Police gangs terrorize “RD” journalists
Gjoni’s and Klosi’s men threaten journalists with guns to their heads
Dozens of police officers assault and rob the deputy editor-in-chief of “RD” and two other newspaper employees
Gjoni’s and Klosi’s men threaten journalists with guns to their heads
Police gangs terrorize “RD” journalists
Dozens of police officers assault and rob the deputy editor-in-chief of “RD” and two other newspaper employees
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The government that brutalizes 14-year-olds
[?]dizet more protests for the vote. Today, again in the Square, at 17:00
The “criminal” 14-year-old, Adem Cani
“They hit me with slaps[?] and kicks. They took off my shoes and hit me with a rubber baton, telling me they would keep hitting me until I admitted that I had thrown stones. I had no other way out because of the torture. At police station no. 1, three policemen also came and hit me with fists and kicks. They kept going until their chief whistled,” says 14-year-old Adem Cani
How much is a human life worth in Albania?
Yesterday, some Albanian media outlets aired a harrowing interview. The father of a young man from Tepelena, who was killed several months ago while performing his military service in the Republican Guard, was seeking answers about the reasons for his son’s murder
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Meta, in an attempt to edit the press
More than anything else, the period following the thoroughly manipulated vote of October 1 has been characterized by an across-the-board increase in state pressure
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The government protects Azem’s killers
Today, 789 days since the murder of the December leader
Each day that passes since the murder of Azem Hajdari proves the involvement of Fatos Nano’s government and his successors in the crime that shook the entire Albanian world.
If the government is to capture the criminals and bring them to justice, it must publicly declare ... who committed the murder of Azem Hajdari.
SHIK surrounds the DP
The DP warns the government: Call off your attack dogs, or you will bear responsibility for everything that happens
Secret service agents, Klosi’s armed plainclothes officers, and numerous police cars have been ordered to stop and mistreat anyone leaving the DP
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Bode: An attack on freedom of speech
PD denounces the KKRT decision on licensing radio and television operators
After violating the right to vote on October 1, the totalitarian power of the PS denies Albanians the right to impartial information
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Where are the PD MPs?
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Shijak TV director denounces KKRT
The ruling party made the licensing decision
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“The incident was used as a political tool”
Who Gary Fabiano is and why he came to Albania. The photojournalist of the incident at the PD rally speaks exclusively to “RD”
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Astrit PATOZI