Kosovo Serb family starts hunger strike

This case shows how much does the Kostunica government care for serbs from Kosova.
I hope that some serb "patriots" here who live abroad such in UK EU or USA, see this case and understand that the intentions of Kostunica are not to help the people who need help but just to manipulate with them so they can stay more in power.

If this person has not done any crimes in Kosova, he should go back there where there are houses being built for all the serb minorities and great help given for everything.
Thank you.

Hey afrim.

How about the albanians who took over this man's property leave and go back to where they came from? So this man can return to his land and live in peace.

Why did the albanians destory his house? Did they pay him for his property? NO!

I do not understand that the Serb Gov. had money to launch a war against Kosovo, and destroyed 100s of villages, and 1000s of houses, and have no money to rebuild the villages and the houses, and resettle both Albanians and Serbs in the villages they lived all their life.

I undesrtand also that the prerequisite before building houses is to define once and for all the status of the province Kosovo.

There is so much to be done and there is so little achieved by the Serbian Gov.

Afrim Hoxha,

two of his houses were burned down in Kosovo. Under the circumstances, do you honestly expect him to feel 3rd time lucky?

Sad. Too long have the K Serbs been seen as symbols of politics than actual people. Their poverty and displaced misery serves the interests of Belgrade politicians, but there is little help that has been done for them, save giving them a roof over their heads. Aren't there any civic charity organizations in Serbia to help these people out?

I found a similar article in the IHT today: http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/28/europe/EU-GEN-Serbia-Refugee-Limbo.php

Facts:

2 Houses burned down.
Don't know who did it
Belgrade promised new home
9 years later, nothing

Before you say the Kosovar's did it, please check your facts. This could have been done by a NATO air-strike or by protests in 03/2004, even by serb military to leave a mark of 'ethnic cleansing' towards the serbs.

These people need to return to Kosova ASAP, they are not wanted in Serbia proper. They are harrased and called siptars. They have a better chance of survival under protection of KPS, KFOR, civilian army (serbs) than from poverty in Belgrade.

The houses were burned down after the KLA and NATO took over.

One wonders about the "right to return" which the international community is always claiming isn't allowed for the Serbs.

The Albanians were very systematic in their cleansing of Serbs in the so-called "peace" - and the fact that over 8 years later they can't go back is testimony to ethnic cleansing.

And yes as an earlier poster said NATO did bomb houses and mosques too one can tell from the damages, but they blame Serbs in those cases.

As for Victor, it was the Albanian separatists who launched the war - they initiated the murders and violence for their cause. Before the KLA there was no ethnic killings - far less murders than in New York or probably even Canada.

The KLA purposely provoked the police by mining roads, kidnapping Serbs, and murdering Serbs and Albanians who did not go along with their aims.

Viktor
Whats sad is Croatia and all of their internal problems. Neo fashists.

Mike,thank you for that link.I am saddened when I read stories like these.
After all the fighting,arguing,promises made by both governments,they forgot what is the most important thing,the life of ordinary people.
I went to Peja/Pec after the war and I saw a lot of families living in tents,no food,no water,no life.But refugees are refugees no matter of nationality,religion and I feel sorry for this family as it brings me back the picture of Peja/Pec in 1999 when nobody could believe what happened to their lives!
Hopefully He will get some answers and soon he and his family will stop the hunger strike and hopefully they will have a better home soon.
Best Wishes!

I comented in regard to thsia rticle but for soem reason b92 decided not to posted. I guess the truth hurts and i understand that b92 is being pressured no to post my coments. One question from all serb camp; who is going to pay for my two story brick house with 250 square meters that was totally destroyed in 1998 in the middle of Gjakova, and my uncle and my first cousing were killedn May 29 1998. can any of you bring back to me what I JUST MENTIONED.
So,please spare me the said stories. My family went through hell and into hell, just becase slobo decided to eleminate Albanians. I hope this one will not be posted , so what I am getting used to it.

Does it really matter who burned the house of this man? The point is to find a solution to the troubles of all these families. It is a pitty someone from the Radical Party had to help this person, while he has een waiting for support all these years.
Houses are being built in Kosovo for IDP's who want to return. As for their security situation, it will get better once the status is resolved. However, a dire economic situtation awaits all the returned families, and all the Kosova population in general, which should be the primary problem to overcome by the Kosovo goverment. If these people think they can come back and work as a part of the administration that was installed before 99, they are wrong. They need to find jobs as everyone else here in Kosovo, in other words, stop being victims, and start being citizens. With the government help and their neighbors, I hope.
My sympathies to Krstic family, I hope they have a better future.

All IDPs deserve the right to return to their homes. Barring the return to their original home, the Kosovo government should provide just compensation for a either new house to be built, or funds for the property lost. Serbian refugees should not have to live in squalor like this. Helping these displaced Serbs out would go a tremendous way in adding legitimate credibility to Pristina's commitment to build a multiethnic Kosovo where Serbs are not only welcome, but are seen as integral to Kosovo's citizenry.

it doesn't give the reasons or who burned what but it really doesn't matter they need and were promised help so give it to htem please don't make a hard situation even worse this is a humanitarian issue not political

ida calm down, I don't remember NATO bombing mosques. I was there for your information.

Could someone please send us a contact name and address
phone number or e-mail address for the collective centre in Smederevo
www.sportinghearts.org (Link)
www.sportinghearts.org

Dear Gino-

The link below is to Serbia's Commissariat for Refugees website, which either has the information you need, or can be contacted and provide it for you.

http://www.kirs.sr.gov.yu/articles/index.php?lang=ENG&PHPSESSID=d81569e5a1f9550e3c2db6d816192e4a

B92

This case shows how much does the Kostunica government care for serbs from Kosova.
I hope that some serb "patriots" here who live abroad such in UK EU or USA, see this case and understand that the intentions of Kostunica are not to help the people who need help but just to manipulate with them so they can stay more in power.

If this person has not done any crimes in Kosova, he should go back there where there are houses being built for all the serb minorities and great help given for everything.
Thank you.

I do not understand that the Serb Gov. had money to launch a war against Kosovo, and destroyed 100s of villages, and 1000s of houses, and have no money to rebuild the villages and the houses, and resettle both Albanians and Serbs in the villages they lived all their life.

I undesrtand also that the prerequisite before building houses is to define once and for all the status of the province Kosovo.

There is so much to be done and there is so little achieved by the Serbian Gov.

Facts:

2 Houses burned down.
Don't know who did it
Belgrade promised new home
9 years later, nothing

Before you say the Kosovar's did it, please check your facts. This could have been done by a NATO air-strike or by protests in 03/2004, even by serb military to leave a mark of 'ethnic cleansing' towards the serbs.

These people need to return to Kosova ASAP, they are not wanted in Serbia proper. They are harrased and called siptars. They have a better chance of survival under protection of KPS, KFOR, civilian army (serbs) than from poverty in Belgrade.

Afrim Hoxha,

two of his houses were burned down in Kosovo. Under the circumstances, do you honestly expect him to feel 3rd time lucky?

I comented in regard to thsia rticle but for soem reason b92 decided not to posted. I guess the truth hurts and i understand that b92 is being pressured no to post my coments. One question from all serb camp; who is going to pay for my two story brick house with 250 square meters that was totally destroyed in 1998 in the middle of Gjakova, and my uncle and my first cousing were killedn May 29 1998. can any of you bring back to me what I JUST MENTIONED.
So,please spare me the said stories. My family went through hell and into hell, just becase slobo decided to eleminate Albanians. I hope this one will not be posted , so what I am getting used to it.

Hey afrim.

How about the albanians who took over this man's property leave and go back to where they came from? So this man can return to his land and live in peace.

Why did the albanians destory his house? Did they pay him for his property? NO!

Sad. Too long have the K Serbs been seen as symbols of politics than actual people. Their poverty and displaced misery serves the interests of Belgrade politicians, but there is little help that has been done for them, save giving them a roof over their heads. Aren't there any civic charity organizations in Serbia to help these people out?

I found a similar article in the IHT today: http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/28/europe/EU-GEN-Serbia-Refugee-Limbo.php

Mike,thank you for that link.I am saddened when I read stories like these.
After all the fighting,arguing,promises made by both governments,they forgot what is the most important thing,the life of ordinary people.
I went to Peja/Pec after the war and I saw a lot of families living in tents,no food,no water,no life.But refugees are refugees no matter of nationality,religion and I feel sorry for this family as it brings me back the picture of Peja/Pec in 1999 when nobody could believe what happened to their lives!
Hopefully He will get some answers and soon he and his family will stop the hunger strike and hopefully they will have a better home soon.
Best Wishes!

The houses were burned down after the KLA and NATO took over.

One wonders about the "right to return" which the international community is always claiming isn't allowed for the Serbs.

The Albanians were very systematic in their cleansing of Serbs in the so-called "peace" - and the fact that over 8 years later they can't go back is testimony to ethnic cleansing.

And yes as an earlier poster said NATO did bomb houses and mosques too one can tell from the damages, but they blame Serbs in those cases.

As for Victor, it was the Albanian separatists who launched the war - they initiated the murders and violence for their cause. Before the KLA there was no ethnic killings - far less murders than in New York or probably even Canada.

The KLA purposely provoked the police by mining roads, kidnapping Serbs, and murdering Serbs and Albanians who did not go along with their aims.

Viktor
Whats sad is Croatia and all of their internal problems. Neo fashists.

All IDPs deserve the right to return to their homes. Barring the return to their original home, the Kosovo government should provide just compensation for a either new house to be built, or funds for the property lost. Serbian refugees should not have to live in squalor like this. Helping these displaced Serbs out would go a tremendous way in adding legitimate credibility to Pristina's commitment to build a multiethnic Kosovo where Serbs are not only welcome, but are seen as integral to Kosovo's citizenry.

it doesn't give the reasons or who burned what but it really doesn't matter they need and were promised help so give it to htem please don't make a hard situation even worse this is a humanitarian issue not political

Does it really matter who burned the house of this man? The point is to find a solution to the troubles of all these families. It is a pitty someone from the Radical Party had to help this person, while he has een waiting for support all these years.
Houses are being built in Kosovo for IDP's who want to return. As for their security situation, it will get better once the status is resolved. However, a dire economic situtation awaits all the returned families, and all the Kosova population in general, which should be the primary problem to overcome by the Kosovo goverment. If these people think they can come back and work as a part of the administration that was installed before 99, they are wrong. They need to find jobs as everyone else here in Kosovo, in other words, stop being victims, and start being citizens. With the government help and their neighbors, I hope.
My sympathies to Krstic family, I hope they have a better future.

ida calm down, I don't remember NATO bombing mosques. I was there for your information.

Could someone please send us a contact name and address
phone number or e-mail address for the collective centre in Smederevo
www.sportinghearts.org (Link)
www.sportinghearts.org

Dear Gino-

The link below is to Serbia's Commissariat for Refugees website, which either has the information you need, or can be contacted and provide it for you.

http://www.kirs.sr.gov.yu/articles/index.php?lang=ENG&PHPSESSID=d81569e5a1f9550e3c2db6d816192e4a

B92