- Berisha’s political power, through violent and unconstitutional methods, seeks to remove prominent intellectuals and young politicians of the PS and other opposition parties from political life - Such anti-democratic laws testify to the fear that has seized today’s Albanian leadership in the face of the alternatives of its political opponents Yesterday the draft law “On genocide and crimes against humanity committed in Albania during communist rule for political, ideological and religious motives” became known. At the outset it can be said that with the content of this draft law, if it is approved, the stage of a new genocide begins in the name of the fight against the draft law... ...This draft law cannot prevent the honest sons of the people, its intellectuals and young politicians, from making their valuable contribution to the country. If this law is approved, it will be temporary because it will be repealed immediately by the next Parliament. Berisha and his servants will emerge defeated from this political battle. Page 3

The Court of Cassation withdraws from examining the “Nano File”. Since yesterday, the file has been transferred to the Tirana District Court Servants of political power Read on page 2

Written especially for “Zërin e Popullit” by MERXHAN AVDYLI, former political prisoner, currently a deputy in the Parliament of the Republic of Kosovo What kind of logic can it be when someone is told: you are not who you are. Only our enemies have told us, and keep telling us, that you Albanians are not Albanians. What kind of logic can it be when someone is told: you are not who you are. Only our enemies have told us, and keep telling us, that you Albanians are not Albanians. Edi Paloka and those similar to him, with the help of Pristina “qikists” and “farmers,” can still weed out the “foreign Albanians” from the field of Albanianism, but first and foremost they must know that Albanianism is nobody’s private property in which to sow whatever one wishes, whether one is democrat, social democrat, Christian democrat, liberal, socialist, communist, fascist... Read on page 12

The Berat National Folklore Festival Yesterday, in the museum city of Berat, in a festive atmosphere made even more beautiful by the colorful folk costumes of more than 1,500 participants from all regions of the Motherland, the National Folklore Festival began. This Festival represents a powerful manifestation of the art and culture of our people. Along with representatives from all districts of the country, as well as folklore groups arriving from the diaspora, the President of the Republic and other high-ranking personalities also took part in the opening ceremony of this major event. Yesterday afternoon, after the parade of the folklore groups through the main streets of Berat, the opening ceremony was organized, accompanied by a welcome concert featuring the best groups selected for this event from the folkloric areas of this hospitable district. In the first day’s competition, the folklore groups of Kruja, Lushnja, Mirdita, a group from Kosovo, and the districts of Elbasan and Vlora performed. The many art lovers who followed this event noted, among other things, the high level of preparation of the folk कलाकारs in bringing new and undiscovered values to this great meeting, as well as the most outstanding individual performers, such as singers, dancers and instrumentalists. Today, on the second day, the groups from Librazhd, Saranda, Mati, Fier, Albanians from the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Mallakastra, Pogradec and Tirana will compete NATIONAL FOLKLORE FESTIVAL BERAT 1995 Yesterday, in the museum city of Berat,

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