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  • A UN health center in the serbian enclave in Kosovo.  This is the only health center providing for the serbian population in the enclave.  It is supported by Greece and Russia funding under the wings of the UN.
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  • After the war, some villages like Meje have no men left.  Many widows have no means of sustainment and left in derelict homes.
    Widow of War, Kosovo
  • In some of the squats some people take refuge in order to survive without having while their permit to stay is pending. Their life is very much marginalized in the outer world however within the walls of the squat they feel at home.
    Berlinsquatters_031.jpg
  • Ageja Sokoli holding a photo of her husband, who was taken by serbian army. Her four sons and her husband were taken away by the serbian police in a night raid.  She has never seen them since. Their bodies have never been found. She is holding a picture of her husband.
    cinzia_widowsofwar08.jpg
  • Widows of war in Kosovo.  After the war, some of villages like Meje have no men left.  Many widows have no means of sustainment.  Ngos assisted the widows in rebuilding their homes.  However, the Ngos support has diminuished to null after they have been moved to  Iraq and Afghanistan.  This decision has left the widows in unfinished homes and no one to turn to for any support.
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  • Maria Sokoli is 80 years old and has 5 members of her family missing: Simon, Krista, Filip, Kastriot and Pashka. Her niece Diana sitting next to her is looking after her.
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  • Widows of war receive 60Euros for maintenance. With this meagre income they can hardly make ends meet. Often if they have a son, he is going to work at an early age to help out the family.
    cinzia_widowsofwar031.jpg
  • In Kosovo, some of the villages like Meje has no men left.  The widows with their children have a difficult life.  Their homes are mostly unfinished after Ngos were sent away from the country and their meagre support of 60Euros is meant to support the whole family for a month.
    cinzia_widowsofwar025.jpg
  • The Meja massacre was the mass execution of at least 377 Kosovo Albanian civilians of whom 36 were under 18 years old. It was committed by Serbian police and Yugoslav Army forces in the Reka Operation which began after the killing of six Serbian policemen by the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA). The executions occurred on 27 April 1999 in the village of Meja near the town of Gjakova, during the Kosovo War. The victims were pulled from refugee convoys at a checkpoint in Meja and their families were ordered to proceed to Albania. Men and boys were separated and then executed by the road.[2][3] It is one of the largest massacres in the Kosovo War.[4] Many of the bodies of the victims were found in the Batajnica mass graves. The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia has convicted several Serbian army and police officers for their involvement.
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  • A father stands in front of the grave of his son being killed during the war in the Balkans.
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  • A UN medical center in the serbian enclave in Kosovo.  This is the only health center providing for the serbian population in the enclave. The services provided are few and the equipment is outdated and primitive.  They only have one blood bank given by Russia.  It is supported by Greece and Russia funding under the wings of the UN.
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  • A UN health center in the serbian enclave in Kosovo.  This is the only health center providing for the serbian population in the enclave.  It is supported by Greece and Russia funding under the wings of the UN.
    serbianenclave_ 01.jpg
  • The aftermath of the war is particularly raw in the empty spaces. A child is playing football outside what once used to be his school.
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  • Overground coal is extracted and carried into wicker backets to the refinery.  Men and women carry up to 50kg of coal on their back and they are paid by the amount of buckets.
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  • Skenderaj in Kosovo is the most destroyed area from the war. Many of the women live in what once used to be their home, and now are just empty and half destroyed rooms. The war has left women widowed, without means to support themselves and their children and homeless.
    cinzia_widowsofwar04.jpg
  • In the village of Meje there is no men left. They were taken away by the Serbian police in a night raid. Since then most families don't know where they were taken to.  The official line is that they are missing.
    cinzia_widowsofwar038.jpg
  • In the village of Meje there are no men left. The official line is that they are missing. Diana points to her dad among the missing. Here, A. is pointing to the men of her family and her father that she has never seen again.
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  • Widows of war receive 60Euros for maintenance. With this meagre income they can hardly make ends meet.  If they do have sons, they allowed them to take charge in the upkeeping of the family.
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  • Widows of war in Kosovo.  After the war, some of villages like Meje have no men left.  Many widows have no means of sustainment.  Ngos assisted the widows in rebuilding their homes.  However, the Ngos support has diminuished to null after they have been moved to  Iraq and Afghanistan.  This decision has left the widows in bombed homes and with no one to turn to for support.
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  • Widows of war receive 60Euros for maintenance. With this meagre income they can hardly make ends meet. If they have sons, they normally take charge in the upkeeping of the family with their mum.
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  • Widows of war receive 60Euros for maintenance. With this meagre income they can hardly make ends meet. If they do have sons, they normally take charge in the upkeeping of the family with their mum.  Ngos like Medicos del Mundo have opened workshops rooms where the widows can engage in creating house wares like cloths, towels, etc. by knitting and sewing. They then sell their products. A woman says that overall there is more conformt in being together than in making an income as generally most women in Kosovo know how to sew or knit.
    cinzia_widowsofwar018.jpg
  • There are some villages in Kosovo where there are no men left, being taken from the serbian army and still today many are missing.
    cinzia_widowsofwar016.jpg
  • A UN health medical in the serbian enclave in Kosovo.  This is the only health center providing for the serbian population in the enclave.  It is supported by Greece and Russia funding under the wings of the UN.
    serbianenclave_ 08.jpg
  • A UN health medical in the serbian enclave in Kosovo.  This is the only health center providing for the serbian population in the enclave.  It is supported by Greece and Russia funding under the wings of the UN.
    serbianenclave_ 07.jpg
  • A UN health medical in the serbian enclave in Kosovo.  This is the only pregnancy scanner in the enclave and the only maternity clinic.  The Harriet Tubman clinic.
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  • A UN health medical in the serbian enclave in Kosovo.  This is the only pregnancy scanner in the enclave and the only maternity clinic.  The Harriet Tubman clinic.
    serbianenclave_ 010.jpg
  • Families live close to the mines.  Their homes and lifestyles are connected to mining and to the use of coal.  Liupanshi, China
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  • China is one of the largest producer of coal in the world. Some areas where coal is abundant the whole population works around the coal from extracting, refining, selling and also employing it for cooking and heating. Many women are working in coal mining, although they are not allowed to work underground. . .
    cinzia_chinacoalminers_036.jpg
  • Young people of Sarajevo use disused buildings around the city for meetings, playing music and being together.
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  • Widows of war in Kosovo.  After the war, some of villages like Meje have no men left.  Many widows have no means of sustainment.  Ngos assisted the widows in rebuilding their homes.  However, the Ngos support has diminuished to null after they have been moved to  Iraq and Afghanistan.  This decision has left the widows in unfinished homes and no one to turn to for any support.
    cinzia_widowsofwar06.jpg
  • Widows of war in Kosovo.  After the war, some of villages like Meje have no men left.  Many widows have no means of sustainment.  Ngos assisted the widows in rebuilding their homes.  However, the Ngos support has diminuished to null after they have been moved to  Iraq and Afghanistan.  This decision has left the widows in unfinished homes and no one to turn to for any support.
    cinzia_widowsofwar035.jpg
  • In the outskirts of Skenderaj, I visited this lady who has 5 children to fend off by herself after her husband was taken away by the serbian army and she has never seen him again. She feels fortunate that she has some land and is able to feed her children in this way.
    cinzia_widowsofwar02.jpg
  • Widows of war receive 60Euros for maintenance. With this meagre income they can hardly make ends meet. If they do have sons, they normally take charge in the upkeeping of the family with their mum.  Ngos like Medicos del Mundo have opened workshops rooms where the widows can engage in creating house wares like cloths, towels, etc. by knitting and sewing. They then sell their products. A woman says that overall there is more conformt in being together than in making an income as generally most women in Kosovo know how to sew or knit.
    cinzia_widowsofwar019.jpg
  • Ageja Sokoli. Widow of war. Her four sons are still missing and husband were taken away by the serbian police in a night raid.  She has never seen them since. Their bodies have never been found. She is holding a picture of her husband and of herself.
    cinzia_widowsofwar010.jpg
  • A widow of war in Kosovo. Many widows are left without any means of sustainment.  After the war,  ngos assisted some widows of war in rebuilding their homes however support has diminuished to null after they have been moved to  Iraq and Afghanistan.  This policy has left the widows in unfinished homes and no one to turn to for support.
    cinzia_widowsofwar01.jpg
  • On the surface Berlin is a modern city looking to the West whilst reconciling to the past; however beyond the surface, Berlin is pulled in different directions. Still today a fervent movement, mainly in the former East part of the city is resisting to the West and its perceived capitalism. Often this movement is harvested by  squatters  that have occupied premises in the eastern side of the city. A squatted old army compound in Erkner.
    Berlinsquatters_041.jpg
  • On the surface Berlin is a modern city looking to the West whilst reconciling to the past; however beyond the surface, Berlin is pulled in different directions. Still today a fervent movement, mainly in the former East part of the city is resisting to the West and its perceived capitalism. Often this movement is harvested by  squatters  that have occupied premises in the eastern side of the city. A squatted old army compound in Erkner.
    Berlinsquatters_040.jpg
  • On the surface Berlin is a modern city looking to the West whilst reconciling to the past; however beyond the surface, Berlin is pulled in different directions. Still today a fervent movement, mainly in the former Eastern side of the city is resisting to the West and its perceived capitalism.  Often occupied premises are used to make statements about the occupants ideologies. Thierry Noir, the first persn to paint on the wall, in the Marianne Platz squat where he lives.
    Berlinsquatters_025.jpg
  • Widows of war receive 60Euros for maintenance. With this meagre income they can hardly make ends meet. If they do have sons, they normally take charge in the upkeeping of the family with their mum.  Ngos like Medicos del Mundo have opened workshops rooms where the widows can engage in creating house wares like cloths, towels, etc. by knitting and sewing. They then sell their products. A woman says that overall there is more conformt in being together than in making an income as generally most women in Kosovo know how to sew or knit.
    cinzia_widowsofwar021.jpg
  • Widows of war in Kosovo.  After the war, some of villages like Meje have no men left.  Many widows have no means of sustainment.  Ngos assisted the widows in rebuilding their homes.  However, the Ngos support has diminuished to null after they have been moved to  Iraq and Afghanistan.  This decision has left the widows in unfinished homes and no one to turn to for any support.
    cinzia_widowsofwar011.jpg
  • A UN health medical in the serbian enclave in Kosovo.  This is the only pregnancy scanner in the enclave and the only maternity clinic.
    serbianenclave_ 09.jpg
  • A UN medical center in the serbian enclave in Kosovo.  This is the only health center providing for the serbian population in the enclave.  It is supported by Greece and Russia funding under the wings of the UN.
    serbianenclave_ 06.jpg
  • A UN medical center in the serbian enclave in Kosovo.  This is the only health center providing for the serbian population in the enclave.  It is supported by Greece and Russia funding under the wings of the UN.
    serbianenclave_ 03.jpg
  • A UN clinic in the serbian enclave in Kosovo, which has also the only maternity clinic.  The Harriet Tubman maternity clinic donated by the USA. Register of women that gave birth in the clinic and enclave. Among those are also some kosovan woman taken in emergency.
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  • A UN medical center in the serbian enclave in Kosovo.  This is the only health center providing for the serbian population in the enclave.  It is supported by Greece and Russia funding under the wings of the UN.
    serbianenclave_ 05.jpg
  • Widows of war in Kosovo. After the war, some of villages like Meje have no men left. Many widows have no means of sustainment. Ngos assisted the widows in rebuilding their homes. However, the Ngos support has diminished to null after they have been moved to Iraq and Afghanistan. This decision has left the widows in unfinished homes and no one to turn to for any support.
    cinzia_widowsofwar02.jpg
  • Some of the international aid organisations like Medicos del Mundo opened workshops rooms for widows to use to sew and knit and make clothing that they could sell. A woman says that there is more comfort in being together with other women living similar circumstances in making an income as generally most women in Kosovo know how to sew or knit.
    cinzia_widowsofwar013.jpg
  • Ageja Sokoli. Widow of war. Her four sons are still missing and husband were taken away by the serbian police in a night raid. She has never seen them since. Their bodies have never been found. She is holding a picture of her husband.
    cinzia_widowsofwar04.jpg
  • Skenderaj in Kosovo is the most destroyed area from the war. The war started in this region and it ended here. It has had the majority of numbers of civilian killings and some villages like Meje have no men left: there are only widows with their children.<br />
Nowadays, the situation of the widows looks even more perilous after international organisations are slowly moved from the Balkans. Some of the widows live in homes that were slowly being rebuilt with the aid of international aid organizations but now left half built. Many of the widows are still homeless. The luckier ones take shelter with relatives but many live in very devastating conditions: in tiny rooms with a little stove, mattress on the floor to sleep and to sit on.
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  • M. with her children. She is left a widow and receives 60 Euros<br />
a month for maintenance.  With this meagre income she can hardly make ends meet. Her eldest son has had to take charge in the upkeep of the family to help.
    cinzia_widowsofwar012.jpg
  • Widows of war in Kosovo. After the war, some of villages like Meje have no men left. Many widows have no means of sustainment. Ngos assisted the widows in rebuilding their homes. However, the Ngos support has diminished to null after they have been moved to Iraq and Afghanistan. This decision has left the widows in unfinished homes and no one to turn to for any support.
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  • Widows of war receive 60 Euros for maintenance. With this meagre income they can hardly make ends meet. Often if they have a son, he is going to work at an early age to help out the family.
    cinzia_widowsofwar014.jpg
  • There are some villages in Kosovo where there are no men left, being taken from the serbian army and still today many are missing.
    cinzia_widowsofwar08.jpg
  • In the village of Meje there is no men left. They were taken away by the Serbian police in a night raid. Since then most families don't know where they were taken to. The official line is that they are missing.
    cinzia_widowsofwar07.jpg
  • Meje is a village in the district of Gjakova, which has no men left as a consequence of the war. Maria Sokoli, 80 years old has 5 members of her family missing: Simon, Krista, Filip, Kastriot and Pashka. Her niece Diana sitting next to her is looking after her
    cinzia_widowsofwar06.jpg
  • Widows of war in Kosovo. After the war, some of villages like Meje have no men left. Many widows have no means of sustainment. Ngos assisted the widows in rebuilding their homes. However, the Ngos support has diminished to null after they have been moved to Iraq and Afghanistan. This decision has left the widows in unfinished homes and no one to turn to for any support.
    cinzia_widowsofwar03.jpg
  • Thierry Noir, who is claimed to be the first street artist to paint the Berlin Wall. His brightly coloured paintings, which often feature cartoon-like profiles, are now considered iconic and can still be seen on the East Side Gallery. Marianne Platz squat, Berlin.
    Thierry Noir
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  • The impact of war on children is devastating. Fending off their trauma, they miss out on forming friendships, schooling and their lives scarred by utter poverty.
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