Representative of the National Movement for Liberation: “This is only the beginning”
“We planted the bombs in Kosovo”
An illegal organization claims responsibility
TIRANA - “We planted the bombs in Kosovo; this was only the beginning.” What had been predicted has finally happened. Violence has appeared between Albanians and Serbs too, in its harshest form: attacks. An organization operating clandestinely in the former Yugoslavia has claimed responsibility for the attacks that took place simultaneously in several cities in Kosovo on 11 February.
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“Here’s why we chose to wage war”
INTERVIEW
“Here’s why we chose to wage war”
What is the organization National Movement for the Liberation of Kosovo? What does it represent and what are its aims? One of its representatives speaks: “The Movement was founded in March 1993, and Albanians from all the Albanian-inhabited regions are active in it.”
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Durrës, fists and red cards
SPORTS NEWSPAPER
Durrës, fists and red cards
Police enter the pitch
From the “Tirana” - “Vllaznia” match, 4-1
“Teuta” and “Tirana” continue their winning streak
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“Eurogol,” snow and frost halt the matches
On pages 9-10
The war in the Balkans, Europe’s old wound
SPECIAL \ The history of the war in the former Yugoslavia
The war in the Balkans, Europe’s old wound
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After Kuneos, investigations also begin in Bergamo, Italy
PAD decides: Let’s form alliances
The Assembly’s decision is repealed
Yesterday in Tirana, also the activists’ meeting with district chairmen
Athens is “warmer”
Dies while saving her daughter
PUKE — She dies while saving her daughter.
A terrible event that has turned into a tragedy not only for the Baku family, but also for that of the driver who caused the accident. The terrible accident occurred on the Pukë–Shkodër road, at a place called Gegjan. The incident could have been even worse had Gjin Tafa, 30, not shown his skills as a driver, as a 4-year-old girl came out in front of the car he was starting to drive. To save the child, he swerved sharply, taking the life of the little girl’s mother, Liza Baku. But for the driver, this was more than a killing, because he is the child’s kumara—the child who had come out in front of his car. Now, for Tafa, the weight of shame is heavier than that of the terrible incident, which happened to him unintentionally.
“Those visas were forged”
After Cuneo, investigations also begin in Bergamo, Italy
. “Those visas were forged.” Agnelli and Foresto deny involvement. Italian Embassy. On page 12.
Two passport forgers arrested
Vlora, police raid
. Two passport forgers arrested. An arsenal of stamps and equipment for making fake Italian documents. On page 12.
Stefanopulos comes to Tirana on March 21
Athens is “warmer”
Athens is “warmer.” Stefanopulos comes to Tirana on March 21. The date of the Greek President’s visit to Albania has been set. Hope for a major turning point between the two countries. TIRANA — The Arvanite origins of Greece’s foreign minister, Teodoros Pangalos, seem to have served as a positive catalyst in relations between Greece and Albania. Pangalos has not yet completed a month in Greece’s highest diplomatic office, and all signs point to an impressive thaw in Athens–Tirana relations. On page 3.
“He didn’t go to the army in the name of God”
Berat, six months in prison for the young man
. “He didn’t go to the army in the name of God.” BERAT — God.” For the umpteenth time, he has stood by this biblical conviction before the judges. Fully resolute, using his arguments—like those of a Jehovah’s Witness—he has appeared in court for the second time. The trial of 20-year-old Llambi Mile has not gone unnoticed. In the first ruling, the young man was sentenced only to a fine of 10,000 lek, which he has already paid. But that was not enough. Mile is once again before the people of justice. The trial is being held in the main courtroom of the Berat Court, in the presence of his parents and 15 Jehovah’s Witness brothers, while another 15 were outside the doors. “Whatever decision you make about me, I will never go to the army. I have sworn to defend God’s laws.” So spoke the ardent believer, while the panel of judges withdrew to deliberate on its decision, which was not long in coming: arrest in the courtroom and six months in prison. But the 20-year-old’s reaction was also completely calm: “I accept it gladly; I have been invited into the kingdom of God.” After he left to say goodbye to his parents and friends, the iron handcuffs were put on Miles, and he was taken to prison. Mile was taken to prison. In the name of God.
LIBERATION
Organ of the NATIONAL MOVEMENT FOR THE LIBERATION OF KOSOVO
THIRD YEAR OF PUBLICATION, No. 29, December 1995
ANOTHER YEAR HAS GONE BY...
The years go by. It will come, over 30—was it still there? The Cold War, where is it today? It has been forgotten. To bring the story to a good end ... [?]
The people’s press carries within itself the grave of tyrants.
Bosnia-Herzegovina. The flame of weapons ... [?]
... Freedom ... [?]
Monthly bulletin of the Illegal Organization
