Nano insults Albanians: “The Block is mine! I will privatize it and even lay Gjimushi there”. Çela: “The Block bears the ominous shadow, but Prime Minister Nano belongs there” This is how the opposition was bloodied The communists’ prime minister threatens Albanians Of the committees Germany: “They want an Albania without political prisoners” Berisha secures broad support for the Democratic Party and affirms its unity An unusual meeting in Tirana: Mr. Berisha and Polla with Kosovar political figures, where the chairman of the Christian Social Union (CSU) of Bavaria said: “You have support and we will support you even more strongly”. Yesterday, at the central headquarters of the Democratic Party, a press conference was held by the chairman of the Christian Social Union (CSU) of Bavaria, Dr. Horst Afflerbach. “I am pleased to be here today to see firsthand how the Democratic Party of Albania is a serious party with a clear Western perspective. We value your political commitment and your courage in defending pluralism,” he said. Mr. Afflerbach stressed that in Europe it is necessary for Albania to have a strong and democratic opposition. “If opposition deputies are jailed here and political cases are brought against them, this is unacceptable by European democratic standards,” he said. The chairman of the Democratic Party, Dr. Sali Berisha, thanked the Bavarian delegation for its continued support. He said that the Albanian opposition is facing a climate of political repression and attempts to criminalize the government’s opponents. The meeting also stressed the need for free elections, respect for the rule of law, and the release of political prisoners. ON PAGE 3 1. 2 Sorrinja? Bregu? arrested and wounded by police during yesterday’s protest 3. A view of the press conference

Commentary Prime Minister Fatos Nano today made a press statement on TVSH, in which he officially expressed his political creed, a creed that Albanians have long known in practice: blind political revenge and the building of power on violence. Instead of answering to public opinion for the arrests of opposition deputies, for the beating of peaceful demonstrators, and for the political persecution of opponents, the prime minister chose to attack the opposition and threaten Albanian citizens. He spoke of the “Block” as if it were personal property, arrogantly declaring that “it is mine,” a language that recalls the mentality of the former regime and its contempt for the rule of law. This behavior confirms that Albania is sliding toward a police state, where the government uses the police and the prosecutor’s office to strike at political opponents. Albanians will not accept this backward turn. Civic protest and democratic resistance are the only response to a power that recognizes neither law, nor morality, nor democratic standards.

The Association of Albanian Writers and Artists: The government must put an end to political revenge “Free our colleagues, the poet Vilson Blloshmi, the writer, and the other prisoners of conscience” ON PAGE 2

Yesterday’s police, if they do not defend the Block of power from the dead opponents? 1. 2 Sorrinja? Bregu? arrested and wounded by police during yesterday’s protest 3. A view of the press conference ON PAGE 3

The chairman of the PDK of Gjirok., Jemin Gjana, presents to the President of the Republic and Skënderbeu of the PP as an alternative, so that he can send the government and demand a government decision in the street and in the scene of the U. U. in a devastated state that the government does not know and with our case[?] ON PAGE 4

Strong protests until the release of the political prisoners The citizens of this city together with its! Citizens of Kavaja Citizens of the town, The day has come to help with help, by reviving our courage and our determination not to submit to any injustice. In continuation of the meetings and protests held in recent days, we invite you to take part in the great civic protest that will be held tomorrow in Kavaja. We will demand the immediate release of all political prisoners, an end to police terror, and respect for fundamental human rights. Let us show that Kavaja remains the city of freedom and democratic resistance. The leadership of the PD branch Kavaja

Nano taunts Albanians: “The Block is mine! I will privatize it and even lay Gjimushi there”. Çela: “The Block bears the shadow of dictatorship, but Prime Minister Nano belongs there” This is how the opposition was bloodied The communists’ prime minister threatens Albanians From the committees Germany: “They want an Albania without political prisoners” Berisha secures broad support for the Democratic Party and affirms its unity An unusual meeting in Tirana: Mr. Berisha and Polla with Kosovar political figures, where the chairman of the Christian Social Union (CSU) of Bavaria said: “You have support and we will support you even more strongly”. Yesterday, at the central headquarters of the Democratic Party, a press conference was held by the chairman of the Christian Social Union (CSU) of Bavaria, Dr. Horst Afflerbach. “I am pleased to be here today to see firsthand how the Democratic Party of Albania is a serious party with a clear Western perspective. We value your political commitment and your courage in defending pluralism,” he said. Mr. Afflerbach stressed that in Europe it is necessary for Albania to have a strong and democratic opposition. “If opposition deputies are jailed here and political cases are brought against them, this is unacceptable by European democratic standards,” he said. The chairman of the Democratic Party, Dr. Sali Berisha, thanked the Bavarian delegation for its continued support. He said that the Albanian opposition is facing a climate of political repression and attempts to criminalize the government’s opponents. The meeting also stressed the need for free elections, respect for the rule of law, and the release of political prisoners. ON PAGE 3 1-2 Sorrinja? Bregu? arrested and wounded by police during yesterday’s protest 3. A view of the press conference