21/02/1997
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Zëri i Popullit

21 February 1997

Vlora on hunger strike

After Berisha’s demagoguery and falsehood at the meeting with the students: 60 students of “Ismail Qemali” University begin an indefinite hunger strike, refusing to leave the building Thousands of citizens of Vlora have surrounded the building where the students have barricaded themselves, in a show of solidarity with them Page 5

The government must go

30,000 citizens of Tirana protest against the dictatorship Squares were not created for dictatorships to beat people, but for the people to overthrow dictatorships 30,000 citizens of Tirana protest against the dictatorship The government must go Squares were not created for dictatorships to beat people, but for the people to overthrow dictatorships Pages 2–3

Protesters in a square; an American flag and a banner bearing the inscription “VDE[?] GANGSTERE[?]” can be seen.

New elections in Albania as soon as possible

On Monday, 24 February, in Brussels: Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the European Union At the meeting to be held next Monday in Brussels, the Foreign Ministers of the European Union are expected to call for new elections to be held in Albania before providing further financial aid. Page 4

Italy sets conditions for the cooperation agreement with Albania

Financial and economic transparency Return to normality in the country’s political life More satisfactory results in the fight against organized crime Page 4

The streets of Kolonjë run red with blood

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Tepelena on the 13th day of the protest

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Secret police wound people at the Fier protest

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