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[Admirim @admirim]

British vlogger Kate Barr on the horrific treatment she received from the Serbian Police after reporting that she had been sexually assaulted (she specified the crime in a follow-up video):

I'm pretty disgusted at the Serbian Police. You are a disgrace to your profession

[K𝗼𝘀𝗼𝘃a W𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗡𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁 @fbujupi_kosova]

#OTD , May 14,1999,Serbian forces killed 138 ethnic Albanians in villages Qyshk,Pavlan and Zahaq near town of Peja in Kosovo.
A survivor of the massacre points out names of family members as he visits a cemetery in the village of Qyshk.
𝙿𝚑𝚘𝚝𝚘 ����𝚢 𝙰𝙿
#kosovawillneverforget

[K𝗼𝘀𝗼𝘃a W𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗡𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁 @fbujupi_kosova]

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[K𝗼𝘀𝗼𝘃a W𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗡𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁 @fbujupi_kosova]

April 29, 1999 , a rainy day in Kosovo, should really have been the last of Besim Kadriu’s life. That morning, in the Albanian sector of the town of Mitrovica, Serb paramilitaries torched the house the 21-year-old economics student shared with his pregnant wife Valbona. Watching the inferno from a distance, Kadriu was confident Valbona had escaped but was unsure where she had fled. He set off on foot for the village of Zaza, a few miles away, on a hunch she would be there with her two brothers. She wasn’t, but a large number of Serb militiamen were. Thugs in balaclavas surrounded the village in three rings, moving inward to trap the inhabitants. Knowing they were targets, Kadriu and a few other men tried to escape. They managed to pass the two inner cordons undetected.
But as the men attempted to cross the third, they were spotted. One of Kadriu’s brothers-in-law was shot dead on the spot. Kadriu and the other brother-in-law ran for the woods. The brother-in-law was shot in the leg, but kept running and survived. Kadriu felt a bullet sting his face, fell to the ground and played dead. Much of one side of his previously handsome face, including his entire nose and an eye, had been removed by the shot.

A strong-minded, pragmatic man, Kadriu resolved to avoid glimpsing any reflection of himself in puddles left by the rain, even though he needed them to drink from. For his psychological survival, this was probably a good tactic. So grotesque were his injuries that when he finally judged it safe to return to Zaza, he went unrecognized. People scurried from him in horror until he produced a photo he happened to have in the back pocket of his jeans. It showed him and Valbona smiling for the camera a few months before, at Christmas 1998, days after they had married.
Besim Kadriu still keeps that photo in his wallet as a lucky charm, for while some people would opt for death rather than disfigurement, he considers himself a fortunate man. For one thing, a couple of centimeters farther back and that Serb bullet would have hit his brain. For another, he was reunited with Valbona and survived for three months in the care of relatives. He was still avoiding mirrors when the Kosovo Force peacekeepers arrived. But luckiest of all–and thanks to the efforts of an American doctor and a British military medic with a bag full of electronic gizmos and an Internet connection–Kadriu’s face has been rebuilt by surgeons in Manchester, England.

JONATHAN MARGOLIS / TIME

[K𝗼𝘀𝗼𝘃a W𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗡𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁 @fbujupi_kosova]

06 May 1999.
US President @BillClinton listens to a refugee asylum-seeking Kosovar Albanian housed in Ingelheim on President Clinton's final day touring US Military bases and refugees in Germany.
𝙿𝚑𝚘𝚝𝚘 & 𝙲𝚊𝚙𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚋𝚢 𝙹𝚘𝚢𝚌𝚎 𝙽𝚊𝚕𝚝𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚢𝚊𝚗/𝙰𝙵𝙿
#KosovaWillNeverForget

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[Embassy of Kosovo US @KosovoinUS]

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Eliot Engel. Over the years, his steadfast support for Kosova and its people helped strengthen the enduring bonds of friendship between Kosova and the United States. His legacy will be remembered with deep respect and lasting gratitude.

[Eric Adams @ericadamsfornyc]

Honored to accept honorary Albanian citizenship, not just as a personal distinction, but as a reflection of the deep and lasting bond between New York City and the Albanian people.

NYC is home to one of the strongest Albanian communities in America, hardworking, proud, and deeply rooted in our city. I accept this honor on their behalf and in recognition of the shared values that connect us: family, resilience, entrepreneurship, and a commitment to community.

Thank you to @ediramaal, @BajramBegajAL, and the people of Albania for this meaningful recognition.

New York is the global capital, and this only strengthens the bridge between our communities.

[Vuk83J 🇭🇷 @putnik833]

Croatia responds to Serbia's Chinese-made CM-400 hypersonic missile by acquiring SCALP-EG missiles for its Rafales, ATACMS for HIMARS, and Meteor air-to-air missiles, former Defense Minister Kotromanovic announced.
https://t.co/EbxUYJNV8S

[Dominus Albaniae @EpiriEtAlbaniae]

Plain and Simple

[Arbër | The Republic of Kosovo @Arber_RKS]

Milojoko Pantić: “We lost Kosovo. Serbs committed crimes in Kosovo… why don’t we admit it?”

[👐🏿 K o s o v A 👐🏿 @kosova4]

@kennethandresen Thank you Kenneth 🎉

[Kenneth Andresen @kennethandresen]

Gëzuar Ditën e Pavarësisë, Kosovo! Happy Independence Day, February 17! (Here is a photo of the massive Independence Day Cake from Prishtina I took on Feb. 17, 2008) I’ll never forget that day 🇽🇰🇽🇰🇽🇰

[Admirim @admirim]

Ambassador @DSGashiRKS for 🇵🇱 public broadcaster, on Vucic's statements:

Kosovo's independence is a fact, it's a reality, it's irreversible.

It's unfortunate that the narrative coming from Serbia is still one of seeking to undo 🇽🇰 independence, but that's impossible.