Category: HUMAN RIGHTS

<h1>Four years since the arrest of Vilen Temeryanov: Journalism is not a crime – Russian aggression is a crime</h1> <h4>Four years after the arrest of Crimean Tatar journalist Vilen Temeryanov by Russian occupation authorities, his captors remain silent. As his public advocate and President of CIVIL – Center for Freedom, I renew the demand for his immediate release and strongly condemn Russia's brutal, politically motivated repression of journalists in occupied parts of Ukraine.</h4>

Four years since the arrest of Vilen Temeryanov: Journalism is not a crime – Russian aggression is a crime

Four years after the arrest of Crimean Tatar journalist Vilen Temeryanov by Russian occupation authorities, his captors remain silent. As his public advocate and President of CIVIL – Center for Freedom, I renew the demand for his immediate release and strongly condemn Russia's brutal, politically motivated repression of journalists in occupied parts of Ukraine.

Oct 7, 2026 | , , ,

By Xhabir Deralla This article first appeared in Macedonian on CivilMedia.mk on August 11, 2026....

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<h1>The Pushkolli case reopens questions over Serbian wanted notices: INTERPOL, Kosovo and the risk of political misuse [UPDATED]</h1> <h4>The detention of former Kosovo Liberation Army member Fadil Pushkoli has once again raised questions about how requests submitted by Serbia through the INTERPOL system are handled, as well as the risk of political misuse of this international mechanism — an issue CIVIL MEDIA also examined following the Blerim Ramadani case in 2024.</h4>

The Pushkolli case reopens questions over Serbian wanted notices: INTERPOL, Kosovo and the risk of political misuse [UPDATED]

The detention of former Kosovo Liberation Army member Fadil Pushkoli has once again raised questions about how requests submitted by Serbia through the INTERPOL system are handled, as well as the risk of political misuse of this international mechanism — an issue CIVIL MEDIA also examined following the Blerim Ramadani case in 2024.

Sep 23, 2026 | , , , ,

By Xhabir Deralla Update, September 24, 2026:After publication, CIVIL Media received information...

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<h1>The 2024 Blerim Ramadani case: Beyond propaganda — the significance, successes and abuses of Interpol</h1> <h4>Originally published in Macedonian by CIVIL Media in August 2024, this analysis of the Blerim Ramadani case looks beyond the immediate propaganda battle to examine Interpol’s role, major achievements, and vulnerability to political abuse. English translation published in September 2026.</h4>

The 2024 Blerim Ramadani case: Beyond propaganda — the significance, successes and abuses of Interpol

Originally published in Macedonian by CIVIL Media in August 2024, this analysis of the Blerim Ramadani case looks beyond the immediate propaganda battle to examine Interpol’s role, major achievements, and vulnerability to political abuse. English translation published in September 2026.

Sep 23, 2026 | , , , ,

By Xhabir Deralla The escape of Blerim Ramadani, a former member of the Kosovo Liberation Army...

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<h1>CIVIL: The glorification of Ratko Mladić is an attack on the victims, the truth, and the democratic order</h1> <h4>CIVIL demands urgent political and institutional responsibility in North Macedonia, concrete European measures against genocide denial, and protection of independent media, civil society, independent intellectuals, and human rights defenders in the region</h4>

CIVIL: The glorification of Ratko Mladić is an attack on the victims, the truth, and the democratic order

CIVIL demands urgent political and institutional responsibility in North Macedonia, concrete European measures against genocide denial, and protection of independent media, civil society, independent intellectuals, and human rights defenders in the region

Aug 30, 2026 | , , , , , , ,

PRESS RELEASE, August 30, 2026 CIVIL – Center for Freedom expresses its strongest condemnation of...

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