Albanian Tinderbox - Kosovo

Aug 1997
A historic report filmed before the conflict in Kosovo.
Virtually autonomous before it was annexed by the Serbs in 1990, Kosovo faces an escalation of violence. Until now Kosovo's 90% ethnic Albanians have opted for passive resistance as they try to live outside Serbian rule. Parallel to the Serbian state, they run schools and even a free medical service. "How long we are going to last I can't tell you", says Medical Centre Director Dr Demolli. His staff haven't been paid for three years. For Kosovo's mostly Muslim Albanians, even a marriage invites nationalistic fervour. Groom Adrian Pavataj and his new bride share their wedding with a painting of his father, killed in Serbian police custody. He ran schools for Albanians in their own language. Dulah Sallahu and brother Emin were dragged from their beds by Serbian police this year. Serbian Moma Trijkovic predicts Albanian defiance will lead towards war. In a 14th century Serbian monastery Images of Turkish brutality towards Christians adorn the walls. Many Serbs believe they are still the last bastion against Islam.

Produced by ABC Australia
Distributed by Journeyman Pictures

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[denykosova2]

fuck serbia popolo zongeri

[nec644]

we albanians should stick to our own culture and not use the turkish culture or names we were forced to take by the turks. dont forget that the turks did exactly the same thing as the sebs. fuck turkey

[Albanian2Be]

Albanian clans hahahaha what a joke,we don't live in Clans xD

[Albanian2Be]

An Albanian never surrenders FACT

But how did all those Albanians got to be Muslim?I know how BY SURRENDERING

[albonor]

Ashtu bre! Duhet me kan 100% puro shqiptar!! Nuk perzihet gjku shqiptar me gjak tjetjer!!!

[dudewtf63]

slay all Albanian psy

[lolkosova]

@dudewtf63 Jebemti cigana Iranskom poreklo ,KOSOVA je Albansko PICKO usrana viste pederska drzava, viste Homosexualci vi jebete samo guze vi ne volite picke ,zamisli sad mi Albanci jebemo vase zene jer nema ko da ih zadovoli vase zene . i ako vase zene nose brkove i imaju debeli zvuk mi smo naterani da ih sexualno zadovolimo ,jer mole nas neprekidno. A vi guzo jebaci samo nastavite sa GEJ paradama, pa cemo mi da vas jebemo i onu malu drzavicu PICKO PEDERSKA MRRSSSSSSSSS U IRAN

[1Patrioti]

to the man who made posted a video fuck you tooo u motherfucker

Kosova was never part of serbia,serbia anexed from albania after turkish empire collapsed,and the church in decan is roman catholik not orthodoks church,it was albanian ,come over u asshole a see for yourself,now there are only some 25 monks serb who live in decan and there is no serbian soul who will ocupie Kosova again,fuck you and your bbc propaganada