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1. Serbia Info News / Albanians drive out Gypsies from Macedonian villages
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- Albanians drive out Gypsies from Macedonian villages.
- Skopje, 18th August (Tanjug) - Macedonian Albanians drove out from Raduse village, near Skopje, five Gypsy families who has been living there for decades, threatening to kill them if they return, since they are "on the Serbian side".
- Animosity of Albanians toward members of the Gypsy national minority started during the NATO aggression on Yugoslavia, when Gypsy Amdi Bajram, national representative in the Macedonian Parliament, publicly condemned bombing and criminal acts of the Western Alliance over Serbs.
- Albanians first started to maltreat children of Gypsies, threatening with slaughtering if they continue to play in the street. When Gypsies tried to protect their children, Albanians attacked them as well, claiming that they fight against Albanian compatriots in Kosovo and Metohija.
- Gypsies do not believe in promises of the municipal authorities that, as they say, have never undertaken anything to tame the aggressive Albanians. ...
2. News @ Serbian Unity Congress | US promised the Albanians independence, Blic (YU), May 15
- news.suc.org
- US promised the Albanians independence, Blic (YU), May 15.
- KOSOVSKA MITROVICA - “The Serbs in Kosovo are a thorn in the side for draft legal framework on the future status of Kosovo which Hans Haekkerup is preparing with the Albanians. ... The remnants of the former US administration want to take advantage of this transition period and to realize what they promised the Albanians - independence. We also have some well-paid circles from abroad who offer concessions to the Albanians,” says Momcilo Trajkovic, the chairman of the Yugoslav Committee for Kosovo and Metohija, for “Blic”. ...
- It is a fact that Serbs are still being killed, that their security situation is a catastrophe while the international community ingratiates itself to the stronger - the Albanians. The Albanians are experiencing an economic, social and political ascent while the Serb community is experiencing ruin. ... No one can deny the Albanians of a president, a constitution, a Kosovo Protection Corps if the international community agrees to let them have these things. ...
- “By means of a referendum, the end goal of the Albanians - an independent Kosovo - will be realized. ... This legal framework legitimizes the so-called ethnic principle with respect to the Albanians but also creates the possibility for the Serbs to implement the same ethnic principle which the international community uses with respect to the Albanians. ... All the Albanians in the Balkans would rejoice if Kosovo were to become independent or if the process toward an independent Kosovo were to begin,” said Trajkovic for “Blic”. ...
3. Belgrade To Investigate Albanians
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- Belgrade To Investigate Albanians .
- BELGRADE, Yugoslavia The government of the largest district in the Yugoslav capital has instructed its police to investigate ethnic Albanians living in its territory. ...
- Ethnic Albanians comprise Serbia's biggest minority and more than a fifth of the 10 million population but most live in the southern, U. ...
- Before Milosevic's ten-month crackdown last year against pro-independence Kosovo Albanians and the following NATO bombardment this spring, tens of thousands of Albanians lived for decades in the capital. ...
4. Serbs and Albanians Under Turkish Rule
- www.srpska-mreza.com
- Serbs and Albanians.
- Serbs, Greeks, Bulgars, and Albanians were subjugated, and they had no idea how long their plight would last. ...
- Accepting Islam in Albanian regions was a less painful process, because the Albanians did not have an autocephalous Church, and their Christianity, whether Byzantine or Latin, had not become as integral in Albanian life and remained either Greek or Italian. ...
- Undoubtedly, the balance was shifting, and as far as the Albanians and Serbs were concerned, it was shifting drastically in favor of the Albanians, to the detriment of good relations between them. ...
- One could contend that in this particular case the prominent Serbian historian had fallen prey to unscientific sentimentality, but there is no doubt that, as far as the process of Islamization was concerned, Albanians in general showed themselves much more pliable than Serbs. ... First class warriors, fascinated by guns, used to discipline and obeying when ruled by a strong hand, the Albanians represented a much better medium to be cast into the Turkish mold than the individualistic and unpredictable Serbs. ...
- There is no doubt that the Albanians' continued presence at the seat of power gave them an upper hand, which was the beginning of a tragic divisiveness, of separate roads for them and for the Serbs. ...
- In the 14th and 15th centuries the great majority of Albanians were Christians, Eastern Orthodox or Roman Catholic in the north, predominately Eastern Orthodox in the south. ...
- It is an exceptional case today, but until recently it was not unusual to see Albanians visiting with their Christian friends on Christian holidays, or participating in dancing and feasting (wine and pork avoided), attending weddings and baptism ceremonies. ... Even today there are young Schipetars (Albanians) who remember that their fathers would never begin any project on Tuesday, the day of the Kosovo defeat. ...
- The Monastery of Pec, which was the seat of the Serbian patriarch (1346-1556 and 1557-1766), maintained close and friendly relations with the Albanians of the rugged area of Rugovo, which provided shelter to Patriarch Arsenius IV in 1737, when he had to hide from the pursuing Turks. The Albanians continued to provide guard service to the Patriarchate in Pec and the Decani Monastery, but in recent years with notable lack of success. ...
- In their book, Travels in the Slavonic Provinces of Turkey-in-Europe, they reported the respect among Albanians for the Serbian holy places. ... They maintained that the Turks were the ones who incited young Muslim Albanians to ill-treat the Serbs, to "throw stones and filth" at Serbian funerals, and to shout "insults and obscenities at Christians on Sundays. ...
- To the Albanians, Islam was an opportunity that they could not let pass. ...
- Something would happen, such as Albanians siding with Venice in a dispute with the Porte, or the Serbs would join the Austrian army in its incursions into the territory. ... Pressures would be applied, and on such occasions Serbs would usually show more intransigence than Albanians. The Albanians could never understand that inherent Serbian hostility toward the Turks, but then they had no Kosovo in their heritage. ...
5. WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR THE ALBANIANS IN FYROM
- aacl.com
- WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR THE ALBANIANS IN FYROM?.
- Now that the Macedonian parliament has endorsed the package of fifteen constitutional amendments resulting from the Ohër Ohrid agreement of August 2001, which are supposed to extend the collective rights of the ethnic Albanians, what does the future hold for the Albanians in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM)? To what extent will the amendments be implemented? What has been the impact of the international factor on Macedonian developments, and what part will it play in the years to come? Although it is too soon to answer these questions in full, we can say for sure that it was not their democratic vision that motivated the Slav Macedonian authorities to sign the peace plan and approve the amendments. ...
- To better understand this conclusion and determine whether the Slav Macedonian authorities, past and present, are the “good guys” they are trying to pass themselves off as, I first want to compare the rights that the Slav Macedonians in Albania enjoy with the rights of the Albanians in FYROM. Then, I will analyze recent events and the role of the different players, Albanians, Slav Macedonians, and the international community. ...
- In order to cover up their discriminatory policies towards Albanians, the Macedonian authorities have always tried to deflect public attention away from the Albanian issue in their country by grossly inflating the size of the tiny Macedonian “minority” in Albania and alleging that it has no rights. ...
- They do not live side by side their fellow countrymen, and the areas that they currently live in are an extension of Albanian territories, inhabited by Albanians, that are situated across the border and not territory carved out from their country of origin. ...
- The areas they live in are likewise an extension of ancient Albanian territories across the border, inhabited by Albanians, though part of these territories are also inhabited today by other populations because of the demographic changes that have taken place. ...
- against Albanians in FYROM.
- To better grasp the situation of Macedonians in Albania and to understand how far ahead they are of the Albanians in FYROM de jure and de facto with respect to the level of rights they enjoy proportional to their numbers, it is necessary to examine some of the problems that Albanians have always faced and how neutral observers view their status. In terms of sheer numbers, the Macedonian community in Albania pales into insignificance when compared to the Albanian population in FYROM where, according to Albanian estimates, there are about 800,000 Albanians. However, the Macedonian official version places Albanians at 22. ... Only an unbiased, internationally supervised census would establish the exact number of Albanians living in the Macedonian state. ...
- In terms of rights, there is a wide gap between the rights of the 4,000 Macedonians in Albania and the rights of the 800,000 Albanians in FYROM. This gap is all the more striking in view of the fact that Albanians are the second largest population there, even if we accept the official estimate of 22. ... Analysts in the West agree that the Macedonian authorities have treated the Albanians like second-class citizens. ... ethnic Albanians is a problem. ...
6. Guardian | Reversals in workplace leave Albanians on top
- www.guardian.co.uk
- Reversals in workplace leave Albanians on top.
- War trauma Wards full of the lost and bereaved separated : Serb doctors are among those quitting as majority rule bites Doctors are among the ethnic Albanians now back in charge.
- Trusting in his black beard, which few Albanians wear, Dr Agani walked to work safely for three days. ...
- Albanians who lost their jobs in the early 90s are eager to return. ...
- He is less sure Serbs will be so willing to work with ethnic Albanians now that they are no longer in power. ...
7. Worldpress.org - Macedonia - Albanians
- www.worldpress.org
- The cross is a national symbol of the Orthodox Christian Macedonians, as opposed to the mostly Muslim Albanians. ...
- VMRO-DPMNE and SDSM, together with the parties protecting the interests of Albanians, PDP (Party for Democratic Prosperity) and DPA (Democratic Party of Albanians), committed to undertake reforms for the benefit of Albanians, who make up roughly a third of the country’s 2 million inhabitants. Among other things, there was an agreement to decentralize the government and introduce Albanian as a second official language in regions where Albanians represent more than 20 percent of the population. ... Albanians have the legal right to a university-level education in their own language. ...
- “In Tetovo, we can hear gunfire every night; Albanians are settling their disputes among themselves,” says 26-year-old Jovana Georgievska. “In Lesok, not far from Tetovo, Albanians set my father’s house on fire two years ago, and they also damaged my grandmother’s dwelling. ... This way the Albanians are showing us that it is their territory. ... In fact, she believes it is only the first step and thinks that the demands of Albanians are going to escalate now.
- “Albanians, whose birth rate is the highest in Europe, do not, for the most part, move farther inland from the territories that belonged to so-called Greater Albania during World War II,” adds Apostolov. ...
- He suggested changing the current borders and separating Albanians from Macedonians—specifically by exchanging population and territories in such a way that ethnically pure states would be created. Georgievski called for the ethnic protection of Kumanovo, Skopje, Kicevo, and Struga, cities where Albanians and Macedonians have coexisted in a balanced way. ...
- Today’s Macedonia is characterized by an unemployment rate that reaches 40 percent, according to official statistics, as well as poverty, distrust between Albanians and Macedonians, creeping segregation of both communities, and uncertainty regarding the country’s future. ...
- Maciej Kaczorowski from Poland, who has been living in Macedonia for several years and works in Skopje for the Euro-Balkan Institute, a nongovernmental organization, believes that Sakiri has achieved more for mutual coexistence of Albanians and Macedonians with this goal than all the projects and nongovernmental organizations combined. ...
- Albanians See Kosovo Elections as First Step Toward IndependenceSokol Mici, World Press Review Albania correspondent, , Nov. ...
8. Police Abuse Against Albanians Continues in Macedonia (Human Rights Watch Press release, Skopje, August 22, 2001)
- www.hrw.org
- Police Abuse Against Albanians Continues in Macedonia.
- (Skopje, August 22, 2001) Police abuse against ethnic Albanians remains a serious concern in Macedonia despite the recent signing of a political agreement aimed to end the six-month old conflict, Human Rights Watch said today. ...
- Ethnic Albanians are being severely abused, and in some cases beaten to death, without the slightest prospect of accountability. ...
- Ethnic Albanians are being severely abused, and in some cases beaten to death, without the slightest prospect of accountability. ...
- On Monday, August 13, 2001, police officers guarding Skopje's main hospital arrested four ethnic Albanians who had come to the hospital to pick up an elderly Albanian relative undergoing kidney dialysis treatment. ...
- The framework peace agreement signed last week provides for the gradual integration of ethnic Albanians into the predominantly ethnic Macedonian police force. ...
9. Serbia Info News / Ten thousand of ethnic-Albanians attempted to cross the bridge
- www.serbia-info.com
- Ten thousand of ethnic-Albanians attempted to cross the bridge.
- Kosovska Mitrovica, February 21st (Tanjug) - More then 10,000 Albanians-Albanians today around 3. ...
10. Kosovo.com: The Saga of Kosovo, by Alex N. Dragnich and Slavko Todorovich
- www.kosovo.com
- Serbs And Albanians Under Turkish Rule.
- Serbs, Greeks, Bulgars, and Albanians were subjugated, and they had no idea how long their plight would last. ...
- Accepting Islam in Albanian regions was a less painful process, because the Albanians did not have an autocephalous church, and their Christianity, whether Latin or Byzantine, was a foreign product, either Greek or Italian. ...
- Undoubtedly, the balance was shifting, and as far as the Albanians and Serbs were concerned, it was shifting drastically in favor of the Albanians, to the detriment of good relations between them. ...
- One could contend that in this particular case the prominent Serbian historian had fallen prey to unscientific sentimentality, but there is no doubt that as far as the process of Islamization was concerned, Albanians in general showed themselves much more pliable than Serbs. ... First class warriors, fascinated by guns, used to discipline and obeying when ruled by a strong hand, the Albanians represented a much better medium to be cast into the Turkish mold than the individualistic and unpredictable Serbs. ...
- There is no doubt that the Albanians' continued presence at the seat of power gave them an upper hand, which was the beginning of a tragic divisiveness, of separate roads for them and for the Serbs. ...
- In the 14th and 15th centuries, the great majority of Albanians were Christians, Eastern Orthodox or Roman Catholic in the North, predominately Eastern Orthodox in the South. ...
- It is an exceptional case today, but until recently it was not unusual to see Albanians visiting with their Christian friends on Christian holidays, or participating in dancing and feasting (wine and pork avoided), attending weddings and baptism ceremonies. ... Even today there are young Kosovo Albanians who remember that their fathers would never begin any project on Tuesday, the day of the Kosovo defeat. ...
- The monastery of Pech, which was the seat of the Serbian Patriarch (1346-1556 and 1557-1766), maintained close and friendly relations with the Albanians of the rugged area of Rugovo, which provided shelter to Patriarch Arsenius IV in 1737, when he had to hide from the pursuing Turks. These Albanians continued to provide guard services to the Patriarchate in Pech and the Dechani Monastery, but in recent years with notable lack of success. ...
- In their book, Travels in the Slavonic Provinces of Turkey-inEurope, they reported the respect among Albanians for the Serbian holy places. ... They maintained that the Turks were the ones who incited young Moslem Albanians to illtreat the Serbs, to "throw stones and filth" at Serbian funerals, and to shout "insults and obscenities at Christians on Sundays. ...
- To the Albanians, Islam was an opportunity that they could not let pass. ...
- Something would happen, such as Albanians siding with Venice in a dispute with the Porte, or the Serbs would join the Austrian army in its incursions into the territory. ... Pressures would be applied, and on such occasions Serbs would usually show more intransigence than Albanians. The Albanians could never understand that inherent Serbian hostility toward the Turks, but then they had no Kosovo in their heritage. ...
11. Global Beat: GRN Publications--Kosovo Albanians: Closing Ranks
- www.nyu.edu
- Kosovo Albanians: Closing Ranks A Global Beat Backgrounder By Tihomir Loza, with Anthony Borden* Global Beat Issue Brief No. ... But any solution would inevitably return some power to the ethnic Albanians there, whose autonomy he crushed nine years ago. ... With Albanians' confidence growing, they would view any solution within the existing constitutional structure of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia as a mere temporary step on the path to independence. ... It takes two sides to make a proper war, and Kosovo Albanians did not engage, pursuing a disciplined strategy of nonviolence. ... As long as the province and its population were tightly controlled by Belgrade, it was believed that the Albanians neither could nor would dare to organize militarily. ... Conflict would be avoided, and as Serbia democratized over time, Albanians would be re-integrated into society. Today, Kosovo Albanians are engaging. ... Kosovo Albanians are engaging politically, too. ... If the international community does not take steps to calm the escalating situation on the ground, "it is a matter of months before a merger between radical and moderate Albanians occurs," says Xhafer Shatri, information minister for the Kosovo Albanian parallel government. ... They have been brutal and quick to extort money from the Albanians, perhaps sensing that their time in Kosovo is limited. ... " Albanians have little sympathy.
12. SEE Portal - Homepage / News / News:This Week's News - Four Albanians convicted of war crimes
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- Send to a Friend Help Four Albanians convicted of war crimes.
- The three judges sentenced Rrustem Mustafa and three of his associates to prison terms ranging from five to 17 years for ordering the killings, illegal arrests and torture of fellow ethnic Albanians suspected of collaborating with the Serb regime of Slobodan Milosevic. ... Kosovo is a part of Serbia-Montenegro, the successor to Yugoslavia, but has been administered by the United Nations since 1999, when NATO air bombing forced an end to a Serb crackdown on separatist ethnic Albanians. ... Mustafa, one of the most senior commanders of the now-defunct Kosovo Liberation Army, received a 17-year sentence for ordering the killings of five Albanians, failing to prevent illegal detention and failing to punish rebel soldiers responsible for abuses. ...
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