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“We are seeing you”: protesting violent democracies in Kosova

Within Kosova there is a general feeling that these international actors prize stability above all else, enabling them to overlook the kind of police violence they see in their social media.

By Michael D. Kennedy and Linda Gusia
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Kosovo marks 7 years of independence in growing discontent. February, 2015.
Kosovo marks 7 years of independence in growing discontent. February, 2015.

Kosovo marks 7 years of independence in growing discontent. February, 2015. Demotix/Admir Idrizi. All rights reserved. “We are seeing you. This is not right.  He is not resisting. Why are you beating him up? He is a journalist.” (Video Link ). 

This is the translation of the Albanian words barely audible in this video of police brutality in Kosova on November 18, 2015. This video streamed across Kosovar Albanians’ social media, but hardly made a mark on the international community’s grasp of the political scene in Kosova.

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