ALBANIAN DOCTOR AND STUDENT ACTIVIST REPORTEDLY DISAPPEARS IN PRISTINA


According to Kosovapress, which is linked to the KLA, Dr. Flora Brovina, a well-known doctor and civil society leader in Kosova, was kidnapped on April 22 in the ward known as Aktash, Prishtina. Dr. Brovina was renowned for her humanitarian efforts on behalf of civilians. No further details are available, and the report has not been independently confirmed.

The Humanitarian Law Center in Belgrade issued the following report of Albin Kurti's arrest.

On 28 April 1999, Albin Kurti, the former leader of the Albanian Students Union and spokesman to the former political representative of the KLA, was arrested in Prishtina. Adem Demaqi. Albin's father and an official with the Kosova Parliamentary Party, was also arrested at this time, as well as Albin's two brothers, Nazmi Zeka, the owner of the house where the Kurtis were temporarily residing, and Nazmis son. Witnesses claim that the arrest was conducted in an extremely brutal manner. Twenty-four hours later, Albin's fifteen-year old brother and Nazmi Zeka were released; they both had visible signs of beating.

The day before Albin Kurti was arrested, on 27 April 1999, the brother of a prominent soccer player Fadil Vokrri, Adil, was arrested. No information has been available about the destiny of the arrested persons.

On 25 April 1999, Adem Demaqi was taken in for questioning. According to his account, he had been interrogated for two hours in relation to his attitudes towards the solution to the Kosova issue.

There are other developments in Prishtina, which cause a feeling of insecurity among the remaining Albanians. The police make rounds visiting homes and compiling lists of Albanians with permanent residence in Prishtina and refugees staying with them. A number of Serb shopkeepers refuse to sell their goods to Albanians. There are only a few Albanians in Prishtina whose telephone lines have not been cut off.



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