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Albanian PM causes diplomatic stir over organ trafficking allegations
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Albanian PM causes diplomatic stir over organ trafficking allegations

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Rama addressed the plenary of the Strasbourg-based human rights body for the first time, slamming them for a 2011 report penned by Swiss prosecutor Dick Marty, which made unsubstantiated claims that Kosovo and Albania had engaged in organ trafficking during the 1998-1999 war. The Marty report was adopted by the plenary, despite no hard evidence…

Albanian politicians see jailed Kosovo leaders in The Hague
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Albanian politicians see jailed Kosovo leaders in The Hague

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TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Three former presidents of Albania and one of Kosovo on Wednesday visited ethnic Albanian former commanders in the fight against Serbian rule in Kosovo who are being held in a Netherlands prison pending trial for alleged war crimes. Former Kosovo President Behgjet Pacolli said he visited the detainees together with three…

Albanian PM strengthens call for review of damning Kosovo war report
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Albanian PM strengthens call for review of damning Kosovo war report

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Prime Minister Edi Rama attacked the Dick Marty 2011 report on the Kosovo war during his speech at the UN General Assembly on Saturday, following a decision from his government to condemn it. The report for the Council of Europe accused former high-ranking Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) members of war crimes in collaboration with Albanians…

Albania asks human rights body to cancel stolen organ claims
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Albania asks human rights body to cancel stolen organ claims

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TIRANA, Albania — The Albanian Parliament has asked Europe’s top human rights body to rescind a 2011 resolution that cited since-unsubstantiated allegations of human organ harvesting during the 1990s war in Kosovo. The parliament voted 125-0 late Thursday in favor of a motion asking the Council of Europe to clear both Albania and Kosovo of…

Turkish doctor suspected of human organ trafficking arrested
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Turkish doctor suspected of human organ trafficking arrested

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By the CNN Wire Staff STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: Arrested Turkish doctor Yusuf Ercin Sonmez says “there is no organ trade” He reportedly is suspected of involvement in an organ smuggling ring Kosovo District Court issues Interpol warrant Istanbul (CNN) — A Turkish doctor arrested in an investigation into an alleged human organ smuggling ring protested…