Protests erupt in Kosovo. Over 30,000 students in the square Milošević bleeds Pristina Fierce police violence against peaceful protesters. Rubber batons and tear gas. Around 100,000 citizens join the students The Parliament of crime Serbian police attacked more than 200,000 people protesting in the streets of Kosovo’s capital. Albanian students protested peacefully against the Serbian regime since the beginning of the school year, demanding to enter the university buildings from which they had been forcibly expelled by Milošević’s regime. Thousands of police and military forces of the Serbian regime intervened with violent means, attacking with rubber batons, tear gas and even weapons. At least 4 demonstrators were seriously injured, while dozens of others suffered various wounds and contusions. According to some agencies, one student was killed by the Serbian police. Thousands of residents of Pristina joined the students’ protest. Along with the students, pupils are also protesting Representatives of Western countries concerned by Serbian repression Serbian police strike the girls and boys of the University of Pristina

The second democratic leader denounces the Parliament of crime Of crime. MP Mazreku bows his head A thousand denunciations accompany Azem Hajdari at the rostrum of the [illegible] parliament. Hajdari: Nano came to me, Azem Hajdari with cheers, with the ideas. Nano, Medin, Dokle, Gjinushi ON PAGE 3

The population of Kosovo is facing a major political provocation with serious consequences for the country, as two one after the other are pushing the people of Kosovo toward a clash with the Serbian police. Recently, several figures from the Kosovar political scene have taken the lead in this movement, giving it peaceful tones in order to later steer it toward a violent confrontation. Among them are Nexhat Daci, Sabri Hamiti, Ibrahim Rugova and Bujar Bukoshi, who, with the encouragement of their delegates, became organizers of these demonstrations. This was clearly seen on Wednesday at the demonstration of the students of the University of Pristina, when many of the highest officials of the LDK such as Pjetër Arbnori, Bamir Topi and Eduard Selami, irresponsibly encouraged the escalation of the situation. The scenario of violence had been prepared in advance. At first there was talk of peaceful protests, then of a march toward the university buildings, later of confrontation with police cordons. In this heated climate, everyone knew that a clash was unavoidable. Moral and political responsibility falls on those who pushed the crowd toward provocation. Under these circumstances, the Serbs took advantage in order to justify their repression. The violence that followed was severe, but equally severe remains the political use of students for short-term interests.

Solving the problems of Albanians in Kosovo is a requirement for consolidating the Dayton Agreement Solving the problems of Albanians in Kosovo is a condition for peace and stability in the region, the British daily “Financial Times” writes today. The US, the German Chancellery and the Western media are also paying increasing attention to yesterday’s developments in Kosovo. “Financial Times” emphasizes that the clash between the students and the Serbian police, and the brutal response of the regime’s forces, could seriously endanger the peace achieved in Bosnia after the Dayton Agreement. In its comments, the London newspaper calls on the international community not to see Kosovo as an internal matter of Serbia, but as a potential source of destabilization for the entire Balkans. ON PAGE 4

Socialists demand an interpellation to cover up the failure of the Finance Minister Did the one who called himself “prime minister” fail and say nothing before the Albanians? The Socialists are trying to sell the failure of the Finance Minister as a technical conflict, while political responsibility lies with the head of government. ON PAGE 2

Police: “No chance” for Shkodra qunori[?] “Both squares and hunger strike” ON PAGE 7

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