The opposition reacts sharply: “We are not red” Serious accusations against the head of the Albanian state Parliament has turned into a clash between the President and the opposition parties. The [??] forum, as Berisha called it this time, directed a criticism at the political force he has dismissed from the podium of the Albanian Parliament, with two clear lines preferred by him. First, he identified all attacks against him by the opposition this time as the emergence of former communism and political forces against him, orchestrated by the PD and recently approved in Parliament. page 4 SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTIES OF ALBANIA Daily leadership of the PSDSH

Shocking testimony Besar Toska tortured by the police There were only two of us, with the police officers on motorbikes and two jeeps. They took me away in handcuffs and put me in the police station. They put a hood over my head and hit me with sticks and rubber cables. The officer said he was teaching me how to do politics against Rugjini and Meksi. page 2

Poll by the Association for Democratic Culture Most city residents have no confidence in the government Only 8% of those surveyed believe in Meksi’s government. This is the result of a poll conducted in the capital, Tirana, during the past month. The poll was carried out with the first question of whether the Meksi government was able to cope with the crisis in the first days of the 1,000 protesters during January. The questionnaire on the crisis in Albania was filled out by people. The declared Independent Union has [?,] [?,] in the association and after processing the data the figures were obtained. The citizens surveyed not only trusted the government, but in 500 questionnaires part of the [?,] were asked. page 3

The project is completed in 2000 132 million USD allocated by the World Bank Now even the month will be closer. At the beginning of this year, the national road project has started with steady pace. Under the current conditions, it is not a question of a motorway but of a second phase, with the laying of layers and all the infrastructure. It has been announced and the southern route Kakavijë - Han i Hotit will begin. page 5

Kosovo - over one year: 16 deaths, 3,500 arrests, 2,300 families raided and 3,800 cases of torture and ill-treatment Prishtina, [??], 10 February 1996 page 10

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Investigation targets the heads of the Prosecutor’s Office and the Court page 2

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25 bullets fired at the two victims page 4

Sentenced to 72 years in prison, Zhukov ... [unclear] page 11