The United Macedonian Diaspora (UMD) joins human rights advocates worldwide in commemorating the anniversary of December 10, 1948, when Eleanor Roosevelt stood before the United Nations General Assembly and declared “this Universal Declaration of Human Rights may well become the international Magna Carta of all men everywhere.” On this day, UMD calls upon the United Nations and the European…
On U.S. Election Day, The Hill newspaper published an op-ed piece entitled “The US can help end extremism in Greece” by UMD’s President Metodija A. Koloski and the Turkish Coalition of America’s Sevin Elekdag. Please click HERE to read the op-ed. We encourage you to share it via your social media outlets and to leave comments.
The United Macedonian Diaspora (UMD) sent a letter today to Al Jazeera demanding a retraction over the use of “Slavic” in their October 31, 2012 article “Macedonia: A River Divides.” Click HERE to read the article. The letter can be read below: November 2, 2012 Dear Director of Al Jazeera, On behalf of the…
On the eve of International Religious Freedom Day, the United Macedonian Diaspora (UMD) calls on the international community to strongly condemn the Greek government’s ongoing denial of basic religious freedoms to all Greek citizens. On October 27th, the world observes that: “…everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion…freedom to change his religion or belief, and…