AZEM HAJDARI IS BEING REMOVED FROM ALBANIA, GRAMOZ PASHKO IS BEING CUT OFF FROM THE PD GROUP! WHO IS NEXT NOW? For his initiative and for his contribution to the democratization of the country, the overthrow of the dictatorship and its condemnation, Azem Hajdari has been valued and respected as an activist and a courageous man, irreconcilable with evil. All this has made him so widely mentioned today. Somewhere among those who were all removed for lack of- we mentioned him with hope, but those hopes have not proved true; instead, it turned out that his political activity is disliked by the government in power. And apparently, this difficult mission that Hajdari and Azem Pashko [?] have taken upon themselves to carry out is becoming unbearable for certain circles, not because of democracy, but because of certain dominations they are now going on to impose in the country. It seems they too must be removed for lack of- In a short section of our paper called “instead of opinion,” we continue to call it by its proper name: political removal. After the failure of the last meeting of the democratic parliamentary group, Azem Hajdari submitted his resignation from the post of chairman of the parliamentary public order commission, and also from the post of member of the presidency of the parliamentary group of the Democratic Party. He had previously won these positions through a vote in the parliamentary group; nevertheless, his resignation came after pressure exerted on him at the group meeting. This is not the first time Azem Hajdari has been the target of political attacks. Since the student movement, he has become a symbolic figure of anti-communism and often the object of fierce polemics. At the same time, Gramoz Pashko has been removed from the parliamentary group of the PD. The news of his departure has caused numerous reactions, since he is one of the key figures in the founding of political pluralism in Albania and one of the best-known leaders of the former anti-communist opposition. His departure from the PD group constitutes a serious political development and raises many questions about the future of the main ruling force. Is this the beginning of a new political purge within the right wing? Is the country moving toward sidelining the figures who played a decisive role in overthrowing the communist system? These questions arise naturally as talk circulates in public opinion of new clashes, deep disagreements, and an atmosphere that is becoming increasingly unacceptable for differing views. What is happening to Azem Hajdari and Gramoz Pashko cannot be seen as merely a personal matter. This is an event of political weight, affecting not only the Democratic Party but also the balance of the entire public life of the country.

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Everyone there who writes in the newspaper “Koha Jonë” are spies Everyone there who writes in the newspaper “Koha Jonë” are spies So, a fantastico-horror statement! Cola after this impossible “discovery”! In the newspaper “Koha Jonë”, he has made himself master over other matters until he concludes that “Albanians” and all enemies discovered all the correspondents and journalists of “Koha Jonë”. Before discovering and demonstrating that the “Koha Jonë” correspondents are truly agents, Mr. Çela has made a second “discovery”: he has accused our editor-in-chief, Nikollë Lesi, with the words “he has grasped all the threads that play a role in supervising the free press” and demands that “Koha Jonë” be banned. To this fantastico-horror statement we respond with the only thing it deserves: with public disgust toward slander, toward the demand for censorship, and toward the spirit of hatred that is being spread against the free press and independent journalists. If someone has evidence, let them make it public. Otherwise, such accusations only worsen the political climate and serve to intimidate the free word.

Television censors Azem Hajdari while exposing Berisha’s silences and scenes from yesterday THE FIRST FIASCO OF THE NEW RTV DIRECTOR (Television censors Azem Hajdari while exposing more of Berisha and the scenes from yesterday) The first statement made by Mr. Blerim Çela of RTV to Mr. Skënder Puna [?] was a scandal. It did not even resemble a journalist’s statement. “Azem Hajdari will not gather for d[?].” “I am sorry that Azem Hajdari has not arrived.” The person in charge was not found. As for this “request,” Mr. Puna [?] thinks he had not heard it. He did this in order to minimize the figure of one of the people who played an important role in the student movement and in post-December politics. Instead of providing balanced information, the television gave space to censorship and distortion. This is the first fiasco of the new RTV director.

ALBANIA IS BEING KNOCKED ON BY DICTATORSHIP ONCE AGAIN GJERAMO PASHKO IN THE NEXT ISSUE YOU WILL READ: The fatality of the zero years WHY ZGOCAJ

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