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Macedonia: Human Rights Activist Accused of Libel

Categories: Eastern & Central Europe, North Macedonia, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Law, Media & Journalism

Žarko Trajanoski, a human rights expert and activist, posted a scan of EUR 50.000 libel lawsuit [1] [MKD] against him by a TV talk show host Milenko Nedelkovski [2]. The defendant allegedly damaged the pro-government media personality's reputation by qualifying his calls to “liquidate” “traitors” as hate speech, and considers this act another attempt to scare dissenting voices into silence.