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Table of Contents: Serbia recognized Montenegro "Ivo Skoric" <vze3c9dm@verizon.net> BHFF 2006 Winners "Ivo Skoric" <vze3c9dm@verizon.net> Tito's Birthday "Ivo Skoric" <vze3c9dm@verizon.net> Tito's Birthday in Kosovo "Ivo Skoric" <vze3c9dm@verizon.net> ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 12:54:24 -0400 From: "Ivo Skoric" <vze3c9dm@verizon.net> Subject: Serbia recognized Montenegro Djukanovic's investment in bringing 13000 people from abroad to vote, paid off. Record 88% citizens showed up for the referendum and majority voted for independence. Djukanovic congratulated Serbia on its independence, too. Today, Serbia recognized the results. What is Kostunica to do now? Kosovo is rumored to be the next. ivo--------------------------------------------------------- Ivo Skoric 105 Robbins Street Rutland VT 05701 802.775.7257 ivo@balkansnet.org balkansnet.org ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 11:47:45 -0400 From: "Ivo Skoric" <vze3c9dm@verizon.net> Subject: BHFF 2006 Winners Go West directed and written by Ahmed Imamovic (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0426470/plotsummary) is the winner of the Third Annual Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival in New York. - ------- Forwarded message follows ------- Dear friends, On behalf of the Voice of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Academy of Bosnia and Herzegovina, we would like to thank you for your support of the recent Third Annual Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film FestivalT (BHFFT). This three-day festival drew a large audience and filmmakers such as Bojana Zezelj, Dejan Kovacevic, Aida Sehovic, Gates Gooding, Sabina Vajraca and Alison Hanson, as well as actress Snezana Bogdanovic and author of the book "War Hospital," Dr. Sheri Fink. We were also very excited when Uliks Fehmiu, one of the leading roles from feature film "Well Tempered Corpses", made a surprise guest appearance and expressed his support for BHFFT. Thank you to all of those who participated in the audience awards voting process. We are pleased to announce winners of the BHFFT 2006 Audience Awards Go West by Ahmed Imamovic - -------------------------------- I See You My Friend by Cazim Dervisevic We also want to add that this unique cultural event could not be realized without the generous support of our sponsors: Sarajevo Graduate School of Business (SGSB), Raccoon, Inc., Harriman Institute, School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, Blackheath Financial, Cevabdzinica Sarajevo, Bosnian-American Association and Balkan Radio 387 as well as media partners: Voice of Bosnia and Herzegovina, BH Radio 1, Balkan Radio 387, Sabah, Europa Magazine, Bosnjaci.net and Peta Strana Svijeta. We would also like to express gratitude to Trust Realty for providing us with wine for the reception, Cyber Interior, Inc. for technical support and Kush Lounge, indie band The Kin, and Djerdan for hosting the opening and closing parties and numerous volunteers, who dedicated their time and energy to BHFFT. We hope that you enjoyed this year's program and that you will return for the Fourth Annual BHFFT, tentatively scheduled for next spring. Please check our website (www.bhffnyc.org <http://www.bhffnyc.org/> ) for continuous updates and if you haven't done this already, please sign up for our mailing <http://bhffnyc.org/mailman/listinfo/news_bhffnyc.org> list. Also, if you have any feedback you would like to share with us, please send us an email at info@bhffnyc.org. Once again, we greatly appreciate your support. Kind regards, BHFFT Team Dragi prijatelji, U ime Radio Glasa Bosne i Hercegovine i Akademije Bosne i Hercegovine zahvaljujemo vam se na podrsci Treceg godisnjeg Bosanskohercegovackog Filmskog FestivalaT (BHFFT). Ovaj trodnevni festival je posjetio veliki broj gledalaca a izmedju ostalih, prisutni su bili i slijedeci filmski radnici: Bojana Zezelj, Dejan Kovacevic, Aida Sehovic, Gates Gooding, Sabina Vajraca, Alison Hanson i glumica Snezana Bogdanovic, te autorica knjige "Ratna bolnica" Dr. Sheri Fink. Ugodno smo bili iznenadjeni kad je Uliks Fehmiu, jedan od glavnih glumaca u filmu Benjamina Filipovica "Dobro ustimani mrtvaci," napravio iznenadjujucu posjetu i izrazio svoju podrsku za BHFFT. Hvala svima koji su ucestvovali u procesu glasanja za nagrade publike i sa zadovoljstvom vas obavijestavamo da su dobitnici BHFFT 2006 Nagrade publike: Go West Ahmeda Imamovica - -------------------------------- Vidimo se prijatelju Cazima Dervisevica Takodje zelimo dodati da se BHFFTM ne bi mogao realizovati bez podr ke sponzora: Sarajevo Graduate School of Business (SGSB), Raccoon, Inc., Harriman Institute, School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, Blackheath Financial, Cevabdzinica Sarajevo, Bosnian-American Association i Balkan Radio 387 kao i nasih medijskih partnera: Voice of Bosnia and Herzegovina, BH Radio 1, Balkan Radio 387, Sabah, Europa Magazine, Bosnjaci.net i Peta Strana Svijeta. Takodje se zahvaljujemo Trust Realty za vino pri svecanom otvaranju, Cyber Interior, Inc. za tehnicku pomoc, Kush Lounge, bend The Kin, i Djerdan za zabave svecanog otvaranja i zatvaranja festivala te volunterima koji su posvetili svoje vrijeme i energiju BHFF-uT. Nadamo se da ste uzivali u ovogodisnjem programu i da ce te nas posjetiti i za Cetvrti godisnji BHFFT, koji ce biti odrzan sljedeceg proljeca. Pozivamo vas da nas posjetite na internet stranici ( <http://www.bhffnyc.org/> www.bhffnyc.org) za vijesti o BHFF-u i ako vec niste do sada, pozivamo vas i da se upisete na nasu e-mail listu <http://bhffnyc.org/mailman/listinfo/news_bhffnyc.org> . Ako zelite sa nama podijeliti vase utiske slobodno nam se obratite na info@bhffnyc.org. Hvala vam jos jednom na vasem prisustvu i podrsci. Srdacni pozdravi, BHFFT Team Academy of Bosnia and Herzegovina is committed to protecting your privacy. Your contact information is only used to inform you of our new programs, services, and announcements. We do not sell, trade, rent or otherwise disclose your personal information for commercial marketing purposes. If you do not wish to receive future mailings from the Academy of Bosnia and Herzegovina and would like to be taken off our mailing list, please send us an e-mail with "Remove" in the subject line. For more information visit www.academybh.org <http://www.academybh.org/> - ------- End of forwarded message ------------------------------------- - --------------------------- Ivo Skoric 105 Robbins Street Rutland VT 05701 802.775.7257 ivo@balkansnet.org balkansnet.org ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 12:36:09 -0400 From: "Ivo Skoric" <vze3c9dm@verizon.net> Subject: Tito's Birthday http://www.index.hr/clanak.aspx?id=317643 Tito's Birthday was celebrated by 2000 people in Bosnia yesterday with re-opening the cave in Drvar where Tito hid during the unsuccesfull Nazi parachoute attack on that town. The cave used to be a tourist attraction in old Yugoslavia. It was devastated during the war in Bosnia last decade. $25k tab for renovation of the historic site were was picked up by USAID. It would be better if USAID earmarked some more substantial resources to build a modern highway to Drvar, and left the cave renovation to local entrepreneurship. Because, the cave can hardly become a tourist attraction if no tourist can easily reach it. http://www.index.hr/clanak.aspx?id=262666 Tito got a monument revealed in Labin (Istria, Croatia). http://www.index.hr/clanak.aspx?id=270260 In Belgrade, Serbia there was a fashion show of trendy clothes which design was inspired by the style of Tito and his wife Jovanka. http://www.index.hr/clanak.aspx?id=315577 In Kumrovec, Croatia, Tito's birthplace, around 200 people gathered on the day of his death (May 4) laying wreath on his monument (by sculptor Augustincic) near the house in which he was born. http://www.index.hr/clanak.aspx?id=266575 In Skopje, Macedonia, there was a celebration very much alike those from the time when Tito was alive, including the relay, and the large stadium spectacle. Tito's grandson, Josip Broz was present for the occasion. http://www.index.hr/clanak.aspx?id=263784 In Tivat, Montenegro, local NGO re-enacted the soccer match between Hajduk and Crvena Zvezda on the day of Tito's death in 1980, with the original soccer judge from Tuzla, that judged that match. 500 people showed up to watch. Now that they succesfully form six independent countries, it seems that memory of Tito is alive and well among all the former Yugoslavs, regardless of their ethnicity, religion, politics... For more information visit Tito's home on the internet (maintained by Slovenes): http://www.titoville.com/ - --------------------------------------------------------- Ivo Skoric 105 Robbins Street Rutland VT 05701 802.775.7257 ivo@balkansnet.org balkansnet.org ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 May 2006 09:31:05 -0400 From: "Ivo Skoric" <vze3c9dm@verizon.net> Subject: Tito's Birthday in Kosovo May 25, 2006 was a sad day in Kosovo. It reminded of the worst days of Milosevic's rule and the martial law. Only, this time Serbs were not in the picture. It is still unclear why this happened, but the letter from Kosovo below explains how it happened, the way it escalated. UNMIK police showed up in a village unannounced. Someone sees a fomer Serb neighbor in one of the vehicles. Local leader wants to talk to the passenger. UNMIK refuses. Villagers started being suspicious. Their concerns are not addressed. Women sit down on the road, blocking UNMIK vehicles, in a peaceful demonstration. UNMIK removes them from the road using any means necessary. Women start throwing stones. They get beaten up by batons. Their men finally show up. UNMIK police runs for cover hiding behind the armor of their vehicles and shooting tear-gas canisters into the crowd. 36 people were admitted later that day to the hospital of Prizren for various injuries and traumas, including broken arm and a kidney injury. UNMIK mission was aborted and was not accomplished. Kai Vittrup said that civil disobedience is not democratic. Gee, where did that guy learn about democracy? Then he threatened the villagers with the big stick: that their behavior may affect the final decision on status of Kosovo. What was that all about? Is that what international forces are there for? To act in lieu of Serb paramilitaries? ivo - ------- Forwarded message follows ------- This was posted in Jasmina Tesanovic's blog at B92.net. The Kosova Women's Network is online at www.womensnetwork.org http://blog.b92.net/node/298 Glas razlike sa Kosova Pi=9Ae Jasmina Te=9Aanovic (27 Maj, 2006 - 13:24) May 26, 2006 To: Soren Jessen-Peterson, UNMIK SRSG Copied to: Kai Vittrup, UNMIK Police Commissioner From: Igballe Rogova, Executive Director, Kosova Women=92s Network Subject: Incident in Krusha e Vogel village, Kosovo on 25 May 2006 Dear Soren Jessen-Petersen, I am writing to present the events that occurred on 25 May 2006, during a United Nations Mission in Kosova (UNMIK) fact-finding mission to the village of Krusha e Vogel, as a supplement to the official reports submitted by the UNMIK police. As a human rights and women=92s rights activist for more than 17 years, I have worked closely with the community of Krusha e Vogel since 1999 and am well-aware of the political and social context there. Here, I will explain that context and present recommendations for future UNMIK work. I. The Events that Occurred Within twelve hours of the incident, I collected more than 30 personal testimonies from Krusha e Vogel citizens who were at the scene. These testimonies showed that the following occurred: Twelve UNMIK police armored vehicles carrying Serbs who used to live in Krusha e Vogel village arrived there at 09:15 in the morning on 25 May 2006. According to Kai Vittrup, UNMIK Police Commissioner, they were there to collect information for The Hague. The convoy arrived completely unannounced, without informing elected officials, public institutions, the Kosovo Police Service (KPS), or anyone in the village that they were coming. When they arrived, an UNMIK police officer asked a young girl, Mehreme Batusha (12), where the house of the Batusha family (Albanian) was. The house was formerly occupied by the Misic family (Serb). The girl pointed to the house. While the vehicle was stopped Nazmije Avdyli (70) saw Bora Cvetkovic and Gordana Djordjevic, two citizens who had lived in the village before the war, inside one of the vehicles. Nazmije Avdyli immediately yelled, =93They are coming back!=94 Women, who were on their way to work in the fields (carrying pitchforks to move grass), gathered near the UNMIK vehicles when they heard her yelling. Shpresa Shehu, a teacher, long-time activist, and leader of the village, approached the UNMIK police representatives on behalf of the women and asked if the women could speak with the passengers in the car who they believed to be their former Serb neighbors. The women wanted to ask the passengers what had happened to the bodies of their husbands and children, missing since the war. The UNMIK police officer refused their request. Then, the women from Krusha e Vogel sat in the middle of the road, preventing the UNMIK armored vehicles from moving forward. The UNMIK police officers grabbed the women by the shoulders and arms, physically, forcibly moving them from the road. When the women struggled, the police officers began to use riot batons. The women responded by throwing stones at the UNMIK police officers and vehicles. In the meantime, men saw what was happening and came to protect the women. When the men came, some of the UNMIK police officers started their vehicles, while others continued to hit the villagers with the butts of their guns and riot batons. Then, all of the officers jumped in their armored vehicles. As they drove away, they threw tear gas from their moving vehicles at the citizens until they reached the edge of the village. They also threw tear gas near the school where children were playing during recess. According to Prizren hospital records, 36 people were admitted that afternoon, including three men and 33 women. Of the three men, all had physical injuries. Twenty children were treated for wounds associated with tear gas. That evening, 22 adults and the children were released. On 26 May, 14 people remained in the hospital. Of these, one boy has a broken arm, and 13 women suffer from psychological trauma. They are also being treated for tear gas as well as light physical injuries that resulted from the UNMIK police. One woman is being treated for serious injuries to her kidneys after being hit in the back with a riot baton. On the evening of 26 May, a meeting was called with Kai Vittrup at 20:00 in Krusha e Vogel village. The meeting was attended by citizens from the village, Sheremet Ahmeti =96 Deputy Commissioner of KPS, and Eqrem Kryeziu =96 Mayor of Prizren Municipality. At the meeting, Kai Vittrup said that it was not democratic for the citizens of Krusha e Vogel to use violence towards people who came to conduct an investigation. He repeatedly stressed the need for them to act =93democratically=94 and to remember that their actions would influence the =93final status talks.=94 II. Conclusions and Recommendations In order to understand the psychological trauma that the citizens of Krusha e Vogel experienced as a result of this visit, one must first understand the history of Krusha e Vogel. On 26 March 1999, 114 Albanian men over the age of 13 (70% of the men in the village) were separated from their families and massacred by their own Serb neighbors. The homes of Albanian families were burned to the ground, their cattle were killed, and their fields destroyed. The women and children who survived were chased by their Serb neighbors and paramilitary forces to the Drini River, where they were told either to drown themselves or walk to Albania. Citizens from a neighboring village came to their rescue, carrying them across the river with tractors. A few days later, they traveled to Albania where they remained for three months as refugees. The citizens who returned to Krusha e Vogel after the war, mostly women and children, were in mourning. Despite their immense human and economic loss, they have worked to move forward. They have participated in democratic structures. They have learned to plough their fields, drive tractors, sell their products, and make a living independently (formerly jobs solely for men). They have met with each other week after week to talk about what happened and to try to overcome the pain and trauma they experienced, towards psychological healing. Those who committed crimes in Krusha e Vogel have yet to be identified, arrested, tried, or punished. In other words, criminals continue to roam free today. There has been no official apology from politicians or decision-makers in regards to what occurred in Krusha e Vogel in 1999. First, there is the issue of psychological trauma. The UNMIK police officers used physical violence on the women that reminded them of the violence that they had experienced only seven years ago when they were physically separated from their family members. Marta Prekpalaj, an experienced activist of two decades who works with Motrat Qiriazi Association for the Education of Women and who used a tractor to rescue the women and children from the village the night they were forced out of their homes in 1999, has worked closely with the Krusha e Vogel citizens since then. In a phone interview on 26 May she said, =93I saw the exact same expressions on their faces yesterday as I saw the day that their homes were burned and their family members were killed.=94 The UNMIK police have re-traumatized them, she said. Second, it must be emphasized that the women did not throw stones at Serbs. They threw stones at the UNMIK police who had physically assaulted them. Third, that the women of Krusha e Vogel requested to speak with the Serbs being transported in the vehicles is a sign of democracy. Through proper planning with local activists, organizations, and village leaders, UNMIK could have fostered a peaceful discussion and visit to this community. Fourth, the actions of the UNMIK police could be described as undemocratic: they failed to inform any of the democratic institutions about their visit; they used unnecessary violence against women and children; and, they refused for the women to communicate with the people they were transporting. Fifth, the citizens of Kosovo fully support The Hague and the process of justice. This event demonstrates the need to involve local institutions and citizens in order for the processes of justice to be successful. 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