Around 2,000 supporters of BDI staged peaceful protest at the Sekender Beu square in Skopje today against the state violence against members of the ethnic Albanian community in the country and against the violation of the freedom of media.

The mayor of the municipality of Cair, Ixhet Memeti, BDI leader Ali Ahmeti and BDI MP Teuta Arifi addressed the participants in the protests, which went peacefully and without any incidents.