I received the decision calmly and without any prejudice Exclusive interview with PS chairman and MP Fatos Nano—given for the last time from Tirana Prison page 2

Greece 150 Albanian citizens turned back by police Among them, 5 women and 40 children The odyssey of 150 Albanian citizens, most of them originally from Fier, including 5 women and 40 children aged 4–14, lasted only a short time. After crossing the border clandestinely near the city of Kostur, they were placed on two buses and set off for Athens, where, they said, they had been promised jobs. According to a statement from the Ministry of Public Order, the buses belonged to a Greek tour company based in Piraeus. In the city of Larisa, they were stopped by the police and, after an inspection revealed that they lacked the required documentation, the Albanian citizens were sent back to their homeland amid a police onslaught. The buses were seized, while the two drivers and their owner were arrested and faced criminal proceedings. According to the statement, some of the Albanian citizens had each paid 15,000–20,000 drachmas, while the rest were to pay upon arriving in Athens. Also in Larisa, police searched a train bound for Athens. They found 80 more Albanian citizens there, who were also repatriated. B.B.C

No hunger striker who is ill must leave the strike We have decided to defend the building physically, without using weapons SHIK spies “confine themselves” in the hunger strike Exclusive interview with Mr. Kurt Kola, press conference by the strike committee, our report on the seventh day of the hunger strike pages 3, 4, 5 Yesterday at the hunger strike photo D.KABA

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Italy An Albanian arrested for involvement in a prostitution ring Read on page 2