“SACRIFICE LIKE GJERGJI AND LIRAK” POLICE SURROUND THE STRIKERS
THE TENT IS ISOLATED SINCE YESTERDAY Dozens of blue uniforms at the strike site, fear of violence late at night “SACRIFICE LIKE GJERGJI AND LIRAK” POLICE SURROUND THE STRIKERS The story of the comrades: Bejko’s last words before setting himself on fire. Berisha calls for the sabotage group and accuses the strikers of being criminals. The international community: There must be dialogue. Leaflets in Tirana for Ndreca
News
Lirak Bejko, the 47-year-old from Skrapar, father of two daughters, set himself on fire yesterday with gasoline as a sign of protest against the government’s silence regarding their demands. His friends say that he walked out of the tent saying he was going to leave the hunger strike, and they were horrified when they saw him engulfed in flames.
TIRANA BRUNILDA GOROVELLI The extreme act undertaken yesterday by Lirak Bejko, the 47-year-old from Skrapar who joined the hunger strike only 4 days ago, has terrorized the strikers themselves. As a result, he suffered burns on 50 percent of his body and is in very serious condition. They tell us that this act was completely unexpected for ... ► continues on pages 2-5
Commentary
BY FLUTURA AÇKA The fire we do (not) see Not even twenty days of sacrifice by twenty Albanian citizens, former political prisoners, were enough to shake our indifference. Not even the act of self-sacrifice by Gjergj Ndreca and Lirak Bejko. Precisely... ► continues on page 8
Commentary
BY AFRIM KRASNIQI A EU for two Albanias The European Union has twice refused to grant Albania candidate-country status. In 2010 the electoral issues were blamed, in 2011 it was the lack of political dialogue. In 2012 little has changed,... ► continues on page 10
Albania status with conditions, where it went wrong
EC RECOMMENDATIONS Albania status with conditions, where it went wrong Of the 12 priorities, only two were fully achieved. The reactions in Brussels and Tirana
TIRANA
JAKIN MARENA
The Commissioner for Enlargement in the European Commission announced yesterday the recommendation to grant Albania candidate-country status, which... ► Pages 6-7
“ALMEDICUS”
► Pages 13-18 • West Nile virus, also a risk for Albania • Lower back pain, frequent stretching
Amnesty
The draft law: who will be released from prison for the centenary
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The “Xhakja” case
The court president’s letter: the KLD ignored the violations
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BLOG/ PERIFERY
► Page 9 Europe, the abyss of the totalitarians BY ALBA MALLTEZI
