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UMD Urges All Macedonians to Call Their Representatives to Co-Sponsor H. Res. 1070
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UMD Urges All Macedonians to Call Their Senators to Co-Sponsor S. Res. 459
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Please help Macedonia by countering the Greek foreign minister’s misinformation campaign designed to derail Macedonia’s NATO membership invitation at the NATO summit in April.
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Greek-Americans lobby Congress to refer to us as 'FYROM.'  S. Res. 300 is inaccurate and inappropriate.  Act Quickly: call/fax/e-mail/visit your Senator.  Educate your Senator on this issue ASAP!
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"The Greek government views the term "Macedonian" as a geographic term that describes all Greek citizens living in the Macedonian region in northern Greece. The government denies the assertions of the ethnic Macedonians in Greece that they are are a minority group; officials refer to them as "Slavophone Greeks" or "bilinguals." - Human Rights Watch

Click HERE to read Human Rights Watch Report on Greece. - A MUST READ

Click HERE to read the U.S. Department of State's Human Rights Report on Greece.

Click HERE to read MHRMI 2008 Annual Report on Greece.

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U.S. Congratulates Macedonia on Success in Clearing Land Mines PDF Print E-mail
Monday, 02 October 2006
The United States congratulated Macedonia September 29 for successfully clearing land mines from its territory and thus joining "the growing number of countries that are no longer significantly affected by land mines leftover from past conflicts."
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New Jersey Issues Joint Legislative Resolution on Macedonian Independence PDF Print E-mail
Saturday, 30 September 2006
 Macedonia continues to serve as a shining model of democratic values by holding free and fair elections, by promoting the free exchange of ideas, and by vigorously exercising a democratic government that is fully representative of its citizens,” praises the resolution.
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Five U.S. Senators Introduce NATO Enlargement Legislation PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 29 September 2006
"I look forward to the day when Albania, Croatia, Georgia, and Macedonia become America’s NATO allies, and the most successful alliance in history becomes even stronger," said Senator Frist.
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SUCCESSFUL ACTION ALERT - Macedonia in NATO 2008 PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 29 September 2006

Contact Your State Senator TODAY and Ask Them to Co-Sponsor Senate Bill 4014

Macedonia in NATO 2008.

Help Macedonia receive $3,600,000 in security assistance from the United States.

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Young Macedonian Students Tour State Department PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 22 September 2006
 Four Macedonian secondary-school students and their teacher spent a week in Washington after taking the top prize in the State Department’s annual Doors to Diplomacy Web site contest.  
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U.S. Ambassador and Macedonian Minister of Culture Sign Grant for Cultural Preservation PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 20 September 2006
U.S. Ambassador Gillian Milovanovic and Macedonian Minister of Culture Ilirjan Bekiri signed a grant agreement awarding nearly $27,000 to the Ministry of Culture for Preservation of the Megalithic Observatory Kokino in Staro Nagoricane near Kumanovo. 
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Bulgarian Media Sets New Low for Publicly Sanctioned Racism Against Macedonians PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, 19 September 2006
The Bulgarian media, namely, the Focus News Agency, has set a new low in the country's publicly sanctioned racism, xenophobia and intolerance toward its Macedonian minority.  On September 12, 2006, Focus referred to OMO Ilinden PIRIN as "separatists", and claimed that the party paid individuals to sign up to become members.
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UMDiaspora Responds to Hellenic Associations' Letter to Yahoo PDF Print E-mail
Monday, 11 September 2006
Hellenic Associations wrote a protest letter claiming that Yahoo via its Richard Bangs' Adventures site is "participating in a campaign that borders on the dissemination of hatred and the denial of universally recognized rights of identity and cultural sovereignty."  Hellenic Associations requests that Yahoo "desist from engaging in state sponsored irredentism and propaganda and stop hosting the Richard Bangs web/blog advertising campaign."  UMDiaspora responds. 
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CONGRATULATIONS! 15th Anniversary of Macedonian Independence! PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 08 September 2006
The United Macedonian Diaspora would like to extend a note of solidarity in celebrating fifteen years of Macedonian sovereignty and modern nationhood.  The citizens of Macedonia showed exemplary courage and resolve during a volatile period in the Balkans by exercising their right to vote.  Many of their family members were left behind foreign lines, fighting for a foreign army, in foreign wars; many lost their lives.  Today, we honor Macedonian citizens and Macedonians worldwide.
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Forgotten Macedonian Venice Reveals Pre-Historic Artifacts PDF Print E-mail
Monday, 04 September 2006

 Stone Age boats in Nakolec!  Will we be able to find the Stone Age domiciles that have been hidden in the lake’s depth for centuries? 

For decades now, the Cultural Center in Resen has housed boats, some 4,000 years old.  They belonged to the Prespa inhabitants of the Stone Age, and were discovered on the shores of Lake Prespa.

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UMDiaspora Representatives Meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Macedonia PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 31 August 2006

United Macedonian Diaspora representatives, Metodija A. Koloski, Denis Manevski, and Marina Veljanovska, met yesterday with United States Ambassador to the Republic of Macedonia, Ambassador Gillian Milovanovic to discuss U.S.-Macedonian relations. 

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Australian Macedonian Refused Entry at the Greek Border PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 31 August 2006
Greece continues with its policy of discrimination against the children refugees, not allowing them to visit their hometowns in northern Greece.  On August 24th, Done Dimov, an Australian citizen was rejected entry into the country.
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FEATURE ARTICLE: Character Education as a Key to European Integration PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 16 August 2006
In order to make the transition into European society Macedonian educators should be held to the highest standards and set a good example of how citizens should behave in an orderly and democratic society.  The institutions that are responsible for cracking down on corruption should reevaluate their plans to eradicate this problem so that a clear message will be sent to the world that such behavior will no longer be tolerated in the Republic of Macedonia. 
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Macedonians Take Active Role in Australian Census PDF Print E-mail
Saturday, 05 August 2006
In past censuses, Australian Macedonians have been underrepresented due to the lack of questions regarding ancestry and language barriers among first-generation Australian Macedonians.  In the 2006 census there are four specific questions that are of concern to all Australian Macedonians.
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The Ilinden Testament to Freedom and Diversity PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, 01 August 2006

The United Macedonian Diaspora calls for a glorious celebration of this sacred holiday, however, our organization also encourages Macedonian celebrants worldwide to remember that there are still Macedonians who have yet to feel the freedoms and recognition that many of us enjoy.

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Macedonian Prime Minister Will Seek Justice for expelled Macedonians from Greece PDF Print E-mail
Monday, 31 July 2006
It is about time somebody raised this issue, initiating a dialogue with Greece on the problems of the expelled Macedonians, incoming Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski said.
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Anti-Macedonian Hysteria in Bulgaria PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, 25 July 2006

Varna Municipality Council member Veselin Danov said that “they [OMO Ilinden Macedonians] should be shot on the street.” Members of Parliament Boris Lachev and Krasimir Karakachanov said that “they must be sent to prison immediately.” Blagoevgrad Mayor Lazar Prichkapov demanded that “all Macedonians be banished from Bulgaria.”

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Macedonians Expelled from Greece Seek Justice PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, 25 July 2006

The 26th traditional border gathering of Macedonians expelled from Greece during the country's civil war will be held in Trnovo, Macedonia on July 30th

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