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How shadows of past tensions between Macedonian majority and ethnic Albanian minority impede population registration.

Why is it so difficult to hold a census in North Macedonia? Fatjona Mejdini © A man passes an ethnic Albanian mural in Skopje, North Macedonia, on October 1, 2018 [File:AP/Thanas... A man passes an ethnic Albanian mural in Skopje, North Macedonia, on October 1, 2018 [File:AP/Thanassis Stavrakis] Registering a country’s population is a routine statistical endeavour, carried out once every five or 10 years without much fanfare or disagreement in most countries. But this has never been the case in North Macedonia, a multiethnic country in the Balkan region. The complexity of...

China and US swap accusations of genocide, but does it make any sense? By Jan van der Made - RFI LISTEN AP - Andy Wong The last official act of out-going US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was to accuse China of perpetrating "genocide" against its Uyghur population. China was quick to point to the US's treatment of its own indigenous people, to the American history of slavery and discrimination. The increasingly vitriolic war of words adds to the ongoing deterioration of ties between Beijing and Washington.  In a strongly worded press release published on 19 January - a day before Pompeo ...

Zaev: Population Census Will Not Abolish Diaspora’s Right to Vote PM Zoran Zaev explained at a press conference that the results of the population census the government intends to conduct in April 2021 will not strip citizens living abroad from their right to vote in elections organised in Macedonia. “The census itself or the way it will be conducted will not affect in any way the right to vote of the citizens of North Macedonia that reside in foreign countries. Like in previous electoral cycles, citizens will be able to register for voting when election is taking place and will be able ...