Surviving in the Valley of Death (World 2020, by Daniel Rihs) - Swiss Press Award

Daniel Rihs
Krushe e Madhe 13.4.2018. Jugendliche aus dem staedtischen Gymnasium auf dem Weg zu einer Gedenkfeier für zwei getoetete Kaempfer der kosovo-albanischen Befreiungsarmee UCK. Im Maerz 1999 begingen serbische Milizen in diesem Tal schlimmste Kriegsverbrechen. Die BBC nannte es: Das Tal des Todes. Foto: Daniel Rihs / 13 Photo
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Daniel Rihs
In 1999, Serbian militias attacked several villages in southern Kosovo. Women and children were displaced, and the unarmed men were killed. Twenty years later, the people felt abandoned by their politicians and the international community. The economic situation was dire, and there was no willingness for reconciliation on either the Serbian or Kosovar sides.
