14/03/1998
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Republika

14 March 1998

Why are the Serbs afraid of the ethnic identity of the Albanians?

Greater-Serbian chauvinism has never accepted the existence of the Albanian people as equal to others. The policy of clearing its “own” ground, of making Serbia ethnically pure, began when the Serbian state was established in 1878, and was continued by Yugoslavia from 1918 to 1921. After 1941 this anti-Albanian policy continued in other forms and has continued to the present day, more harshly than ever. At yesterday’s press conference, President Rugova, emphasizing the danger posed by the Serbian police presence in particular regions of Kosovo, reported that the first signs of ethnic impoverishment were becoming apparent. Meanwhile, the Greater Serbs themselves are trying to create an ethnically pure space, one that would be exclusively Serbian, while they accuse the Albanians of [text continues] More on page 3

The Shkodër enigma is unraveled at SHIK

The dossier game burns SHIK and the Ministry of the Interior. Bezhani decides to remain silent The DP seeks to find the owners. Berisha orders: Turn right!

European diplomacy arrives in Belgrade

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Godo Imami: We’ll wait for the DP until Wednesday

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Shkodër, tape after tape, reveals new names The Milot convicts leave their cells A gun takes Berisha’s escort’s life Page 2 A second girl is abducted in Korçë Love in the time of … thieves Tragic love: “Juliet” in a grave, “Romeo” in court — Pages 5, 7 The secrets in the unspoken part of the Deloitte & Touch Report: how VEFA’s money was lost and where it went — Page 8 PR PRESS CONFERENCE Today at 10:00 at the PR headquarters The Executive Board gives a press conference

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