“You haven’t met the demands; revolt soon”

The conflicts between Shkodër students and the government resume. Ilir Meta has been deceiving us for two years on page 6

All winter in the dark

The energy situation worsens on page 13

Masked police officers in the middle of Tirana

The 27th night of protests brings messages of change from “Skënderbej” Square Today at 17:30, back in the square The 27th night of protests brings messages of change from “Skënderbej” Square Masked police officers in the middle of Tirana Today at 17:30, back in the square The 27th night of protests by the citizens of Tirana has shown the determination of the capital’s people to continue their revolt until the right to vote, snatched away by the government led by Ilir Meta, is restored. Thousands of protesters gathered in “Skënderbej” Square chanted slogans calling for the restoration of the free vote

“Amato should intervene to secure Edi Paloka’s release”

The Italian press appeals to the government in Rome over the imprisonment of the DP spokesperson on page 2 Italo Tassinari writes to Prime Minister Amato and Foreign Minister Dini

“Palokes”

... writes to Prime Minister Amato and Foreign Minister Dini on page 2

Fear of normality

By Astrit PATOZI A statement by former Prime Minister Majko on the difficult relations between the governing majority and the opposition, further strained after the recent events involving Prime Minister Ilir Meta, has clearly highlighted the weapons of political dialogue in the country. It is now very easy to see how much merely mentioning the word dialogue irritates those who hold the highest offices in Albania on page 5

The government, isolated even for the holidays

on page 4

Who is “roasting” the Albanian courts

By Sami NEZA on page 3

The fascist practice of surrounding the DP headquarters must end

By Luan MALLTEZI on page 11

Majko to Meta: At the table, not to sneer and strike deals

on page 4

The SP wants to appoint the opposition

By Bardhyl LONDO At the extraordinary meeting of the SP Steering Committee, in addition to approving the actions of Prime Minister Meta, who for the first time in Albania’s state history took responsibility for the killing of people at a protest in Tropojë, another astonishing thing happened: the SP, through the first prime minister to fire on crowds, officially demanded an opposition appointed by it, so that it could engage in dialogue on page 5

Tropoja, Ilir Meta’s Srebenica

By Aleksandër BIBERAJ on page 9

Year X of publication No. (2707) WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2000 Price: 20 lekë (250 drachmas) ADDRESS: Near the DP headquarters Tel.: 2323 55 and 2323 57 Tel&Fax: 2303 29 Account No.: 5092/116 - BKT No. 1, Tirana Internet address: www.rilindjademokratike.com and E-mail: gazetard@albanianonline.net Editor-in-chief Astrit PATOZI

The government protects Azem’s killers

Today, 807 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 thugs in the crime that shook the entire Albanian-speaking world. The government should not capture the criminals and bring them to justice; it should publicly declare that it itself committed the murder of Azem Hajdari