Yugoslavia: Whether a massacre of ethnic Albanians perpetrated by Serbian troops took place on or around 10 April 2000 in the village of Muhovac
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 2 January 2003 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | YUG40666.E |
| Reference | 1 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Yugoslavia: Whether a massacre of ethnic Albanians perpetrated by Serbian troops took place on or around 10 April 2000 in the village of Muhovac, 2 January 2003, YUG40666.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3f7d4e3d34.html [accessed 2 June 2023] |
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No information on a purported April 2000 massacre of ethnic Albanians in the village of Muhovac in the Presevo Valley region of southeastern Serbia, was found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
A Macedonian Press Agency report published on 18 April 2000 cited a North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Kosovo Force (KFOR) general's description of the situation in the Presevo Valley as volatile despite efforts to de-escalate violence. A May 2000 report citing an American army spokesman noted sporadic mortar and machine gun fire in the Presevo Valley and unconfirmed reports from local Albanians that Serbian forces had "launched an offensive against four villages" there (RFE/RL 25 May 2000). No further reports of this alleged offensive were found among the sources consulted.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate 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.
References
Macedonian Press Agency (MAP). 18 April 2000. "Destabilization Risk at the Borders of Kosovo with Southern Serbia." (Hellenic Resources Network) Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). 25 May 2000. Newsline. "What is Going On in Presevo?" Additional Sources Consulted
IRB Databases
NEXIS
Unsuccessful attempt to contact the British Helsinki Human Rights Group
Internet sites, including:
Balkan Human Rights
Balkan Repository Project - Chronology of Border Incidents
British Helsinki Human Rights Group
Central European Review
Hellenic Resources Network
I-Net News (Yugoslavia)
International Red Cross
Kosova Crisis Centre
Macedonian Press Agency (MAK)
Media Club (Yugoslavia) Archives for April 2000
NATO KFOR
Peacelink Mailing List (Trieste, Italy)
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Raska and Prixren, History of Kosovo and Metohija
Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Raska and Prixren, News from Kosovo 10 June 1999 - 4 June 2000
Southeast Europe Online
United Nations Intern Administration Mission to Kosovo
Vojska Jugoslavije
World News Connection
