THE SURVIVOR SPEAKS
INTERVIEW / THE 18-YEAR-OLD DESCRIBES THE MOMENTS OF TERROR DURING THE EXCURSION
“How I survived in the Erzen canyons”
Daniel Spahiu: I wanted to wash my face, my foot slipped on the moss on the rocks. I didn’t see my friend. RENEA is still continuing the search for Erjon Alizoti
By AURORA KOROMANI
My foot slipped and “I fell into the water. I don’t know what happened to my friend.” Shaken, Daniel Spahiu tells “Gazeta Shqiptare” how he managed to escape the furious waters of the Erzen canyons. “I went over to wash my hands and the current swept me away. It was very strong,” says the 18-year-old, who is still visibly shocked. This can be seen in his hands, which keep trembling, and in his eyes, which seem as if they want to say something, but his mind does not comply. “I don’t want to remember what happened,” Daniel says. He and his friend Erjon Alizoti accidentally fell in the afternoon on Sunday in the Erzen canyons. Nearly three days after the incident, there is still no news about the search for Alizoti, who is believed to have fallen into the waters of this river. Daniel, I know it’s very difficult, but please, can you remember what happened on Sunday afternoon? I remember that I fell into the water,...
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Architecture, Rector Kaçani says: The entrance exam will be removed, admissions only with the Matura exam
The new procedure is outlined
ARCHITECTURE, RECTORS KAÇANI SAYS: THE ENTRANCE EXAM WILL BE REMOVED, ADMISSIONS ONLY WITH THE MATURA EXAM
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Bujar Nishani condemns “Crimea”, Russian ambassador walks out of the reception
MOORE THANKS VISHO AJAZ LIKA
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The Ottoman revival has come to an end
Yesterday in the “New York Times” EDITORIAL
Yesterday in the “New York Times”
EDITORIAL
For Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the prime minister of Turkey, victory in Sunday’s local elections will be a Pyrrhic victory. As long as his party...
The Ottoman revival has come to an end
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Genta Ismajli: My mother knows all my love relationships
TODAY IN “VIP PAGES”
Supplement
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DIPLOMACY
On pages 4-5
“Edi and Linda, a shared harmony, fantastic, and they will have an heir”
Fate Velaj: A prime-ministerial child, very exciting
INTERVIEW
(In the photo:) The Prime Minister’s adviser for cultural diplomacy, Fate Velaj. Prime Minister Edi Rama with his wife Linda
The Prime Minister’s adviser for cultural diplomacy: Edi Rama, valued for his intellect. As for the rest, let history decide
By FATMIRA NIKOLLI
A photo of Ismail Qemali, a painting by his daughter Helena, a gift for the 50th anniversary. Further on, three photographs from Vlora,...
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The killing of Ilir Karel, Greece: A brutal act, punish the perpetrators
TORTURE IN THE CELL
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Order for the administration: Obtain the penal record certificates
AFTER THE PD ACCUSATIONS
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Environment Minister: Rivers, we are in the discussion phase with the Greek side
THE REPORT IN “GSH” / PËLLUMB ABESHI SPEAKS
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