[Kcc-news] Press-Release: RELEASE KOSOVAR POLITICAL PRISONERS FROM SERBIA (fwd)

[Mentor Cana]

  JOIN US IN A WORLD-WIDE RALLY DEMANDING THE RELEASE OF THE ILLEGALLY
          DETAINED AND ABUSED ALBANIAN PRISONERS WITHIN SERBIA

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                      SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1999
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The Kosova Action Network is sponsoring a world-wide rally to free the
Kosovar Political Prisoners on November 20, 1999.

It is estimated that over 5,000 Albanians are being held in Serbian
prisons.  It is difficult to estimate numbers held with any accuracy.
The lack of cooperation by the Serb authorities regarding the numbers
and conditions of the prisoners only increases the anguish, uncertainty,
and indignation of their relatives.  Their physical and psychological
degradation places their lives in prison at permanent risk.

During the brutal Serb offense against the Albanians of Kosova, many
civilians including children, women, and men including doctors,
professors, lawyers, and students as well as individuals involved in
humanitarian and political activities, were illegally captured and sent
to prisons within Serbia simply because they are ethnic Albanians.  They
were arrested under 30-day martial law warrants that expired on June 15,
1999.  The imprisoned have not undergone any trial or court procedure to
justify their imprisonment.

In order to bring stability to Kosova, we urge you to join us in a
world-wide rally demanding their release.  The world-wide rallies
[November 20, 1999] coincides with the day U.N. celebrates it's 10th
anniversary of the UN Child Convention.

A petition has been prepared to distribute and also to accept signatures
of supporters around the world. In Kosova, over 50,000 signatures have
been collected.   You may print the signature form online at:
http://www.khao.org/appkosova-petitionsign.htm or contact us for a copy.




             Let's end the suffering and start the healing.

        RALLIES TO TAKE PLACE IN U.S.A.

Alaska, California, Chicago, New York, Florida, Michigan, Texas

        RALLIES TO TAKE PLACE OUTSIDE THE U.S.

Albania, Australia, Canada, Germany, Kosova, Sweden, Scandinavia



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