INTERVIEW The former coordinator of the hunger strike recounts the phone calls to the strike tent ASLLAN PATRIOTI: PRESSURES END THE HUNGER STRIKE Signals about dispersing the strikers. Conversation with the government man in jail. Arrest for the 700-euro bribe: Italian Massimo Nicolini insisted on paying me for finding the car News Asllan Patrioti, the former coordinator of the hunger strike of former political prisoners, said yesterday for the first time that he had spoken with the Italian Massimiliano Nicolini about the car theft and about Nicolini’s insistence that he reward him with a “coffee” for the help he had given. TIRANE ANXHELA TATO The Italian Massimiliano Nicolini insisted on giving me the 700 euros, for the favor I had done him, by helping him get back the car that had been stolen.” Just one day after being released by the court, the former coordinator of the political persecuted persons’ hunger strike, Asllan Patrioti, tells “Shqiptarja.com”... ► continued on pages 4-5 In the photo: Asllan Patrioti, former coordinator of the hunger strike of former political prisoners In the photo: Asllan Patrioti, former coordinator of the hunger strike of former political prisoners

Reflection BY SHPËTIM GJIKA History is the teacher of life The distinguished Professor Arben Puto gave all of us this year, the jubilee year of the 100th anniversary of official Albania, an opportunity to reflect seriously on historical truths of unquestionable value, pleasing and appreciated. Truths that stand precisely at the foundations of that magnificent work, the... ► continued on page 22

INTERVIEW WITH THE SOCIALIST Ruçi: We win without LSI, FRD and AK, Malaj should be silent “The alliances received more votes in 2011 than in 2007” TIRANE ALFRED PEZA The head of the Assembly and of the PS group, Ruçi, said that PS will win the elections even without LSI, while he said that FRD and... ► Page 6

Commentary BY Genci Kojdheli The NATO army and the army of the night Since Albania’s transition to democracy about 20 years ago, more or less all sectors of government have become the object of media scrutiny, public interest, parliamentary debates, the presentation of facts, the presentation of analyses, speculations, political accusations of things that are and are not, so... ► continued on page 22

HERE ARE THE ARTISTS WHO SUPPORT BAMIR TOPI AT’NIKOLLA: WHY I REJECTED ELLE MAGAZINE THASH&THEM SUPPLEMENT “THASH&THEM” ► Pages 13-20 HERE ARE THE ARTISTS WHO SUPPORT BAMIR TOPI The event in Shkodër, with well-known figures from the stage AT’NIKOLLA: WHY I REJECTED ELLE MAGAZINE The stylist reveals the backstage story of the creation and inspiration

Italian Senator Bonino: Albania must not lose Europe ► Page 7

REACTIONS ► Page 9 The death of the 11-year-old, Irish doctor cries: Forgive us

FEAR ► Page 10 Amnesty, Greeks: Albanian criminals will come to us

BOYCOTT ► Page 5 At the CoE ceremony, 18 presidents and 47 ministers will not attend

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THE ACTOR Remo Girone: I change from “Katani”, he got married 25 times