Citizen journalists reflect the real image in which citizens live. They talk about violation of human rights, social injustice, discrimination, vote-buying and irregularities… The lens of change is today’s episode of SCAN.
Viktor Tosevski, a student with impaired vision in the musical high school Ilija Nikolovski Luj, following the published story that stirred much public reaction, awoke the institutions, namely, he received a notebook computer, while his mother received a free pass for public transportation.
“The time we spoke in front of the camera was not enough for me, I could have spoken and said more. But I also want for what I will say to have value… To reach where it really needs to. Such free media where we can turn to are rare. I am really honored to be here today, even though I didn’t know what it was about, and I am truly grateful to Professor Temkov”, said Lepa Tosevska, Victor’s mother.
“I am happy that all of this has a reaction and I thank you very much!”, said Viktor excitedly.
The story of Fikri Jasarov can also be mentioned as a success story, who was discriminated at the Dovlegic swimming pool in Bitola. The Bitola Court decided for Jasarov to be paid 1000 euros damages for ethnic discrimination.
Former mayor of the Municipality of Kavadarci, Aleksandar Panov, has been convicted of bribing Roma voters at elections, after previously CIVIL had published after receiving information from observers on the ground.
Members of the State Election Committee returned the bonuses, after previously citizen journalist Denis Jankulovski taking advantage of CIVIL’s initiative #IDemanAnAnswer, asked when they would return the bonuses and when they would resign.
Kindergarten “Bleta” (Bee) in the Municipality of Cair, following the story of a citizen journalist and fierce reactions of citizens on the social networks, deleted the video on Facebook, in which it can be seen that religious indoctrinations of children attending the institution are being carried out!
Following a story by citizen journalist Damjan Temkov on workers working outdoors at scorching temperatures, the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy opened a line for reporting violations to the recommendation of the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy and the Ministry of Health.
The Municipality of Veles granted financial assistance to a socially disadvantaged family, after citizen journalist Dean Simonov wrote about the miserable conditions in which they live in.
After a series of successful stories of citizen journalists, there are also some that are still ongoing. One of those stories is about the settlement of Bair in Bitola that does not have water…
Citizen journalists are the ones who report without fear and make changes in society.
Dehran Muratov
Camera and editing: Arian Mehmeti
Associates: Xhabir Deralla, Маја Ivanovska, Biljana Jordanovska, Angela Petrovska, Diana Tahiri, Atanas Petrovski
Translation: Natasa Cvetkovska
