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Life in Kosovo after independence proclamation in 2008.
  • Boys showing new Kosovo flag, Gnjilane, Kosovo. Gnijlane is a city and municipality in eastern Kosovo. The origin of the town name is disputed. Albanian sources claim that the town was originally established in 1772 by the Gjinolli familyh however, there is no definite evidence to support that claim. In 1999, Camp Monteith was established outside the city as a base of operations for KFOR during Operation Joint Guardian, on the site of a destroyed Serbian military base. By photographer Bartek Wrzesniowski
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  • Old buses which everyday bring some more demonstrators from remote areas to Serbian part of Kosovska Mitrovica. The demonstrators participate in everyday anti independence protest. Since the end of the Kosovo War of 1999 the town has been divided between an ethnic-Albanian-majority south and an ethnic-Serb-majority north. In the aftermath of the war, the town became a symbol of Kosovo's ethnic divisions. By photographer Bartek Wrzesniowski
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  • March 2008. A mosque in the city of Prizren, Kosovo. Prizren is cultural capital of Kosovo. During the unrest in Kosovo in 2004 Albanians burned all Serb cultural monuments such as old Orthodox Serb churches. By photographer Bartek Wrzesniowski
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  • - A man with Serbian flag during a wedding in Serbian Kosovska Mitrovica. Everything is political these days, even weddings. Since the end of the Kosovo War of 1999 the town has been divided between an ethnic-Albanian-majority south and an ethnic-Serb-majority north. In the aftermath of the war, the town became a symbol of Kosovo's ethnic divisions. By photographer Bartek Wrzesniowski
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  • A man passes under Serbia flag and poster saying "Serbia" on a street in northern part of divided city Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovo. Since the end of the Kosovo War of 1999 the town has been divided between an ethnic-Albanian-majority south and an ethnic-Serb-majority north. Its northern part is the de facto capital of the Serb enclave of North Kosovo. In the aftermath of the war, the town became a symbol of Kosovo's ethnic divisions. The badly damaged southern half of the town was repopulated by an estimated 50,000 Albanians. Their numbers have since grown with the arrival of refugees from destroyed villages in the countryside. In the north, some 8-10,000 Kosovo Serbs remained in their homes, with 2,000 Kosovo Albanians and 1,700 Muslim Slavs living in discrete enclaves on the north bank of the Ibar river. Almost all of the Serbs living on the south bank were displaced to the north. By photographer Bartek Wrzesniowski
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  • Albanian girl visiting the place from which Adem Jashari fought Serbian Army on the day of his death anniversary, Prekaz. Adem Jashari is venerated by many Albanians as a freedom fighter in the cause of Kosovo independence. Jashari is considered to be Albanian National Hero. He died fighting during siege of Prekaz. It is estimated that 58 ethnic Albanians were killed in the siege including 28 women and children from the Jashari family. Jashari became a symbol of independence for Kosovo Albanians. By photographer Bartek Wrzesniowski
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  • Albanians take pictures with mobile phones of Adem Jashari bunker, Prekaz. He died fighting during siege of Prekaz and became a symbol of independence for Kosovo Albanians. Adem Jashari is venerated by many Albanians as a freedom fighter in the cause of Kosovo independence. Jashari is considered to be Albanian National Hero. He died fighting during siege of Prekaz. It is estimated that 58 ethnic Albanians were killed in the siege including 28 women and children from the Jashari family. Jashari became a symbol of independence for Kosovo Albanians. By photographer Bartek Wrzesniowski
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  • March 2008. A man stands next to old election posters of Tomislav Nikolic in northern (Serbian) Kosovska Mitrovica. Tomislav Nikolic is the deputy leader of the Serbian Radical Party. Previously he was Minister in the coalition government of Slobodan Milosevic from 1998 to 2000. Since the end of the Kosovo War in 1999 the town has been divided between an ethnic-Albanian-majority south and an ethnic-Serb-majority north. In the aftermath of the war, the town became a symbol of Kosovo's ethnic divisions. By photographer Bartek Wrzesniowski
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  • A Muslim woman in chador buying fruits, Pristina, Kosovo. . Majority of Albanians are Muslim. There is a lot of new mosques being built around the country, they are financed by Saudi Arabia Muslims. There are fears that radical Islam is being introduced in Kosovo. By photographer Bartek Wrzesniowski
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  • Bar owner in Serbian part of Kosovska Mitrovica posing with Chetniks portraits. The Chetniks were paramilitary formations operating in the Balkans before and during World Wars. During World War II the Chetniks were known officially as "Yugoslav Army in the Fatherland" During recent Yugoslavian war "chetnik" come to be used as an ethnic slur against Serbs. However, some Serb nationalist and paramilitary organizations self-identified with the term By photographer Bartek Wrzesniowski
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  • March 2008. Kosovo Liberation Army cementary in Pristina, Kosovo. The Kosovo Liberation Army or KLA was an Albanian paramilitary guerrilla organization which sought independence for the province of Kosovo from Yugoslavia and Serbia in the late 1990s.<br /> The Yugoslav authorities considered the KLA a terrorist group. The KLA has been called "the most successful guerrilla movement of modern times." By photographer Bartek Wrzesniowski
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  • Housing blocks in Pristina, the capital of Kosovo. By photographer Bartek Wrzesniowski
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  • An old german car parked next to housing blocks in Pristina, the capital of Kosovo. In Kosovo unemployment is around 50% and poverty is widespread. Owning a car is a symbol of social status, so despite poverty, selling cars and car parts from scrap is a good business here. By photographer Bartek Wrzesniowski
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  • Children are always easy target for propaganda and they are always welcome on demonstrations and political gatherings. Serbian Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovo during everyday anti- independence demonstration. Since the end of the Kosovo War of 1999 the town has been divided between an ethnic-Albanian-majority south and an ethnic-Serb-majority north. In the aftermath of the war, the town became a symbol of Kosovo's ethnic divisions. By photographer Bartek Wrzesniowski
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  • Girls and boys play basketball in ethnic Serb village of Brezovica in Southern Kosovo. During Yougoslavia times the village was famous for its beautiful national park and ski resort. Because of ethnic tension, none comes here now. By photographer Bartek Wrzesniowski
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  • A man on the street in Albanian side of Kosovska Mitrovica selling Muslim religious posters on a street. Majority of Albanians are Muslim. A lot of new mosques is being built around the country, they are financed by Saudi Arabia Muslims. There are fears that radical Islam is being introduced in Kosovo. By photographer Bartek Wrzesniowski
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  • A man passes in front of a carpet shop in the city of Pec, Eastern Kosovo. By photographer Bartek Wrzesniowski
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