KUÇOVË ’88, THE FIRST REVOLT AGAINST THE STATE

DOSSIER On pages 12-13

RISH, Klosi's dependent: He asked me for intimacy

HOMOSEXUAL SCANDAL Kurtaj's testimony. Klosi: Ridiculous RISH, Klosi's dependent: He asked me for intimacy [Handwritten note, partly illegible: “... 31 ... 115T ...”] [Handwritten pencil note, partially illegible: “... /2/2 ...”]

The revenge of two women to defend their honor

In Kukës and Vlorë Mothers of 3 children. The first shoots the blood-feud killer who had murdered her husband. The second shoots the man who was gossiping about her in the village On page 18

A deep evil threatens us

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2,000 Albanians affected by AIDS

Most Albanians suffering from AIDS are unemployed. According to the National AIDS Program, two thousand Albanians carry the disease-causing microbe in their bodies. Figures released by UNDP indicate an immediate increase in the disease over the past eight years. “There are 34 officially recorded cases, as of April ’98. These patients have shown full-blown symptoms of the disease and continue to receive treatment in our hospitals,” say epidemiologists. On page 11

[?] threatens us

Two women kill to defend their honor. [?] is from the North and the other from the South, which rules out the possibility that “regional culture” lies behind these blood-soaked stories. In the wake of the Kukës crime, the shadow of the Kanun appears, whose rules prevent a woman from taking revenge. In Kaninë, the Kanun does not hold much sway. So we must look elsewhere for the reasons behind this violence. When two women kill, we feel it is our duty to ask why. It is difficult to reconcile the image of a woman, who carries within herself the seed of life, with an act that denies life, such as a burst of Kalashnikov fire. Perhaps sociologists will know how to explain this mystery; meanwhile, in the newspapers, astonished by all this horror, we can only put forward hypotheses. First: women too, after children, have been infected by the message of Continued on page 18

The Balkans perform theater in Tirana

FESTIVAL The second edition of the peninsula’s theater school event, whose premiere took place a year ago in Sofia, yesterday found its stage in the Albanian capital. In the difficult situation in Albania, words of commitment nevertheless made it possible for Tirana to become... On page 21

Raped man takes revenge

“I killed him because they had tortured and raped [him].” This is what a 41-year-old man told investigators in Durrës, revealing the killing that took place 10 months earlier. After the murder, he lived for all these months like a wild man in the forests of Burrel and Krujë... On page 17

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