These series of articles will expose to public eyes how FYROM's Propaganda machine works. Especially the massive internet campaign used by Slavic propagandists from FYROM with sole aim to deceive the readers while misrepresenting and manipulating well-evidenced historical events to fit their petty nationalistic agenda. It is sometimes hard for the unsuspected reader who is frequently confronted by ...

As Professor of Journalism, Roy Greenslade, recently noted in the London Evening Standard, Turkey does not just have a press freedom problem. It is, in fact, the "globe's leading jailer of journalists". According to the organisations that compile figures on such things, Turkey has imprisoned more journalists than any other country: more than Iran, more ...

By Daniel Steinvorth and Yassin Musharbash REUTERS Turkish soldiers on patrol in a Kurdish area of southeastern Turkey: Did the Turkish military use chemical weapons against the PKK? German experts have confirmed the authenticity of photographs that purport to show PKK fighters killed by chemical weapons. The evidence puts increasing pressure on the Turkish government, which has ...

By US Congressman John Sarbanes Turkey has been getting a lot of attention recently. American foreign policymakers, among others, are beginning to realize that the United States cannot count on its ally Turkey in a pinch. But American surprise and dismay at Turkey's increasing petulance on the world stage and among its NATO peers reflects just ...

(Photo: actagainsttorture.org) TURKEY - Torture and ill-treatment still prevail in Turkey, despite the government's declaration of  ‘zero tolerance’ for torture, almost six years ago.  In a report of Human Right Association (IHD) and Human Right Foundation of Turkey (HRFT), the situation seems to get much worst than previous years in reference to Torture and inhuman treatment. The Human Rights Organizations, whose ...

Dear Secretary Clinton,  Subject: April 2010 issue of State magazine  In the April 2010 issue of State magazine, number 454, published by the U.S. Department of State, “Skopje – Ancient Macedonia builds modern democracy,” the author claims that Skopje is the legitimate heir of the ancient Kingdom of Macedonia, a statement that not only has no historical ...

The Helsinki Committee for Human Rights of the FYROM opposes the press release of the Synod of the FYROMian Orthodox Church – Ohrid Archbishopric (MOC-OA) [sic] issued on 11.03.2010, which violates the human rights of certain groups of citizens of the FYROM, enhances their stigmatization and contrary to the basic teachings of this institution, spreads ...

Betrayal of Souls and Denial of the Genocide Gregg Rickman Cutting Edge human rights analyst   Ottoman soldiers and mass hangings of Armenians Credit: James Nazer (Photo @cutting edge)   In the book The Guilt of Nations, Elazar Barkan wrote, “For a ‘new’ history to become more than a partisan ‘extremist’ story, the narrative often has to persuade not only the members ...

  February 1, 2010 Mr. Mike Posner President of Human Rights C/o Ms Emily Stanfield Executive Assistant to the President Human Rights Department US Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20520 Dear Mr. Posner, We would like to bring to your attention the injustices and violations against the historical and cultural identity that we feel are occurring against the 2.500.000 Greeks ...

In an event organized last October in Toronto, Canada, by the extremist organization of the Skopjian diaspora under the name UMD, the founder and executive director of the Greek Helsinki Monitor Panayote Dimitras was honored. The bulletin on the event informed us that "The Greek state during the government of former Prime Minister Karamanalis cut ...