Hidajete Osmani Bytyqi


The demonstration on April 1, [1981] was very massive, as is known from history, from the photographs you have seen. They first chased us with tear gas to disperse us...

Mejreme Shema


A stroke of luck in misfortune, some of my brother’s classmates from the Normale school came with a flag from the city. They said, ‘Sahit, they have arrested Femi Pushkolli, they have...

Hanëmshahe Ilazi


I was four years old when my mother passed away. And this is… I’ve written a book Rrënjët e familjes (The Roots of the Family), where my grandfather is the main character. I...

Vehbi Xani


We had a front-line house in Lower Klina because we couldn’t use the high school in Skenderaj, since it was the main center here. I later went around schools as...

Xhafer Murtezaj


I remember we went… several times, not just me but many professors, they would stop us, take us, bring us to the station, and beat us. We also had the...

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