Stories – Museum of Refugees Kosovo

Anonymous

https://museumofrefugees-ks.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Anonime-1.mp3 Anonymous 1: I decided right at that moment. The interviewer: Who were you with? Anonymous 1: I was with my daughter-in-law, my nephew, and my niece. My son was in Austria during that time, he had an Arts exhibition before the war started. We went there a few days earlier. He got stuck there and we were left alone when the war started and the NATO bombings. On the first night I was really scared for the children because it felt...

Anonim

https://museumofrefugees-ks.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Anonim-2-ALB.mp3 Anonim 2 ALB: No, we left two days before the bombings started. In fact, all the roads were blocked in Prishtina. The war had started long before in other cities in comparison to Prishtina. This is because all the media of the world was focused on the capital city. Therefore, Serbians used it as a strategy and didn’t make any big scenes and didn’t torture the people much because they were recording the scenes in Prishtina and other big...

Anonim

https://museumofrefugees-ks.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Anonime.mp3 Anonymous: I cannot remember the dates much… The interviewer: It’s okay. So, it means before the NATO bombings was your first attempt to leave the country. Anonymous: It was the first attempt to leave the country but we couldn’t make it. We believed that there would be a second time of the bombing, but then we thought, damn it, maybe they will not bomb once more. The shootings were terrifying. My son was little. I’m not sure, but I believe he...

Afjete Bashota

https://museumofrefugees-ks.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Afjete-Bashota.mp3 Interviewer: Let’s start just before the bombings begun. What did you manage totake when leaving the house? Where were you? Who were you with? How old were you? Afjete Bashota: We were at home before the bombings. We got ready; we got some more food suplies at home. Even when the bombings started, we stayed home, because the boys and Nuri did not accept leaving the house. After two or three days they decided to leave the house, Nuri and...

Shqipe Kumanova

https://museumofrefugees-ks.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Shqipe-Kumanova.mp3 The interviewer: Let’s start the interview with the story of Nanë Tereza. You worked for Nanë Tereza. Shqipe Kumanova: For 3 years, I guess... The interviewer: 3 years. How did it all function in Nanë Tereza? What was its mission? Shqipe Kumanova: It all started after all Albanian health institutions got closed and after all the teachers and the best doctors were fired. The people of our country had to do something about it and start something in a small building at least for the children....

Valmira Rashiti

https://museumofrefugees-ks.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Valmira-Rashiti.mp3 The interviewer: Okay. Thank you for doing the interview. You can start the story by telling us the oldest memory from the war. Tell us where you were, who you were with, any decisions that your family made, and anything you can remember since you were too young. Valmira Rashiti: Should I introduce myself? The interviewer: Okay, no problem. Valmira Rashiti: Okay. I am Valmira. During the war in Kosovo me and my family didn’t travel abroad, we stayed in Kosovo. I...

Urtina Hoxha

https://museumofrefugees-ks.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Urtina-Hoxha.mp3 Interviewer: Thank you very much Urtina. Shall we start telling the story from when the family decided to run away? Where have you been? How do you remember that period of time? Urtina Hoxha: Yes. We lived in Suhareka, in a two-story house. It was a pretty big house. In July 1998, the war situation started becoming tenser in our region. And in July there was a massacre in Rahovec. At that moment, my family no longer felt safe, they...

Rexhep Berisha

https://museumofrefugees-ks.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Rexhep-Berisha.mp3 The interviewer: Welcome to this interview. Shall we proceed with your story during the war from where you were living when the situation worsen; tell us who you were with and how old you were. You’ve already told me that your wife was pregnant. How do you remember all this period of time living in the village? Rexhep Berisha: Hello. I am Rexhep Berisha from the village of Godishnjak. I was 34 years old back then and my wife was...

Fioralba Kurti

https://museumofrefugees-ks.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Fioralba-Kurti.mp3 The interviewer: Welcome. Let’s start the story from when the situation started to worsen – based on what you recall; tell us where you were, who you were with, and what had happened... Fioralba Kurti: I was 4 years old, 4 years and some months old. I can only remember some parts of the war. But, some of the memories still are so vivid to me. We were 9 family members: my parents, my grandmother, and 6 sisters. I was...

Driton

https://museumofrefugees-ks.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Driton.mp3 The interviewer: Shall we begin with the story from the moment the NATO bombings started? Driton: Yes, let’s start from when the NATO bombings started. On March 2nd, ’98 – ’99. It was around 8 o’clock or 8:15 in 1999 when the news regarding the bombing was delivered on the Radio Television of Albania. We were all confused in our family and couldn’t believe it. After a few minutes, the power went off. When the power went off we went...