2014 Albanian demonstrations in the Republic of Macedonia

The 2014 Albanian demonstrations in the Republic of Macedonia were series of protests in cities populated with Albanians in the Republic of Macedonia, following the sentence to life imprisonment of six ethnic Albanians, related to Smilkovci lake killings and the Operation "Monster".[2]

2014 Albanian demonstrations in the Republic of Macedonia
Date4 July – 11 July 2014[1]
Location
Republic of Macedonia, mostly in the country's northwest region
Caused byOperation "Monster"
  • Sentence to life imprisonment of six ethnic Albanians
Ethnic discrimination
Goals
  • Release of convicted persons
  • Implementation of the Ohrid Agreement
  • Ethnic equality
Methods
  • Protests
  • Civil disobedience
  • Demonstrations
  • Online activism
Parties to the civil conflict
Ethnic Albanians
Government of the Republic of Macedonia
Lead figures
Nikola Gruevski

Background
See also: Smilkovci lake killings and 2012 Republic of Macedonia inter-ethnic violence

Protests

The first protest took place on 4 July in Čairčanka area of Skopje, after the Jum'ah prayer.[1] There were about 9,000 peoples involved in the protest and several participants and police were injured. On 5 July, protest took place the afternoon of in the Čair and the Čairčanka areas of Skopje[3] Demonstrations that took place on 6 July were in the following cities: Skopje, Debar, Gostivar, Kičevo, Kumanovo, Ohrid, Struga, and Tetovo.[4] On 11 July, the protesters were gathered at the Jaja Pasha Mosque in Skopje, after the Friday prayer and continued towards the Courthouse. There were more than 10,000 protesters gathered in this day.

See also
  • 2013 Albanian demonstrations in Macedonia

References
  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Monstra: Shpërthejnë lotët në gjykatë, pas dënimit me burg të përjetshëm (VIDEO)". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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