VETËVENDOSJE!
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VETËVENDOSJE! (Albanian for 'Self-Determination') is a group in Kosovo which opposes the United Nations administration of that province and campaigns for the independence of Kosovo as part of a Kosovo Albanian right of self-determination. The dominant figure in the group is the Kosovo Albanian activist, Albin Kurti.
The group campaigns through graffiti opposing the negotiations for the final status of Kosovo. The graffiti in Albanian is: Jo Negociata -- Vetëvendosje! (No negotiation - Self-determination! in English). The targets of Vetevendosje activists also include the vehicles of the UNMIK (United Nations Mission in Kosovo) with UN signs, to which the activists add F at the beginning and D at the end resulting in FUND signs, which in Albanian means The End. The group also opposes the decentralisation process which they fear will lead to the division of Kosovo along ethnic lines, separating Kosovo into ethnic Albanian and Serbian parts.
The group has also organised protests in front of the headquarters of the United Nations in both New York and in Kosovo during the visits of the heads of state of Serbia.
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[edit] External links
- The official website of VETËVENDOSJE!
