Youth protests, the last chance given to the ruling party for a real dialogue between the majority and the opposition Students are fighting for their lives, Berisha is fighting for his armchair Hunger strike also at the University of Gjirokastër ELBASAN The university seems to be on strike[?] Youth forums have gone on a hunger strike in the municipality capitals in order to show great solidarity with the students Durrës 800 secondary-school pupils boycott classes A solidarity petition with Vlorë is signed Vlorë 80 thousand protesters in support of the students The hunger strikers: Rekordi and the director of Zadenes of Berisha, who want to break the strike. We will leave only when the Berisha dictatorship is overthrown Read on pages 4, 5, 6, 7 Yesterday at noon the students of Tiranë ... Declaration of the student protest council of the University of Tiranë The protests of the University of Tiranë went through another stage yesterday, this time with the participation of more than 20,000 people. PS, PSD, PAD, PUK and other opposition organizations ... at 10:00 the march began lawfully. 2. The student movement, with the participation of solidarity groups with the students of Vlorë, schools in solidarity with the students of Tiranë in the middle. "Free Albania, Albania liberated by our hunger strike." 3. Workers, students, miners, teachers and other citizens should join this movement, which will end when the government has submitted its resignation and if it remains in power. 4. We ask the Albanian people and students in the districts to take part in the student march; we are using the boulevard "Dëshmorët e Kombit" for other protests. 5. We emphasize that the police have no right to use violence against protesters, because the student route is legitimate. 6. Citizens should block the roads and the entrances to the government and television, and boycott classes with the support of the people. 7. We have decided to boycott classes until the government is overthrown as a sign of protest in support of the students of Vlorë. 8. We ask workers, soldiers and young Albanians to become part of the student march and help bring down the dictatorship. AD Yesterday at noon the students of Tiranë in protest also secured support from school pupils in Tiranë in solidarity with the students of Vlorë

Yesterday, on 27.02.1997, the student protest spread, and the protest in the center of Tiranë included students. More than 20,000 gathered, not only students but also workers and young people in solidarity with the student movement, in order to show solidarity with Tiranë and, at the end of this protest, the means present. 2. The student movement, with the participation of solidarity groups with the students of Vlorë, schools in solidarity with the students of Tiranë in the middle. 3. Various[?] workers, students, miners, teachers and other citizens to join this movement, which will end when the government has submitted its resignation and if it remains in power. 4. We ask the Albanian people and students in the districts to take part in the student march; we are using the boulevard “Dëshmorët e Kombit” for other protests. 5. We emphasize that the police have no right to use violence against protesters, because the student route is legitimate. 6. Citizens should block the roads and the entrances to the government and television, and boycott classes with the support of the people. 7. We have decided to boycott classes until the government is overthrown as a sign of protest in support of the students of Vlorë. 8. We ask workers, soldiers and young Albanians to become part of the student march and to help bring down the dictatorship. READ Durrës KUKËS On Saturday, at 12:00, 1/3/1997 at the “BESËLIDHJA” stadium ... On Saturday 1.03.1997, the protest “Marathon of Sport in Sheshi i Pazarit” Organizers of the rally: Football Federation 200...”[?] “GALLICA” The team and the Forum for Democracy, Democratic Party, Party in Sali[?]

UNDER SCRUTINY[?] Does Banka Tregtare stimulate an artificial dollar route? Among the currency exchange offices, in the only fight over the dollar exchange rate against other currencies, the short indicator was observed that the trend of the exchange rates was monitored weekly by the government and the National Bank, which once again stepped in to set the rate. From 31 February until 2 March? at 13 Blockime after the buying rate reached a rate of 1,057 against one dollar, compared with 1,057 last Friday. Officials of the National Bank asked[?] to stabilize this triple rate. But the rate has risen, and they consider that the controlled circulation of foreign currency is operating through several channels and not only in Banka Tregtare and the National Bank, which seems to have extended the field. Thus by Tuesday it was reportedly[?] as if the rate were as much as 1,500 lekë, while on the following day it stabilized at around 950 lekë to one dollar. Since the person was very strong, they[?] said the rate was controlled by the National Bank. In previous years they were carefully guided to stabilize these economic days, and in solidarity with the students, through the stimulation of a field. The bulletin notes that the bank which in the 55 people.

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