23 January 2020
As part of its program for fighting disinformation and false news that spreads across the borders in the Balkans and can be seen in the media in another state and in another language, Meta.mk has been regularly reporting what is currently occurring at similar services for checking facts and the fight against disinformation in the […]
19 November 2019
Bosansko-hercegovački servis za proveru činjenica i borbu protiv dezinformacija i lažnih vesti ”Raskrinkavanje“ u svom najnovijem tekstu piše o dezinformacijama proširenim u više medija, a koje su proizašle iz “Nezavisnih novina” o navodnim prisiljavanjima na seks, krađe, prodaju droge u Prihvatnom centru za migrante i izbeglice u Bihaću, BiH. Novinar “Raskrinkavanja” pokušao je da proveri […]
24 October 2018
The Commissariat for Refugees and Migration s in Serbia has issued a warning yesterday that fake news is spread on social networks about an alleged attack by a group of immigrants on a 17-year-old girl at the center of Belgrade. “This is not the first case of spreading fake news on social networks about migrants […]
4 September 2017
With 15 votes “for” and 9 “against,” the Council of the Municipality of Bitola decided today to call a referendum where the citizens of Bitola to state their opinion about the draft- strategy for migrants. A heated debate opened up about the date for holding the referendum. The opposition gave a proposal for the referendum […]
29 February 2016
This morning, a large group of migrants, who have been stranded at Idomeni, used a makeshift battering ram with which they managed to break through the wire fencing on the southern border with Greece, and enter onto the Macedonian side, so reports the “BBC“. The British state Broadcasting Company reported that on video footage from […]
10 February 2016
Around 250 buses and taxi drivers from Gevgelija at noon began a two-hour blockade at the border crossing point. They want to be involved in the transport of migrants after the recent deal they made with authorities. Besides blocking traffic in both directions at the border crossing, for an hour they also obstructed access to […]
8 February 2016
Another line of wired fence is being raised on the southern border by the Army of Macedonia to strengthen security along the border in the wake of the crackdown on leaks of refugees in to Europe. The network of wires is being set up intensively left and right of quota 59. ARM at the end […]
3 February 2016
In a video story broadcasted by the US television network CNN, from the Greek side of the border, one can clearly hear migrants chanting “Macedonia, Macedonia” while waiting at a petrol station near the Greek-Macedonia border-crossing Bogorodica / Idomeni. In the longer video one can see countless buses parked while migrants await registration and sign […]
26 December 2015
The deadlines for renewing the electoral roll have been missed. After all the abuse we found and we have only we scratched the surface around the way personal documents were issued by the MOI, who voted, it is more than clear that the existing voters’ list is disputable, with strong indications of criminal data within […]
19 December 2015
Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov held a meeting today with members of the Steering Committee, the Government body for Coordination for Crisis Management and members of staff from the Army of the Republic of Macedonia, about dealing with the refugee and migrant crisis. The meeting was held in order for President Ivanov to introduce members of […]
13 December 2015
In the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Interior (MOI) have issued a total of 3.422 confirmations to migrants. Of these, most are citizens from Syria, a total of 1,210, from Afghanistan a total of 1,018 migrants, and from Iraq a total of 1,194 . Since June 19, when the issuing of certificates began, and […]
12 December 2015
In the last 24 hours a total of 5255 migrants crossed the Greek border into Macedonia and have been issued with documentation for the intention for asylum application, from the Ministry of the Interior. Of the 5255 migrants, most are of Syrian origin, a total of 3,070, migrants from Afghanistan totalled 905, plus 1280 migrants […]
24 November 2015
The health of the ten migrants who sewed their lips has worsened. They took this course of action in protest because police did not let them cross the Greek-Macedonian border. Yesterday they did not eat or drink water. Today, there has been no new cases reported. Economic migrants from Iran, Pakistan, Somalia, Bangladesh, and Morocco […]
23 November 2015
Since the 19th of June until yesterday, 276,303 migrants have passed through Macedonia. Even with the announcements the EU have made, the country has only received 90,000 euros in aid, which amounts to roughly 20 denars per refugee, even though most European officials when passing through Skopje from Brussels always announce that they are doing […]
26 October 2015
Greece have agreed to accept and accommodate 50,000 refugees in its territory. Along side this, yesterday at the refugee crisis summit in Brussels, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras also accepted the condition to begin a better border-crossing cooperation to be able to cope better with the refugees passing through the Balkans, Athens, Skopje and Tirana. […]
29 August 2015
There will be sharper punishment for refugees and migrants who will cross the state border illegaly, says the Hungarian government following their proposal for a law. The government has proposed 13 measures for more efficient dealing with the wave of migrants. The laws include a three year prison sentence for migrants who are caught crossing […]
21 August 2015
The EU Commission has been introduced with the Macedonian government’s decision to declare an emergency situation for the south and north border zones and is in contact with government officials and UNHCR. -At this phase, the Commission is monitoring closely how events are developing and the measures which are undertaken now or later by the […]
19 August 2015
At the moment, nearby the train station in Gevgelija, crews are working on a resting area that can accommodate 160 people. The area will be intended for women, children and people who have become frail from the journey. The area will operate 24 hours and will be under constant police surveillance. There are going to […]
15 June 2015
To a call of the informal movement “I protest,” hundreds of citizens came out to the solidarity march which began in front of the Government, through Bit-pazar and ended at the Immigrant Reception Center in Gazi Baba, where hundreds of immigrants are accommodated, reports ”Radio MOF”. Activists read basic human rights in Arabic and Macedonian […]
13 June 2015
The growing number of refugees and immigrants who use less famous Western Balkan route, through which are trying to reach Europe, face major risks, including abuse, violence and accidents while moving on railroad tracks, warns United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). UN Refugee Agency yesterday announced that there is a big increase in the […]
