Macedonia

On January 16, a group of women from Macedonia started sharing on social media their personal testimonies of sexual harassment committed by perpetrators in positions of power, using the hashtags #ISpeakUpNow – #СегаКажувам in Macedonian and #TaniTregoj in Albanian. Back then, this was the variation of the #MeToo campaign that gained attention in the Balkans. […]

BILJANA SEKULOVSKA A verdict pronounced on May 23, which sentences former Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski to two years in prison, reverberated like a bomb, not only at home, but across the entire region. The court sentenced him for “receiving rewards for illegal influence,” in relation to the purchase of a luxurious Mercedes in 2012, the […]

Despite being recognized as a nation, the Romani community in Macedonia continues to be socially excluded.

The mass student demonstrations and growing protest movement led by the Student Plenum have paved the way for broader anti-government protests.