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7 February 2012
Balkans: Online Platform Tracks Reports From Areas Hit by Record Snowfall
Since last week, the Balkans have been hit by massive snow storms, the likes of which have not been seen in over a decade, if not longer. Danica Radisic reports on relevant initiatives launched by the region's online community, including the new Ushahidi platform for tracking verified information on road blocks, power outages and other critical points and information in the entire region.
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21 January 2012
Macedonia: Policeman Who Beat Young Man to Death Gets 14 Years
On January 16, Igor Spasov, the police officer suspected of beating a young man to death during the celebration of election victory in June 2011, received a sentence of 14 years in prison. Filip Stojanovski reports.
6 January 2012
29 December 2011
Macedonia: Twitter Hashtag for Prime Minister - #Ж
The Macedonian Twitter community is using the hashtag #Ж (uppercase of the Cyrillic letter romanized as Zh or Ž) as the shortcut symbol referring to the Macedonian PM. Filip Stojanovski explains why.
6 December 2011
2 December 2011
Macedonia: NGOs and Netizens Prevent Undemocratic Youth Law
The withdrawal of the undemocratic Draft Law on Youth from the parliamentary procedure indicates that the otherwise stubborn authorities can be persuaded not to do more harm if the civil society, social media users and international organizations work together. Filip Stojanovski reports.
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28 November 2011
15 November 2011
Macedonia: Veles Says “No” to Lead Poisoning, Government Remains Ambiguous
After the massive protest against restarting of the lead smelting factory in the city of Veles, the citizens feel cheated by the declarative support shown by the politicians from the ruling parties, and demand clear answers from PM Nikola Gruevski on whether the poisoning will continue. Filip Stojanovski reports.
11 November 2011
Macedonia: Interior Ministry Responds to Invitation for Debate
The response of the Ministry of the Interior to an invitation for public debate on ways to bring about positive social change through civic activism and reform, organized by the Movement Against Police Brutality, has caused an outrage in Macedonian social media. Filip Stojanovski reports.
Vnukot also wrote [mk] about his participation in the Half-Marathon, incl. video clip.