Civil society organizations are constantly seeking new ways to promote their activities. In recent years, organizations that have used so-called “guerrilla” actions have seen success in attracting public attention. Civil activists say that “guerrilla” actions are a good way to intrigue the public, “conquer” social media, and convey their messages….
Hundreds of people convicted over the past decade believe they are victims of police–politically fabricated trials. The convicts from cases known as “Kaldarma,” “Detonator,” “Bachilo,” “Metastasis,” and many others are demanding retrials in order to have the chance to prove their truth and innocence. They have joined the association “Green…
We have even started to express our kindness in monetary terms. But the true contribution to our community, fortunately, is still measured by how much we invest ourselves in it. In the end, only our personal contribution can change reality for the better for our fellow citizens. Seemingly two different…
Authors: Sandra Nikchevska, Iva Andreevska, Monika Sebik Skopje’s homeless end up at the Butel City Cemetery. They leave this world alone, just as they lived their lives. Milan Ivanovski, a legal affairs officer at the municipal funeral services enterprise, says that the procedure for burying a homeless person is initiated…
Over the past decade, civic movements have made tremendous changes in society. They were the voice of the public that resonated through the streets and on social media at a time when it was very difficult for citizens’ demands to be heard in the media. They started off in a…
“Near the Aleksandar Palace Hotel, opposite an ultra-luxurious house and next to a former illegal landfill, in a small cardboard box divided into a room and a tiny entrance area, lives a family of six: Ferdi, 34 years old, Fatmira, 30 years old, and their four children. Ferdi is from…
What lies behind the murder of Skopje’s homeless man, Severdzan Sejfula? Why are institutions inert, and the state uninterested in the fate of the homeless? Is the life of the homeless worthless? SKUP investigated several cases in which homeless people were victims of hooligans, but also of the inappropriate attitude…
Police patrol: “What should we do with him, take him home? There are many like him in Skopje.” Authors: Sandra Nikchevska, Iva Andrevska, Monika Sebik A home without an address, without a street name, without a number. The coldest home in the city. The harshest in both summer and winter….
“After my parents found out I am homosexual, my mother took me to four psychiatrists. The first one, ‘to cure me,’ prescribed a combination of daily doses of sedatives like Lexilium and Diazepam.” “I have been praying every night for a long time, so that I wouldn’t be different, and…
“I encountered drugs in high school. I became addicted to heroin at 17. At 24, I was sentenced to two years in prison for drug possession. Since then, everything in my life has fallen apart,” testifies Mac, a hairdresser, born in 1982. Mac was rejected by his parents and closest…
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