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Rilindja Demokratike

21 October 2000

DP: Meta is leading the country toward a general uprising

The situation in Tropojë grows tense. 120 special forces surround the home of Avdi Rexh Malaj in the commune of Bujan on page 7

Today, all of Tropojë is protesting

on page 7

International investigation into the manipulation of October 1

The opposition welcomes Congressman Gilman’s statement Congressman Gilman on page 3

Panic – Everts

By Halit SHAMATA Nearly two years ago, in the prison cells

The opposition: Protests throughout

“RD”, 3 years in prison and

The government insists on imprisoning all opposition journalists

“RD,” 3 years in prison and 20 thousand dollars for Monika’s “honor”

and of all opposition journalists Yesterday, the unlawful hearing in the farcical trial. The Prime Minister’s wife seeks to restore her “honor” by having journalists convicted. Witnesses are threatened with death. So far, no investigation into the tragic deaths at the quarry

The government protects Azem’s killers

Today, 766 days since the murder of the December leader Every day that passes since the murder of Azem Hajdari proves the involvement of Fatos Nano’s government and its successors in the crime that shook the entire Albanian world. The government must either capture the criminals and bring them to justice, or publicly declare that it is the criminals, or publicly declare that it itself committed the murder of Azem Hajdari.

Panic[u?] – Everts

By Halit SHAMATA About two years ago, in the cells of Prison 313, we announced and began a hunger strike, because we could not find a single article or paragraph of the law that had not been violated during the criminal proceedings against us. But this is the least important part of the problem and, naturally, the one that arouses the least curiosity. On page 5

Hordes of scoundrels

By Bledi KASMI A government that comes to power through elections that are not free but manipulated can only give rise to crises, tensions, and instability. People who signed off on the manipulation of the October 1 electoral process have, with unrestrained vindictiveness, attacked everything that is not the Socialist Party. They are greedy mobs of scoundrels who never tire of drawing up plans to kill opposition members, who never tire of putting journalists in handcuffs; these are mobs of scoundrels On page 5

Protests throughout the country

on page 2

The government “finds a solution” to the electricity problem

Meta: Get up, Hoxhë, so Prifti can sit down — on page 11 Meta: Get up, Hoxhë, so Prifti can sit down On page 11

Mustafaj: Only a free vote ensures stability

The PD’s representative for international relations welcomes the American congressman’s statement On page 3

The elections in Lezhë are invalid

Documented irregularities during the electoral process, serious violations in the vote count changed the result in favor of the Socialists On page 8