Questioning at the police station Gjergj Ndreca: I burned myself, we will continue the protests On page 9
INTERVIEW On page 7
Questioning at the police station On page 9
ACCOUNT FROM THE HOSPITAL/ THE FORMER PERSECUTED PERSON: I’LL DO IT AGAIN GJERGJ NDRECA: WHY I SET MYSELF ON FIRE “I slept for one week with the gasoline under the pillow. We waited for Topalli to come, but she forgot the past. I am unemployed, I have nothing to feed my 4 childre
INTERVIEW Gjergj Ndreca seeks asylum, Tufa: In Sweden with the family On page 9
HOSPITAL STORY / THE FORMER POLITICAL PRISONER: I WILL DO IT AGAIN “I slept for 1 week with the gasoline under my pillow. We waited for Topalli to come, but she forgot the past. I have no job, I have nothing to feed my 4 children with” GJERGJ NDRECA: WHY I SET MYSELF ON FIRE “I s
HUNGER STRIKE / GJERGJ NDRECA’S WIFE: THE CONVERSATION BEFORE THE INCIDENT The former convict for agitation was doused with gasoline, police: His friend set him on fire. Arvizu visits the hunger strikers: I asked the government to communicate with you (In the photo): Former polit
HUNGER STRIKE / GJERGJ NDRECA’S WIFE: THE CONVERSATION BEFORE THE INCIDENT THE PERSECUTED MAN BURNS, EU: WE ARE MONITORING YOU The former man convicted of agitation is doused with gasoline, police: the flame was set by his friend. Arvizu visits the strikers: I asked the governmen
Former politically persecuted people: We’ll draw lots, we won’t leave here alive Gjergj Ndreca returns to his comrades. Court: End the strike The Tirana court decided to end the strike by former politically persecuted people, since in its view it is illegal. The lawsuit against i
GJERGJ NDRECA After Rusmalit, the wanted man insults Boden in front of parliament On page 6
Formerly persecuted people: We will draw lots, we won’t leave here alive Gjergj Ndreca returns to his comrades. Court: Dissolve the strike The Tirana court decided to disperse the strike by the former politically persecuted people, because according to it, it is illegal. The laws
Gjergj Ndreca, letter to Clinton Philip Reeker: There must be dialogue to resolve the strikers’ situation On page 4
Gjergj Ndreca (photo A1Report) Lirak Bejko (photo News24)
GJERGJ NDRECA, LETTER TO CLINTON Philip Reeker: Dialogue is needed to resolve the strikers’ situation On page 4
Comment BY SHINASI A. RAMA Gjergj Ndreca’s self-sacrificing act, who set himself on fire in the middle of the capital, is another critical point in the Albanian transition. Gjergj Ndreca and his fellow sufferers, confined in a hunger strike, for 17 days now have been demanding th
CHARGE OF 700 EUROS Police arrest Asllan Patrioti late in the evening, he accused the government HANDCUFFS FOR THE HUNGER-STRIKE COORDINATOR Police: He is accused of fraud, following the complaint of an Italian in June 2012 after his missing car was found. The court’s full decisi