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CIVIL Press Conference on July 11, 1 pm, at Park Residence Hotel (behind Skopje Stadium)
A presentation on the initiative “Vote”, the campaign against fake news and hate speech, as well as the report from CIVIL’s long-term monitoring, will be held tomorrow, Saturday, July 11, ... -
“Vote!” – CIVIL’s new initiative for civic participation and voter turnout
CIVIL has launched the initiative “Vote” on the social networks, in order to encourage citizens to use their right to vote and to vote on July 15. The elections have caught us in ... -
In one week, political parties have “enriched” the campaign with 181 new videos and advertisements ...
CIVIL’s monitoring on the financing of the election campaign has determined that in the past seven days of the election campaign, more specifically, from last Monday to midnight Sunday, the ... -
CIVIL Press Conference on election campaign of political parties
Fake news, disinformation and hate speech in the election process, premature start of the election campaign, political financing, coronavirus protection measures, CIVIL’s messages and monitoring, are topics that will be ... -
CIVIL’s office target of vandalism with threatening and insulting messages
CIVIL’s office again is a target of vandalism with threatening and insulting messages. The panel in the little courtyard behind the office of the organization that is used for meetings ... -
CIVIL calls for maximally respecting the right to vote and the coronavirus protective measures
Ahead of the early parliamentary elections on July 15, CIVIL calls on all participants in the election process to maximally respect the good electoral practices, democratic standards and legal regulations ... -
SCAN – POLITICAL VIDEO MAGAZINE: LEADERS AND…
In North Macedonia one of the political “specialties”, aside from early parliamentary elections, is of course also the culture of leaders’ meetings. -
CIVIL strongly condemns the hate speech by Konstantin Plevnes
CIVIL most strongly condemns the attacks, slanders and threats that these days Konstantin Plevnes, Professor at ЕСРА, has referred to Professor Katerina Kolozova and her friends. Even more so because ... -
Fifth anniversary of the biggest civil protest in Macedonian history (May 17, 2015)
Exactly five years ago, the biggest civil protest against Nikola Gruevski’s regime was held on May 17, 2015. According to estimations of foreign media, between 70 to 100 thousand citizens took ... -
One year from CIVIL's demand for cancellation of privileges of officials
What grew from a CIVIL announcement into an #End Profligacy Initiative that was supported by thousands of citizens exactly one year ago, on May 17, 2019, was incorporated into demands ... -
CIVIL intensifies its election monitoring
CIVIL announces that it has decided to intensify its monitoring from today. Part of the long-term observers, who were deactivated because of the postponement of the elections due to the ... -
On Europe Day, CIVIL calls for defence, advancement and promotion of European values
CIVIL congratulates all citizens of the Republic of North Macedonia and Europe on Europe Day. -
Joint statement by the civil society actors from the Western Balkans on COVID-19 pandemic
As the coronavirus continues to spread across our countries and regions, we are all concerned about the severe consequences of the pandemic on our daily lives, as well as about ... -
CIVIL congratulates May 1: The pandemic and economic crisis must not be an excuse of ...
CIVIL congratulates all workers in the Republic of North Macedonia and the world on May 1st. This day is dedicated to the workers’ protest and to the loud demands to ... -
SCAN – political magazine: How to tackle cyber-attacks during election time
Even though seemingly invisible, cyber-attacks have shown to be an excellent mechanism in the run-up to elections. What are cyber-attacks, how do they affect the work of the media, what ... -
CIVIL: Stop hate speech and fake news!
CIVIL, as an organization for human rights and freedoms, is reacting sharply to the increased intensity of fake news and hate speech being published in the media and on the ... -
SCAN – political magazine: Fake news – enemy of democracy!
We are “bombarded” with misinformation, fake news or half-truths every day. Fake news are literally coming from every segment and are spread by so many. This turns on the alarm ... -
SCAN – political magazine: Alara – a child, discriminated and expelled from school in Kocani
Esma Rustemova, the mother of little Alara Rustemova, says that the teacher Ljupco Gorgiev in the primary school of “Rade Kratovce” in Kocani acted badly with her daughter, hitting her ... -
SCAN – political magazine: Who will recieve from the budget, and how much
The new draft government budget is about 3.9 billion euros. Who will receive funds from the budget and how much, and on what basis the money will be spent, is ... -
Between hopes and reality: 20 years of CIVIL, 20 years of civil society
What were and what are the key challenges? How to achieve a more visible and more influential civil sector and better results in the future? These are some of the ... -
SCAN - POLITICAL MAGAZINE: ELECTORAL REFORMS WITHOUT REFORMS
Electoral reforms as a precondition for implementing free and democratic elections with an equal opportunity for all suggests fully changing the current Electoral Code, which means also changing the electoral ... -
Great interest for CIVIL’s Elections Reforms Conference
The number of participants who have registered for the Elections Reforms Conference “Perspectives of the Macedonian Elections” is growing by the hour, which is organized by CIVIL and will be held in ... -
Head of Anti-Corruption Commission, Ivanovska, openly on the fight against nepotism, the impartiality of the ...
After the address by the President of the State Commission for Prevention of Corruption and Conflict of Interests at CIVIL’s seminar “Transparency and responsibility in the political processes”, a discussion was ... -
CIVIL is always in defence of human rights and fights uncompromisingly against corruption, hate speech ...
CIVIL’s media platform has been entirely, for many years, offering citizens the possibility to engage in monitoring and reporting of problems in several areas. Hence, the CIVIC LENSES website is part ... -
NEW AWARDS AWARDED FOR CITIZEN JOURNALISTS AT CIVIL FEST
Within the framework of CIVIL fest, six more awards were awarded for the most successful stories of citizen journalists who have submitted photos and video-stories to the editorial office of ... -
Prizes awarded for best stories of citizen journalists
“Members of Levica detained”, a story by citizen journalist Vulnet Mahmuti, is the first-prize winner at today’s awarding ceremony for citizen journalists of the competition that is organized by CIVIL-Center for ... -
Temkov: Do not be afraid!
Citizen journalist Damjan Temkov won one of the two fourth prizes for the video contribution “Orange phase: Workers on the field, inspections cannot keep up”. -
Participate in #Civic Lenses and receive prizes
Participate in the #Civic Lenses project, become part of the great family of citizen journalists around the world who are changing society. With your video or photo on the topic ... -
“I demand an answer”: Citizens with a video address to politicians
CIVIL – Center for Freedom recently started an interesting initiative “I demand an answer!”. The idea is innovative, and it is about citizens asking politicians or a public figure questions, through a ... -
Garbage container “cooling off” in the Vardar River
Skopje is getting cleaned up quickly, in order to leave a better impression for the tourists that these days have flooded into the capital for tomorrow’s Super Cup game between ... -
Citizen journalists are changing society!
Last month, three stories of citizen journalists from Skopje stirred up huge attention among the media and the wider public. in addition to the attention, these stories created a quick ... -
Members of Levica detained in Skopje
Police in Skopje detained four members of the Levica Party, who this afternoon were at the square in Skopje where there was a presentation of the US and ARM military ... -
Attacked and injured Roma at Veles swimming pool
Several Roma from Skopje, on Sunday night, were brutally beaten at the City Pool “Snoopy” in Veles, by a dozen people, among which were also members of the pool’s security ... -
I report without fear and censorship
CIVIL – Center for Freedom tomorrow in Bitola will hold a multimedia event titled “I report without fear and censorship”, for promotion of the “Civic Lenses” project. -
Pay tolls finished, the highway can wait!
Only the new pay tolls are finished from the new highway Skopje – Kumanovo, which was supposed to be put into function June last year. -
Kindergarten in Cair conducts religous indoctrination of children!
A citizen journalist from Skopje sent photos and a video to the editorial office of CIVIL Media, from a kindergarten in Cair conducting religous indoctrination of the children who visit ... -
A story of a citizen journalist awakes Krusevo authorities!
The story of citizen journalist Sotir Gabeloski about the sports hall “Vojvoda Gjorgji Stojanov” in Krusevo, has woken the local self-government from sleep. -
Workshop for the bold and determined!
Due to increased interest in citizen journalism, CIVIL is organizing a workshop for a dozen more interested citizens from Skopje on July 19, from 16:30 to 19:00h. -
Civic Lenses in the Old Skopje Bazaar
CIVIL – Center for Freedom tomorrow, in front of the South East European University, will organize a public event for promotion of citizen journalism, which is gaining momentum worldwide and in ... -
Protest in Karpos: A stop to the urban mafia!
The civil initiative “Green Taftalidze”, last night once again organized a protest in the Municipality of Karpos, under the slogan “A stop to the urban mafia!”. -
Sports hall in Krusevo with broken windows and without locks
The Sports Hall “Vojvoda Gjorgji Stojanov” in Krusevo is in a dreadful condition. The photos sent by Sotir Gabeloski, citizen journalist from Krusevo, show the sports hall, which until recently ... -
“We are the media” in Kavadarci
CIVIL – Center for Freedom continues with the successful workshops on citizen journalism across the country. On Saturday, in Kavadarci, a dozen young citizens had the opportunity to participate in the ... -
Appealing photos of the Stip hospital
The situation in the Macedonian health care is far from ideal, while the conditions in which the hospitals work in along with the treatment and care for the patients have ... -
We are the media in Kavadarci
On June 10 (Saturday), CIVIL – Center for Freedom is organizing a workshop on citizen journalism in Kavadarci, in which a dozen interested citizens will participate. -
Young people from Gostivar prepared for citizen journalism!
At today’s workshop on citizen journalism, several young people from Gostivar had the opportunity to learn about citizen journalism and to see how in a more different and more practical ... -
Citizen journalism with public presentation and workshop in Gostivar
CIVIL – Center for Freedom will promote citizen journalism, as a new and innovative way of fighting for freedom of informing and reporting, tomorrow, June 9, at the City Square of ... -
Skrcheska: Contact the animal protection associations!
Following the announcement of a citizen journalist from Ohrid, who reveals the manner in which the Public Enterprise “Ohridski Komunalec” deals with the problem of homeless dogs in the city, ... -
Illegal landfill in Kicevo, not a priority of the local government
The illegal landfill in Kicevo is a source of contagions. It is located almost in the center of the city, behind the hospital, and near the “Temnica” River that flows ... -
CIVIL is awarding!
CIVIL is awarding five prizes for citizen journalism on Wednesday , May 31, at Hotel City Park, starting at 12.00 noon. -
Veles palms also end up in waste
Almost two thirds of the palms planted in the park next to the Officer’s Home in Veles, were cut this morning and thrown away. -
STIP citizens in journalism action
CIVIL – Center for Freedom invites Stip citizens to register for the workshop on citizen journalism that will be held on May 10, from 12:00 – 16:00h, in Stip, and ... -
Communal enterprise in Ohrid dumps dogs at landfill!
Bukovo landfill, June 7, 2017, 5:00pm. Our fears that dogs have been captured by the communal service and dislocated, have shown to be true. These souls disappeared overnight, after wandering ... -
We are the media in Tetovo
CIVIL is organizing a workshop for a dozen more people who are interested from Tetovo, on May 4, from 14:00 – 18:00h. CIVIL – Center for Freedom is calling on citizens ... -
Citizen journalist, Parliament of RM: Not allowing ambulance to enter
Skopje, Parliament of Republic of Macedonia, 27/4/2017, 20:51h A citizen journalist reports that the violent crowd in front of the Parliament of RM has not allowed an ambulance to intervene ... -
Trucks loaded with marble blocks at a protest in Prilep
Last night at the protest of “For a Joint Macedonia” in Prilep, there were huge trucks carrying marble blocks among the lines of the citizens who were marching through the ... -
Young people from Veles also want to become citizen journalists!
Due to the great interest of ciizens for citizen journalism, CIVIL – Center for Freedom held a workshop in Veles on Wednesday, as part of the “Civic Lenses” project. A dozen ... -
The struggle for clean air is a real battle with real victims!
A video from a statement made by one of the participants in the protest for clean air that was held this weekend in the Skopje City Park. -
Workshop for those who are bold and determined in Veles
Following the successful seminar on citizen journalism in Veles on December 24-25, CIVIL is organizing a workshop for ten more people who are interested in Veles, on April 26, Wednesday, ... -
Civic Lenses closer to the citizens
The rainy weather did not stop CIVIL’s team today as well, from being on the streets throughout Skopje with the purpose of promoting citizen journalism and enbling citizens to get more familiar with ... -
Blood bags under the Stone Bridge
Citizen journalist Vulnet Mahmuti first took a photo of the bags on April 14, Good Friday, a non-working day, when hundreds of people were strolling by the riverside with their ... -
Civic Lenses in Skopje’s Old Bazaar
The team of CIVIL – Center for Freedom, today put up an info-stand at the entrance of Skopje’s Old Bazaar, where citizens had the opportunity to learn about the idea of citizen ... -
Why I became a citizen journalist?
Citizen journalism for me is more than just a hobby. It is a passion that has been preoccupying me for several months now! I learned about this citizen concept of ... -
Skopje has no place for a bird to nest
Guerrilla action in Skopje. Even the birds reacted against the cutting of trees. -
Civic Lenses closer to the citizens
CIVIL – Center for Freedom today in the center of Skopje put up an Info Stand where citizens could learn about the idea of citizen journalism. -
Seminar on citizen journalism – start today!
The sixth regional seminar on citizen journalism will be held on April 22-23, in Hotel City Park, Skopje, starting at 11:00am on Saturday. Citizens from Skopje, Gostivar, Tetovo, Kumanovo, Kriva ... -
Nationalistic contamination of a children’s event
On April Fools’ Day, on the day of laughter, several adults tried to stop with threats several children from singing who were participants in the children’s festival “Vinozito” (Rainbow) because ... -
Political abuse of a children’s event
The children’s event “April Fools’ Day – Skopje is laughing” was held on Saturday on the Macedonia Square in Skopje -
Neglecting the past
The former municipal building in the village of Oblesevo, in which four decades ago there was a health care facility in it with an occasional general practitioner and a permanent ... -
Prizes awarded for the most successful in citizen journalism
CIVIL – Center for Freedom awarded the prizes for the most successful journalists for stories that spoke about election vote buying, unfulfilled pre-election promises, young people leaving the country, abuse of ... -
Seminar on citizen journalism in Skopje
CIVIL is inviting you to be part of the big family of citizen journalists who in the past five seminars on citizen journalism acquired theoretic and practical skills on citizen activism, ... -
A fountain worth 150.000 euros without water
A fountain worth 150.000 euros without water feeding and drainage pipes, a football field worth 100.000 euros at which not a single training or match has been held, are just ... -
Illegal landfill – a threat to houses in Drugovo
An artificial landfill, created with the construction of the roadway section Kicevo – Ohrid, is a potential threat to residents of the village of Drugovo. -
Testimony of vote buying
A citizen journalist who wished to remain anonymous sent a video testimony from the day when early parliamentary elections were held on December 11, 2016. In a conversation with a ... -
Disgrace in Struga
At the fifth regional seminar held in Struga on March 18-19, within the framework of the Civic Lenses project, citizen journalists Goran Karafiloski and Amdija Emini from Kicevo and Elzana ... -
Black revolution: No for EU!
From “For Macedonia to be in one piece” up to children’s songs about Hahn could all be heard at today’s protest of the initiative “For a Joint Macedonia”. A citizen ... -
Double-headed eagle on Macedonian money in Kicevo
This morning in Kicevo, print outs displaying banknotes of 50 denars with the double-headed eagle on them had been put up at entrances of residential buildings in which, as the ... -
Struga under the magnifying glass of citizen journalism
Smart, active and bold – that is the short description for the citizen journalists who this weekend attended the regional seminar in Struga. -
Struga under the magnifying glass of citizen journalism
Smart, active and bold – that is the short description for the citizen journalists who this weekend attended the regional seminar in Struga. -
Warrants also for people in Kavadarci
Following Skopje and Veles, warrants have also appeared in Kavadarci for members of the coalition “For Life in Macedonia”. Member of Parliament Betian Kitev is the target of the black ... -
Director or indoctrinator?!
The pressure and abuse of minors does not seem to stop. In the context of the everyday protests “For a Joint Macedonia”, there is information coming from several secondary schools ... -
Black campaign of the black revolution!
Even though almost three months have passed since early parliamentary elections in the country, the black campaign has continued. In a report that was sent to us by a citizen ... -
Pressure on employees in TPP Oslomej - Kicevo
Yesterday employees in TPP Oslomej – Kicevo who were working second shift, were called and organized by automobiles to attend the protest in Kicevo, reports a citizen journalist who wants ... -
Learn citizen journalism in Stip
CIVIL – Center for Freedom is inviting all interested citizens to register for the fifth seminar on citizen journalism in Stip, and to once more show the innovative side of journalism. -
Political mobilization of minors in the middle of class
An anonymous citizen journalist sent a photo of an announcement that was circulating these days in a high school in the center of Skopje. According to the report of the ... -
Public Transport Enterprise driving VMRO-DPMNE propaganda for free!
During the protests of the supporters of VMRO-DPMNE in Skopje against, as they say, “bilingualism and redefining of the state”, in a bus of the Public Transport Enterprise – Skopje ... -
Job description: hate instigator!
Graffiti with hate speech that call for nationalism have appeared on the walls of a building in the ownership of the Municipality of Veles. The municipal organization of SDSM and ... -
March against bilingualism in Kicevo
Several hundred people in Kicevo tonight, at a peaceful march that started from 6.00pm in front of the Cultural Center “Koco Racin” and continued through the center of the city, ... -
Deralla: Accuracy of information is crucial these days
In the midst of a politically heated December, CIVIL is awarding citizen journalists who with their cameras have documented numerous events of the turbulent Macedonian reality. Our organization provides citizen ... -
Cement floor as a bed!
In the city shopping center “Garnizon” in Kumanovo, citizen journalist Erjona Sulejmani noticed a boy sleeping on the floor of the stairways in the early morning hours, covered with an ... -
Kavadarci: Mayor Panov promises new kindergarten since 2013!
The “Rada Poceva” kindergarten in Kavadarci, which has a capacity of 560 children, for several years now has been accommodating twice as many children! This problem culminated four years ago, ... -
High school students begin school year on Tetovo city square!
High school students from the Tetovo Gymnasium “Kiril Pejcinovic”, who learn in the Macedonia language, began their school year today, but their classes were held on the city square in ... -
With citizen pressure, safe transportation to Knezino
The residents of the Kicevo village of Knezino can safely use the local road to Kicevo, for now. The construction company “Granit”, under the pressure of the Municipality of Kicevo, ... -
Landslide near Knezino takes out half of roadway!
About 50 residents of the Kicevo village of Knezino and owners of holiday homes who live near the “Krusino” sports and recreation tourist complex, will remain cut off from civilization ... -
CIVIL and citizen journalists in the fight against apathy
CIVIL – Center for Freedom and citizen journalists from around the country are fighting against apathy, and is continuing with its series of events dedicated to citizen journalism. This time, CIVIL ... -
CIVIL: For Freedom of Expression
CIVIL – Center for Freedom organizes the multimedia event ”For Freedom of Expression” on Wednesday, June 1, starting at 8.00pm, on Macedonia Street, near the Monument of Mother Teresa. -
CIVIL receives warm welcome in Strumica
Almost a thousand people from Strumica expressed their warm welcome to CIVIL – Center for Freedom yesterday night at the Small city park in Strumica, where CIVIL was promoting citizen ... -
Citizen journalists report on aspiration for democracy
Ilija Baltovski from the Association “It’s About Us” and Xhabir Deralla from CIVIL spoke on the occasion of the presentation of the Civic Lenses Project in Bitola, on 19 May. -
How citizen journalists see the protests?
Citizen journalists have led the main coverage on the situation with the pro-democracy citizens' protests for justice, freedom and democracy in the past two months. This also marks the course ...
