DURRËS/ Investigators: The maniac struck her 6 times in the neck, he cries in his cell THE PHONE CALL BETWEEN AISHES FAMILY AND THE KILLER Shaban Norja’s account: Her sister called me and asked whether she was with me. Psychologists: The parents did not treat the 18-year-old well (In photo:) Victim Aishe Vata and 80-year-old Shaban Norja On page 14

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Opinion of the Day Opinion of the Day By BEN ANDONI Among different people, the most common question raised by the murder of former Serbian reformist prime minister Zhinzhiç was very pragmatic: why was he killed ... Continues on page 25 Pact with the devil

INTERVIEW USA, Arvizu: The government needs negotiations with the hunger strikers On pages 4-5

EXCLUSIVE “Release from violence through demonstrations” Rexhep Qosja: I stand in solidarity with the hunger strikers, Berisha is to blame “The reception reserved for him in Deçan? The Kosovar political class does not understand reality” By REXHEP QOSJA With concern I look at the strike of the former political prisoners in Tirana, and with concern I listen to the news about what is happening in it and around it. One must be emotionally numb, spiritually desolate and politically blind to look at the self-immolation of people with such provocative indifference ... On page 5

Orhan Jegeni: On the morning of 5 May, with the other children we went in to steal apricots Dossier by Fatos Veliu/ The 80-year-old’s account: Wounded, he had given up the ghost alone The life and activity of Qemal Stafa continue to remain, even today, told through mysteries that cast many doubts on this figure. Although he died at the age of 21, he left deep traces in people’s minds through his activity. Qemal Stafa was killed on 5 May 1942, in the city of Tirana. He was one of the leaders of the Communist Party and had also taken part in its founding meeting. During the last years of his life, he became a promoter of all the movements of the Albanian forces against the occupiers, being a central figure among the youth of that time. Having such credibility, he had to be monitored daily more and more by the fascist forces, but also by their collaborators. ... Orhan Jegeni speaking for 'GSH' On pages 12-13

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DID NOT AGREE TO SELL THE LAND, TWO SONS EXECUTE 74-YEAR-OLD FATHER IN KUKËS On page 11

Yesterday in The Economist At the end of the 19th century, globalization, in its earliest steps, and a great wave of innovations had completely transformed the world economy. But this... Continues on page 24

REBUTTAL Uran Butka: The war was started by the nationalists, not the communists On pages 20-21

TRANSPARENCY Conference, Mediu: Recycling waste, according to EU conditions On page 8

THE NATIONAL TEAM WINS De Biazi: A tactically perfect match On page 26