Yugoslavia: Update to Responses to Information Requests YUG17138.E and YUG17140.E of 5 May 1994 that referred to elections, held by Albanians and boycotted by Serbs, to establish a parallel government in Kosovo in May 1992; on a list of those who were candidates and victors in the municipal elections during those elections
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 September 1995 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | YUG21543.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Yugoslavia: Update to Responses to Information Requests YUG17138.E and YUG17140.E of 5 May 1994 that referred to elections, held by Albanians and boycotted by Serbs, to establish a parallel government in Kosovo in May 1992; on a list of those who were candidates and victors in the municipal elections during those elections, 1 September 1995, YUG21543.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab4e94.html [accessed 2 June 2023] |
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Information on the above-mentioned subject could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB. However, please consult the Serbian Radio attachment of 13 April 1995 for the names of several "members of the illegal municipal authorities of the phantom Republic of Kosovo." The attachment does not indicate whether those arrested were elected in the May 1992 elections in Kosovo. For related information on the Democratic League of Kosovo, please consult Responses to Information Requests YUG21541.E and YUG21542.E of 22 September 1995.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Reference
Serbian Radio [Belgrade, in Serbo-Croatian]. 13 April 1995. "Kosovo: Police Detain 16 Ethnic Albanian Leaders in Kacanik." (BBC Summary 18 Apr. 1995/NEXIS)
Attachment
Serbian Radio [Belgrade, in Serbo-Croatian]. 13 April 1995. "Kosovo: Police Detain 16 Ethnic Albanian Leaders in Kacanik." (BBC Summary 18 Apr. 1995/NEXIS)
Other Sources Consulted
DIRB country file on Yugoslavia.
Keesing's Record of World Events. Yearly.
Foreign Broadcast Information Services (FBIS) Reports. Daily.
News from Helsinki Watch [New York]. Monthly.
Oral sources.
Revue européenne des migrations internationales [Poitiers]. Tri-Annually.
RFE/RL Research Reports [Munich]. Weekly.
Transition [Prague]. Bi-Monthly.
Uncaptive Minds [New York]. Quarterly.
