THE MINUTES ARE REVEALED: THE PD DEFENDED ENVER HOXHA

EXCLUSIVE/ HUNGER STRIKE DOCUMENT/ The PD leadership on 18 February 1991 against the students THE MINUTES ARE REVEALED: THE PD DEFENDED ENVER HOXHA Former student Afrim Krasniqi: PD, a plan with Ramiz Alia’s PPSH to end the strike. Berisha: A referendum on the university’s name. After 72 hours, on 20 February, the dictator’s statue fell ► Pages 2-3

Saimir Tahiri: Tirana’s list will have no surprises

INTERVIEW ON LUNCH .com The PS chairman comments on the court fines and the relationship with Rama. “I am also disappointed in my own people who have not told me anything about the lawsuits” ► Page 13 Saimir Tahiri: Tirana’s list will have no surprises ► The PS chairman comments on the court fines and the relationship with Rama ► “I am also disappointed in my own people who have not told me anything about the lawsuits”

Commentary

BY FIORI XIBRI 20 February awaits 23 June Collective forgetfulness walks amid the dust of the years, while the individual tries to... the democrats try to shift the attention of historical memory to dates and events that relativize the parallels between the (proletarian) Enverist dictatorship and the (demonic) socialist one. Which began so beautifully, with so much hope, with so many dreams, with so much will... 2 July ’90, the embassy uprising. 8 December ’90, the student protests. 12 December ’90, the Democratic Party is founded, 17 December ’90, pluralism is proclaimed, 5 January ’91, the RD newspaper comes out, 7 January ’91, the strike by the post-communists and the miners of Valias, 15 January ’91, the miners officially submit to the Minister of Justice the request for legalization of their union, 26 January ’91, the Initiative Committee of the Union of Independent Trade Unions is created, 15 February ’91, the Independent Miners’ Union is legalized, 18 February ’91, the hunger strike in the “Studenti” City begins. Hearts beat with fury. The air burns like gunpowder... ► continues on page 18

The sister’s denunciation

Çardaku also changed Ziver Veizi’s shirt ► Page 8

The ship in Yemen

The imprisonment of the sailors, here is the weapons route ► Page 10

On “A1Report”

Ilir Meta: The manipulation of 21 January is unacceptable ► Page 6

DISAPPOINTMENT

► Page 7 Head of the Blinisht commune: I resign, I’m leaving the PD

The latest crosswords by Kadri Vokopola

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DEBATES IN THE SP

► Pages 4-5 Gjana and Xhepa: PD-PS governance, as Sherefedini says

ONE-LINERS

► Page 7 Afraid of Topi, Berisha gathers the work groups in Tirana

“I WILL TELL YOU ABOUT PETRO MARKO’S SORROWS”

FORMER FOOTBALLER ANDREA MARKO ► Pages 16-17 “I WILL TELL YOU ABOUT PETRO MARKO’S SORROWS” Interview with the former player sentenced in 1986