of President Gjorge Ivanov and the withdrawal of his decision to pardon politicians under investigation. The final destination of protesters organized by the association “I protest” again was the the government, but tonight they did not throw paint, they only […]
21 April 2016
A large number of police officers including members of special units were embedded at the Archbishop Cathedral of the Macedonian Orthodox Church in downtown Skopje to prevent a possible clash between the demonstrators from “I protest” and supporters from GDOM. Once the protest outside government came to a finish, protesters from the civil initiative “I […]
20 April 2016
The SDSM leader Zoran Zaev today once again showed that he does not care about the future of the Republic of Macedonia and its citizens, responded Ilija Dimovski from the VMRO-DPMNE regarding the SDSM leader Zoran Zaev’s speech at his press conference. Dimovski said that Zaev does not care about stability and does not care […]
20 April 2016
In a tense atmosphere after a brief clash between protesters and police in front of the Theatre “Comedy”, protests organized by civil society organizations came to an end. A small incident happened after the leader of ‘Dignity’ Stojanche Angelov, urged citizens to challenge the police, who, according to him, had no right to prevent citizens […]
18 April 2016
A delegation from the VMRO-DPMNE will attend the meeting of leaders of the four biggest parties in Macedonia to find a way out of the crisis, in Vienna on Friday which has been organized by the International Community. The party confirmed that they received the invitation from the three MEPs Ivo Vajgl, Eduard Kukan and Richard […]
18 April 2016
After a day without demonstrations, protesters today at 18:00 will be back on the streets. Today’s protest will begin outside the Special Prosecutor’s Office, but it is still unknown what route they will take. Protests have now been announced in Stip, Kocani and Bitola. The protest in Stip will begin at 18:00, before the Basic […]
17 April 2016
The civil movement “I protest” which has now lasted for five consecutive days organized by citizens protesting and demanding the the resignation of President Gjorge Ivanov due to his recent decision to pardon a large number of politicians under investigation, have decided that today, they shall not protest. The next protest is scheduled for tomorrow […]
13 April 2016
Citizens protesting against President Gjorge Ivanov’s decision to grant pardons to politicians, have returned from the Parliament building to the Public Office of the President again, but this time with stone, with which they demolished the building. After smashing all the windows of the building, the demonstrators entered the Presidents office and proceeded to smash computers, […]
13 April 2016
The group of protesters arrived in front of the Public Office of the President Gjorge Ivanov in the city center and bombarded the building with eggs. Protesters threw a smoke bomb, however, it did not cause any damage. Citizens threw stones at the office as well. Police did not allow the protesters to approach the […]
26 October 2015
“Todorov Resign”, Go away Nikola”,”Stop the dictatorship” and “Everyday at 6” were the slogans citizens shouted while they protested outside the main Government building under the protest motto “Enough!” “What we began on May the 5th, must continue because our demands were not met. We are witnessing the disintegration of our institutions, which reflects the […]
