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JMBG Demands from OHR Inzko to Interfere in BiH Legal System

author: Dejan Georgievski

18/06/2013 - 21:49

Activism, Children, Ethics and Value Systems, Governance, Headnews, Human rights, Law, News, Politics, Rotator, Bosnia and Herzegovina

The citizens gathered around the #JMBG initiative demanded yesterday, June 17, 2013, in an open letter to the Office of the High Representative, from OHR Valentin Inzko to intervene in the legal system of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in accordance with his competences and powers and impose a...

Zagreb Pride 2013 – This is a Country for All

author: Dejan Georgievski

18/06/2013 - 05:46

Activism, Civil Rights, Gender, Headnews, Human rights, LGBT, News, Rotator, Croatia

More than 15,000 citizens gathered for the 12th Zagreb Pride which was held last Saturday, June 15, 2013, in Zagreb. The Pride, under the slogan “This is a country for all of us”, passed through the streets of Zagreb from the Square of Victims of Fascism, the Square of Croatian Greats, the Ban Jelačić Square to Zrinjevac Park.

Sarajevo Protesters Demand: Adopt Law on ID Number and Establish Fund for Children that need Medical Treatment Abroad

author: Sanela Gojak

13/06/2013 - 16:49

Headnews, Human rights, Rotator, Bosnia and Herzegovina

The protests in front of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina in which the citizens of BiH repeated their demands for immediate adoption of the Law on Unique Master Citizen Number (JMBG) that would allow for allocation of ID numbers to children born after February 12 of this year so they can get passports and health insurance, continued on Tuesday, June 11, 2013.

Web Application for Increased Transparency of Local Administrations Presented

author: Dejan Georgievski

12/06/2013 - 17:36

Corruption and Transparency, E-democracy, EngageMind, Governance, Headnews, Internet, News, Rotator, Macedonia

The Focus Foundation presented yesterday, June 11, 2013, in Veles, its new web application www.prioriteti.focus.org.mk which aims to improve and increase the interaction of the citizens with the municipal administrations to realize their rights, regulate their obligations and demand services from the...

Coverage of Non-Albanian Communities in Print Media Remains Low

author: Dejan Georgievski

12/06/2013 - 05:47

Civil society, Conflict resolution, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Hate Speech, Headnews, Information and Media, Media, Media and Civil Society>News, Minorities, Social exclusion, Rotator, Kosovo

The Institute for Development Policy (INDEP) organized a round-table discussion, on June 5, 2013, in which it presented the publication “Coverage of Minority Communities in the Print Media of Kosovo”.

NGO Launches Website to Monitor Unprofessional Media Reporting

author: Dejan Georgievski

11/06/2013 - 07:53

Digital newsroom, EngageMind, Ethics and Value Systems, Freedom of information, Headnews, Media, News, Rotator, Serbia

The Njuz.org civic association, under its “Media Literacy” Project, launched the www.posmatrac.rs website which aims to contribute to media pluralism, development of media literacy and increased critical awareness of consumers of news in Serbia.

Third Pride in Split Held in Peaceful and Relaxed Atmosphere

author: Dejan Georgievski

10/06/2013 - 20:04

Activism, Civil Rights, Discrimination, Hate Speech, Headnews, Human rights, LGBT, News, Rotator, Croatia

The 3rd Pride Parade in Split was held last Saturday, May 8, 2013, in a peaceful atmosphere, without incidents, allowing the participants – more than 500 of them – to focus, for the first time, on the actual demands of the LGBT community: the right to marriage, and not on riots and police security.

Sarajevo: Protests Over ID Numbers Continue

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09/06/2013 - 09:15

Activism, Children, Civil society, Corruption and Transparency, Democracy, Headnews, Human rights, Law, News, Rotator, Bosnia and Herzegovina

The two-day peaceful protests in front of the Building of State Institutions in Sarajevo that initially dissipated on Thursday night, when the citizens, mothers with new-born babies and pregnant women demanding urgent adoption of the Law on the Unique Master Citizen Number (JMBG) lifted their blockade of the BiH Parliament, continued on Friday, June 7, 2013.