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11 public figures refuse Macedonian president Ivanov’s amnesty

April 18, 2016April 18, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

Eleven out of 56 politicians, officials and former government officials, heads of communes and party leaders have rejected the decision by

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Europe 

Protests in Macedonia against Ivanov continue

April 17, 2016April 17, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia

Protesters in Skopje pelted the Macedonian capital’s triumphal arch with stones and eggs on the fifth night of protests demanding

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian to Macedonian president: Corruption should be investigated, not amnestied

April 14, 2016April 15, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia, Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has telephoned his counterpart in Skopje, Gjorge Ivanov, to express his country’s concerns about the political

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Europe 

Macedonia crisis: Bulgaria urges dialogue, end to violence

April 14, 2016April 15, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov has called on political leaders in Macedonia to resume political dialogue on solutions to the

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Europe 

Night of protests in Skopje, several wounded and injured

April 14, 2016April 14, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

A journalist and a wounded photo reporter injured, dozens of people arrested and damage to the Ministry of Justice and the

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Europe 

New clashes between migrants, Macedonian police

April 13, 2016 VOANews Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Macedonia

Macedonian police have fired tear gas and stun grenades at a crowd of migrants trying to climb a fence on

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Europe 

Protests in Skopje following the amnesty granted by President Ivanov

April 13, 2016April 13, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

Hundreds of citizens protested last night following the decision of the president of the Republic of Macedonia, Gjorge Ivanov. to

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Europe 

UNHCR: Idomeni violence ‘matter of great worry’

April 12, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Macedonia

The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has expressed concern about the April 10 violence at the border between

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Bulgaria 

Refugee crisis: Bulgaria sending further 300 military to border

April 11, 2016April 13, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Macedonia

Bulgaria is to deploy a further 300 military personnel to its borders to control the flow of refugees, Prime Minister

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