at a funeral in northern Albania a community mourns the death of della of
community mourns the death of della of
community mourns the death of della of indy yesterday a man shot deala but ween
indy yesterday a man shot deala but ween
indy yesterday a man shot deala but ween the eyes as her daughter’s looked on in
the eyes as her daughter’s looked on in
the eyes as her daughter’s looked on in horror the killer a rejected suitor had
horror the killer a rejected suitor had
horror the killer a rejected suitor had been stalking her for weeks while her
been stalking her for weeks while her
been stalking her for weeks while her husband was overseas it’s an outrageous
husband was overseas it’s an outrageous
husband was overseas it’s an outrageous crime but many would find the
crime but many would find the
crime but many would find the community’s idea of justice equally
community’s idea of justice equally
community’s idea of justice equally shocking the police and courts here once
shocking the police and courts here once
shocking the police and courts here once powerful forces of order have become
powerful forces of order have become
powerful forces of order have become weak now even though the state forbids
weak now even though the state forbids
weak now even though the state forbids revenge killing
revenge killing
revenge killing killers are seldom prosecuted many
killers are seldom prosecuted many
killers are seldom prosecuted many Albanians are trying to end this cycle
Albanians are trying to end this cycle
Albanians are trying to end this cycle of violence gin makes she is a
of violence gin makes she is a
of violence gin makes she is a professional mediator with a committee
professional mediator with a committee
professional mediator with a committee for blood reconciliation since the
for blood reconciliation since the
for blood reconciliation since the committee was created in 1991 it has
committee was created in 1991 it has
committee was created in 1991 it has reconciled hundreds of Albanian families
reconciled hundreds of Albanian families
reconciled hundreds of Albanian families but it’s just a start there are 2,000
but it’s just a start there are 2,000
but it’s just a start there are 2,000 families that shut themselves up in
families that shut themselves up in
families that shut themselves up in their house 800 children that do not go
their house 800 children that do not go
their house 800 children that do not go to school
to school
to school it is something terrible for our country
it is something terrible for our country
it is something terrible for our country hoping to end the violence for one
hoping to end the violence for one
hoping to end the violence for one Albanian family embroiled in a blood
Albanian family embroiled in a blood
Albanian family embroiled in a blood feud today mediator Jen makes she meets
feud today mediator Jen makes she meets
feud today mediator Jen makes she meets with named Salemi
with named Salemi
with named Salemi for ten grueling years name has lived
for ten grueling years name has lived
for ten grueling years name has lived secluded from society in a compound with
secluded from society in a compound with
secluded from society in a compound with barricaded walls
barricaded walls
barricaded walls he told Jen the story of how his ordeal
he told Jen the story of how his ordeal
he told Jen the story of how his ordeal began and that it was self-defense
began and that it was self-defense
began and that it was self-defense I remember as though it was ten days ago
I remember as though it was ten days ago
I remember as though it was ten days ago it was not meant to happen for outsiders
it was not meant to happen for outsiders
it was not meant to happen for outsiders living under this form of tribal justice
living under this form of tribal justice
living under this form of tribal justice may seem incomprehensible tradition
may seem incomprehensible tradition
may seem incomprehensible tradition permits that name or his family may be
permits that name or his family may be
permits that name or his family may be killed if they leave their property
killed if they leave their property
killed if they leave their property trapped in his home name is unable to
trapped in his home name is unable to
trapped in his home name is unable to work not even his children are safe from
work not even his children are safe from
work not even his children are safe from revenge so they can’t go to school and
revenge so they can’t go to school and
revenge so they can’t go to school and must play at home instead
must play at home instead
must play at home instead although there’s a nearby market it’s
although there’s a nearby market it’s
although there’s a nearby market it’s too dangerous to shop their names family
too dangerous to shop their names family
too dangerous to shop their names family struggles to survive off greens from
struggles to survive off greens from
struggles to survive off greens from their garden and animal feed in this
their garden and animal feed in this
their garden and animal feed in this case the victim’s parents want to
case the victim’s parents want to
case the victim’s parents want to forgive name I think of this is coming
forgive name I think of this is coming
forgive name I think of this is coming from my soul I want to follow God’s Way
from my soul I want to follow God’s Way
from my soul I want to follow God’s Way on this one
on this one
on this one God says to judge right but they are
God says to judge right but they are
God says to judge right but they are unable to endless cycle of killing
unable to endless cycle of killing
unable to endless cycle of killing because their sons insist on revenge the
because their sons insist on revenge the
because their sons insist on revenge the two main reasons they will not forgive
two main reasons they will not forgive
two main reasons they will not forgive they are filled with the pain they feel
they are filled with the pain they feel
they are filled with the pain they feel for their brother and the second young
for their brother and the second young
for their brother and the second young guys they judge inner – and they don’t
guys they judge inner – and they don’t
guys they judge inner – and they don’t think of the future everyone genly’s
think of the future everyone genly’s
think of the future everyone genly’s having earned only a promise that the
having earned only a promise that the
having earned only a promise that the father will again ask his sons for peace
father will again ask his sons for peace
father will again ask his sons for peace but in blood feuds the concept of
but in blood feuds the concept of
but in blood feuds the concept of killing for honor is reinforced by
killing for honor is reinforced by
killing for honor is reinforced by family and community it has been six
family and community it has been six
family and community it has been six days since Delica vendee was killed her
days since Delica vendee was killed her
days since Delica vendee was killed her family must now decide whether to follow
family must now decide whether to follow
family must now decide whether to follow an old tribal code or a new system of
an old tribal code or a new system of
an old tribal code or a new system of justice whatever the cuve Indies decide
justice whatever the cuve Indies decide
justice whatever the cuve Indies decide as long as the state legal system is
as long as the state legal system is
as long as the state legal system is weak and cultural values strong blood
weak and cultural values strong blood
weak and cultural values strong blood feuds in Albania are likely to continue
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