20.08.2008 - Source:Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe 

"Final Report on the 1 June 2008 Parliamentary Elections in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia"

Report on the early parliamentary elections on 1 June 2008 (background; legislative framework; election administration; election campaign; media; pre-elections complaints and appeals; participation of women and ethnic communities; domestic observers; election day observation; post-election developments; post re-run developments) [ID 104485]

28.07.2008 - Source:Balkan Insight

"Macedonia Opposition Figure in Police Custody"

Court overturns decision of investigative judge and detains Zoran Zaev, Strumica mayor and vice president of the main opposition Social Democrats; Zaev is accused of abusing his office [ID 102205]

28.07.2008 - Source:Balkan Insight

"Macedonia's New Government Approved"

Macedonia's parliament has approved a new conservative government led by Nikola Gruevski, who vowed economic prosperity and EU and NATO integration; VMRO DPMNE party has formed a coalition with one of the main parties representing ethnic Albanians [ID 102206]

23.07.2008 - Source:Balkan Insight

"Rights' Group Pans Macedonia 'Staged Arrests'"

Macedonia’s Helsinki Committee for Human Rights complains against arrest of suspects by police in front of television cameras; this practice ignores the idea that one is innocent until proved guilty [ID 102204]

18.07.2008 - Source:Balkan Insight

"Macedonian Official Not Detained"

The Skopje court decided not to detain Zoran Zaev, a high ranking opposition official who was arrested on charges of abuse of office earlier that day [ID 102202]

17.07.2008 - Source:Balkan Insight

"Macedonia Arrests Senior Opposition Figure"

Skopje: Zoran Zaev, one of the vice presidents of the opposition Social Democrats, and a potential successor to the current leader, has been arrested on claims of abuse of office [ID 102174]

17.07.2008 - Source:Balkan Insight

"Macedonia Opposition in Boycott amid Arrest"

Skopje: Opposition Social Democrats will boycott parliament sessions in protest at the arrest of their party vice president Zoran Zaev; Democratic Party of Albanians also left the assembly; they did so in protest against discriminating rights issues regarding the Albanian ethnic group [ID 102192]

11.07.2008 - Source:Konrad Adenauer Stiftung

"Neue Koalitionsregierung in Mazedonien"

New coalition government two weeks after the early parliament elections on 1 June 2008; Nikola Gruevski remains prime minister [ID 100835]

02.07.2008 - Source:Freedom House 

"Freedom in the World 2008"

Annual survey of political rights and civil liberties 2007 [ID 99665]

07.2008 - Source:World Health Organization 

"Epidemiological Fact Sheet on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections"

Epidemiological fact sheet on HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections (data on HIV/AIDS and STIs prevalence, health service and care indicators, prevention indicators) [ID 102848]

07.2008 - Source:Minority Rights Group International 

"Pushing for Change? South East Europe's Minorities in the EU Progress Reports"

Report on the situation of minorities based on EU Progress Reports [ID 104473]

23.06.2008 - Source:Council of Europe - Parliamentary Assembly

"Observation of the Parliamentary elections in 'the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia' (1 and 15 June 2008) [Doc. 11647]"

Report on observation of parliamentary elections held on 1 and 15 June 2008 (political and legal framework, voter registration, election administration, media, complaints, campaign, election day and the re-run) [ID 99456]

16.06.2008 - Source:Konrad Adenauer Stiftung

"Massives Polizeiaufgebot ermöglicht ruhige Nachwahlen"

Brief country report on violence after parliamentary elections and calmer by-elections [ID 99015]

16.06.2008 - Source:Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe 

"Full press statement on the 15 June re-runs of the 1 June 2008 parliamentary elections in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia"

Brief statement on 15 June by-elections; comments on security situation and decisions of State Election Commission [ID 99030]

13.06.2008 - Source:European Roma Rights Center 

"News Roundup: Snapshots from around Europe"

Collection of articles on the state of the Roma minority (police brutality; anti-Romani acts; access to justice) [ID 99531]

04.06.2008 - Source:US Department of State 

"Trafficking in Persons Report 2008"

Trafficking in Persons Report 2008 [ID 98293]

02.06.2008 - Source:Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 

"Ruling Party Wins Violence-Tainted Parliamentary Vote"

Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski has claimed a landslide victory in an election marred by deadly violence and allegations of fraud [ID 97723]

02.06.2008 - Source:BBC News 

"PM claims win in Macedonian poll"

Prime Minister Gruevski claims victory for his centre-right party in general election, marred by ethnic violence [ID 97829]

02.06.2008 - Source:Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe 

"Early parliamentary elections, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 1 June 2008"

Report of preliminary findings and conclusions regarding parliamentary elections (legal framework; administration; registration of candidates and voters; security; campaigning; media; participation of women and minorities; observer groups; vote count) [ID 99022]

01.06.2008 - Source:Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 

"Violence Mars General Elections"

One person has been killed and several more wounded as a result of violence that broke out as Macedonians voted in early parliamentary elections [ID 97720]

01.06.2008 - Source:BBC News 

" Macedonian poll marred by unrest"

General election voting was disrupted in 5 areas amid unrest in which at least one person was killed and more hurt [ID 97826]

06.2008 - Source:Konrad Adenauer Stiftung

"Mazedonien hat Kontinuität gewählt"

Brief report on outcome of parliamentary elections [ID 98393]

06.2008 - Source:Freedom House 

"Nations in Transit 2008"

Report on democratisation (electoral process, civil society, independent media, governance) and rule of law (corruption) [ID 99109]

29.05.2008 - Source:World Organisation Against Torture 

"Implementation of the UN Convention against Torture; (The Former Yugoslav) Republic of Macedonia; Shadow Report; 40th Session May 2008"

Report on human rights violations in Macedonia (general and legal background; measures against torture; cases of torture and follow-up actions (not) taken) [ID 100338]

28.05.2008 - Source:Amnesty International 

"Annual Report 2008"

Annual Report 2008 (covering 2007) [ID 97540]