Authored by Petrit Latifi

In 1912-1913, continuing to 1918, thousands of Slavic colonists were brought to Albanian villages. Archival documents prove that immediately after 1912, and in a break due to the First World War at the end of 1918 due to violence, the great Albanian migration and the arrival and settlement of the Slavic population in Albanian territories began. Thus, on 12.01.1919, in letter no. 13, the 1st Company of the 3rd Battalion of the Yugoslav regiment informed the Commander of the 3rd Battalion from Plava about the arrival of 30 Albanians from Dukagjini, whose houses had been burned there.

On 10.V.1921. Mr. Aubrey Herbert, asked a question in the British Parliament about the Serbian massacres against Albanians:

“Are you aware that on January 28 two Serbian battalions commanded by a major went to the villages of Llapi, near Pristina Keçekolle, Prapashtica and Sharban, where they sent the male inhabitants of the age of 12 near a mountain, massacred them with machine guns, then went into the villages and set them on fire.They ransacked the houses and massacred all the women and children, leaving only 14 survivors from the population of 1,680 people in 320 houses, and has the Yugoslav government been asked for information about this?”

Some residents of the village of Prapashtice, in their complaint in 1922, write about the murder of their villagers, the employees of the Ministry of Agrarian Reform are measuring their lands and taking them away.

Then, in an article in the newspaper “Pravda”, no. 196, dated 11.XII 1923, Sarajevo, it is written about the murder of three Montenegrins in the village of Vernice, municipality of Qyqavica by a kaçak, the next day the Montenegrin colonists with guns in their hands attacked the Albanians who were holding hands, beat everyone they found, then killed 15 and injured 3 Albanians. The government has remained in power since.

Lazer Mjeda, Archbishop of Skopje, wrote from Prizren on 29 August 1919 to His Eminence T. ztr. G. M. Cardinal Von Rossum, Prefect of the Sacred Congregation, De Propoganda Fide, Rome, among other things this:

“And while the Serbs (the government) give weapons and ammunition, the Mohammedans and the Albanian Catholics torture them to get out of them those weapons that they do not have…”

Regarding the murders and massacres, the Belgrade newspaper “Rad”, dated August 5, 1925, writes:

“For several days now, Albanian houses have been burning. It is difficult to hear the cries of children and the elderly who are being mistreated and taken for ransom”.., “In Arnautlluk, the rifles echo. Entire areas inhabited by Albanians are boiling with riots similar to those in Ireland… Serbia has formed… a province with second-class citizens. Entire villages are being burned there, many people are being killed, the atrocities are limitless.

No one in this country has any shame. Like the last cannibal, the government preaches the extermination of a population because of religious and national hatred. No one asks who pushed those people to flee. No one will see that our policemen and employees, who are guilty of the blood that has been spilled there since “liberation”. But new slaughter and bloodshed are being preached. Albanian villages resemble real massacres”… “The work so far was done with handguns, Albanian women and children were successfully slaughtered. He knew how to kill them with one bullet out of six. Until he was tired of stabbing people in Kosovo”.

Abundant evidence illuminates that the land was taken from the entire Albanian agricultural families, and given to those who are not engaged in agriculture.

For example, in a report of the Consul General of the Albanian Kingdom in Skopje, no. 320.C.III, date 8.VIII.1930 it is stated: “the land of Sokol Hajdar was taken from Janoshi of Gjakova, who has mwas killed on the road with 30 family members and was given to the secretary of the Gjakova Community, Montenegrin Jovo Joksić. The land was taken from some villagers of the village of Nec in Gjakova”.

Numerous archival documents prove that the government, in order to achieve the goal of displacement and the creation of free land for the settlement of settlers, also used various methods of violence. This is best evidenced by the article published in the newspaper “Proleter” No. 10, dated January 20, 1930, entitled “Smrt albancima – Zemlja belorukcima” (“Death to the Albanians – Land of the White Hands”). At the beginning of the article written by the Peja villager, it is stated:

“In this region, the majority of the villagers are Albanians. This has been our land since ancient times. Up until now, we have been ruled by various rulers, beggars and pashas. We villagers have fought against them, which is why we have been kept under their rule. At one time, in the Middle Ages, we were also ruled by Serbian feudal lords. In 1912, the Serbs again conquered these lands and since then they have been persecuting the Albanians, taking their land, imposing fines on them, burning their houses, torturing their women and children, while killing the adults…”.

It also shows, among other things, the way in which arable land was taken by the agrarian commissions with the help of gendarmes, for the settlement of settlers in the homes of Albanian villagers, who were obliged to feed them, work their land, build their houses, etc., as stated in the document:

“We Albanians, among other things, must also build houses for the settlers with our own money, we must buy the rope with which they must hang us. During the time when we were building houses, the settlers were settled with us, because they had to immediately stay in the village and immediately begin the Serbization of this area. They live in our houses until we build their houses for them or until they expel our Albanian families, and they did not pay anything for this. Every Albanian, to whom that “guest” who had taken their land came…”

Slavic colonists

Municipality of Prishtina: Badofci (13 families), Ballabani (9), Barileva (13), Besia (2), Çagllavica (3), Dabisheci (17), Gllogovica (6), Hajkobilla (5), Hajvalia (48), Keçekolla (5), Koliçi (4), Lebana (

Makoci (3), Mareci (4), Nente Jugoviqet (66), Nisheci (9), Orlloviqi (34), Prapashtica (26), Prishtina (70), Slivova (2), Teneshdolli (3), Truda (2) and Vranidolli (3).

Municipality of Fushe-Kosovo: Batusa (1), Bardhi i Madh (23), Fushe Kosova (142), Graboci i Poshtem (20), Harilaqi (18), Henci (2), Krivova (25), Miradia e Eperme (80), Nakarada (3), Pomozotini (40), Slatina e Madhe (33) and Vrogolia (11).

Municipality of Obiliq: Babimoci (1), Bakshia-Nente Jugoviqet Locality (48); Breznica (58), Caravadica (3), Dobrosella (34), Hadja (4), Dardhishta (15), Lajthishta (4), Lazareva (17), Mazgiti (11), Milosheva (68), Miniera e Kosoves (9), Obiliq (122), Plemetini (6), Raskova (6) and Siboci (7).

Municipality of Podujeva: Bajçina (12), Balloci (71), Batllava (28), Bellopoja (39), Bervenik (7), Braina (6), Bradashi (24), Burica (4), Doberdoli (28), Dobratini (11), Dumnica e Eperme (1), Dumnica e Poshtme (137) , Dumoshi (12), Dyzi (4), Gerdoc (9), Gllamniku (43), Halabak (5), Herrtica (36), Kaçibeg (7), Katunishta (23), Kerpimehu (21), Konusheci (24), Kushevica (13), Letanci (5), Livadica (33), Lupci i Poshtem (14), Llapashtica e Eperme (63), Llapashtica e Poshtme (21), Llausha (30), Lluga (3), Luzhani (9), Majaci (

Merdari (33), Metergoci (39), Metohija (7), Miroci (14), Murgulla (4), Obranca (42), Orllani (56), Pakashtica (28), Penuha (11), Perani (21), Perpollci (5), Podjeva (157), Pollata (1), Potoku (3), Radujeci (31), Repa (54), Revuçi (33), Sallabaja (5), Sfeçla (48), Siboci i Eperm (38), Siboci i Poshtem (9), Slatina (1), Surkishi (17), Shajkoci (17), Shakovica (Shtedimi (15), Terrnava (22), Turuçica (37) and Zakuti (15).

Municipality of Lipjan: Akllapi (3), Babushi i Muhaxhirev (17), Baica (4), Banulla (9), Bregu i Zi (9), Bujani (Dobraja e Madhe (6), Dobraja e Vogel (10), Gadime e Eperme (5), Gadime e Poshtme (9), Gllogoci (3), Gracka (82), Hallaçi i Vogel (6), Lepia (4), Lipjani (10), Llugaxhia (3), Lluga (34), Magurja (11), Mareci (

Medveci (13), Poturoci (17), Qyqylaga (12), Radeva (6), Ribari i Madh (1), Rubofci (4), Rufci i Ri (40), Shala (Sedllari) (1), Suhadolli (125), Topliçani (5), Versheci (13), Vrella e Goleshit (111).

Municipality of Ferizaj: Babushi i Serbeve (6), Bibaj (13), Cernilla (12), Doganaj (4), Ferizaj (36), Gaçka (about 20 families), Gerlica (7), Gremja (23), Komogllava (5), Kosharja (13), Lloshkobarja (26), Mirashi (22), Mirosala (16), Muhoci (19), Nekudini (5), Nerodimja (

Nerodimja e Poshtme (1), Papazi (23), Pleshina (25),* Pojatishta (22), Prelezi i Jerlive (37), Prelezi i Muhaxhirev (7), Rahovica (15), Raka (33), Sazlia (10), Slivova (15), Softoviqi (20), Sojeva (14), Katuni i Vjeter (39), Surqina (10), Talinoc i Jerlive (5), Talinoc i Muhaxhirev (25), Tankosiqi (119), Terni (2), Varoshi (13) and Zaskok (20).

Municipality of Shtime: Glavica (6), Godanci i Poshtem (14), Gjurkoci (9), Petroviqi (Pajtimit Neighborhood) (22), Muzeqina (3), Raçak (1), Rashinca (15), Shtimja (3) and Vojnofci (Municipality of Kaçanik: Elezaj (9), Gabrica (1), Kaçanik i Vjeter (29), Reka (10) and Stagova (3).

Municipality of Gllogoc: Abria e Eperme (1), Arllati (Baica (11), Dobrasheci (12), Domaneku (10), Fushtica e Poshtme (12), Gllanasella (27), Globari (15), Komarani (91), while in the locality of Ostrok (Karratica e Eperme (5), Karratica e Poshme (18), Crikova (21), Likoshani (4), Llapushnik (31), Negroci (9), Negroci-Llapushnik locality (29), Pokleku (10), Polluzha (11), Çikatova e Re (163), Çikatova e Vjeter (2), Sankoci (5), Shtrubullova (2), Tersteniku (22), Zabeli i Poshtem (16) and Zabeli – Krivova locality (26).

Municipality of Skenderaj: Buroja (39), Çubrel-Llaushe-Vitake locality Izbica), Klina e Eperme (41), Klina e Mesme (7), Kodra e Tomes locality in the Ternafc-Prekaz-Kline triangle (51), Kladernica (1), Kosieri i Ri (20), Kallica (48), Kuçica (2), Likoci (1), Lubovec (9), Kolena-Lubovec locality (2), Makermali (11), Mikushnica (26), Fshati i Ri (Novosella) (13), Padalishta (1), Polaci i Ri (55), Polluzha (13), Prekazi i Eperm (22), Prekazi i Poshtem (9), Radisheva (2), Skenderaj (Serbica) (55), Ternafci (

Turiçeci (25), Vitaku (12) and Vojniku (32), Municipality of Vushtrri: Akrashtica (3), Beçiqi (10), Bivolaku (Brusniku (Bukoshi (58), Cecelia (5), Dalaku (14), Druari (26), Druari-Resniku locality (35), Doberlluka (6), Dubofci (

Dumnica e Eperme (9), Dumnica e Llugave (15), Dumnica e Poshtme (19), Galica (6), Graca (6), Graca-Stanofci i Eperm locality (28), Hercegova (46), Jezera (Lake) (41), Kollo (15), Mavriqi (5), Nedakoci (12), Novolani (32), Maxhunaj (

Pantina (16), Pestova (15), Resniku (6), Ropica (5), Samadrexha (29), Sllakofci (1),

Slatina (7), Smrokonica (1), Stanofci i Eperm (5), Stanofci i Poshtem (9), Studimja e Poshtme (

Sverçaku i Eperm (19), Sverçaku i Poshtem (52), Shalci (16), Shtitarica (1), Taraxha (15), Terllobuçi (1), Lumi i Madh (28), Vernica (17), Vilanci (17), Vushtrri (many families), Zagora (21) and in the locality Zhilivoda-Siboci (6).

Municipality of Mitrovica: Brabaniqi (3), Gushafci (7), Kçiqi i Madh (2), Kopriva (2), Lisica (2), Lushta (13), Mitrovica (30), Pirqa (12), Shipoli (45), Shupkoci (1), Suhadolli i Eperm ( 10), Frasheri (Svinjari) (14), Vaganica (12), Vernica (10), Vinarci i Poshtem (6) and Žabari i Poshtem (3).

Municipality of Zvečan: Korila (1).

Municipality of Leposaviq: Kijavčiqi (1) and Koparići (1).

Municipality of Kamenica: Berivojca (30), Boževci (1), Bratilloci (1), Busovata (2), Dajkoci (6), Drenoci (14), Firićeja (2), Gllogoci (1), Hajnoci (2), Hodonoci (10), Hogošti (7), Kamenica (6), Karaçeva e Eperme (11), Kollolleçi (29), Kopernica (5), Koretinë (68), Miganofci (1), Moçari (1), Muçiverci (13), Çarakofci (

Rubofci (6), Rogana (21), Shipashnica e Poshtme (12), Strelica (2), Cfirca (3), Terstena (2) and Topanica (27).

Municipality of Viti: Ballanca (11), Begunca (3), Binça (2), Buzoviku (37), Budrika e Eperme (2), Devaja (3), Devaja-Vrapçiqi locality (17), Drobeshi (39), Germova (50), Gerçari (3), Gjylekari (16), Goshica (40), Kabashi (34), Mogilla (21), Podgorci (3), Pozherani (54), Radivojci (1), Ramjani i Eperm (18), Ramnishta (9), Remniku (19), Sadovina e Çerkezeve (62), Sadovina e Jerlive (11), Shasharja (12), Slatina e Eperme (17), Smira (13), Terpeza (13), Tersteniku (1),Verboci (3), Vitia (25) and Zhitia (9).

Municipality of Istog: Banica (27), Banja (42), Bellopoja (14), Caralluka (5), Dobrusha (234), Dragalefci (7), Dreja (4), Dubova e Vogel (7), Dubrava (103), Gurrakoci (33), Istogu (15), Kaliçani (28), Kashica (3), Kerrnina (37), Kovrraga (31), Lluga (1), Llukaci i Begut (62), Vrella (16), Zallçi (25) and Zhakova (7).

Municipality of Klina: Biça (17), Bokshiqi (14), Budisallci (12), Caraviku, Çabiqi (4), Deiqi (14), Dollci (2), Dollova (13), Dranoshiqi (29), Dersniku (3), Gjyrgjevik i Madh (7), Gjyrgjevik i Vogel (28), Gllareva (13), Grabanica (5), in the locality Arat e Gjata (24), Gremniku (4), Jagoda (43), Jashanica (73), Kernica (24), Klinafci (18), Klina (14), Kepuzi (44), Krysheva (23), Pjeterqi i Eperm (15), Pjeterqi i Poshtem (13), Pogragja (7), Qeskova (6), Qypeva (5), Radulloc, Renoci (10), Jashanica-Resniku (52), Shtupeli (41), Stupa (25), Ujmiri (6), Videja (19), Zajm-Deiqi-Videja-Drenoc Locality (51), Volljaka (6), Zabergja (1), Zajmi (12), Zllakuçani (23) and in the Klina-Zallkuçani locality (41).

Municipality of Malisheva: Banja (18), Bellanica (14), Bubaveci (14), Bubli (11), in the locality Mirusha-Carravrana (25), Carralluka (22), Damaneku (10), Jançishta (1), Lashkadrenoci (24), Kjeva (9), Lladroviqi (20), Llazica (42), Lubizhda (23), Malisheva 20, Milanoviqi (Shkoza) (4), Mirusha (12), Mleçani (26), Pagarusha 3, Locality Mleçan-Plloçice (20), Plloçica (9), Panorci (25), locality Panorci-Bubli (31), Seniku (

Shkarasniku (9), Terpeza (23), Locality Terpeza-Arllati (19), Turjaka (and in the locality Vermica-Bellanica (9).

Municipality of Rahovec: Bellacerka (19), Bellacerka-Xerxa-Gexha-Radosta locality (119), Bernjaça (11), Brestofci (2), Celina (1), Çifllaku (20), Deja (12), Gexha (Kramoviku (7), Kramovik-Çifllak locality (23), Krusha e Madhe (41), Mrasori (3), Nushpala (13), Radosta (20), Rahoveci (9), Ratkoci (21), in the Ratkoci-Vranjaku-Nushpala locality (24), Saroshi (11), Sopaniçi (31), Vranjaka (7) and Xerxa ​​(46).

Gjakova Municipality: Babaj Bokes (3), Bardhaniqi (11), in the Bardhaniqi-Llugaxhia locality (26), Batusha (27), Beci (82), Berjahu (5), Bardosana (24), Bishtazhini (5), in the locality Bishtazhin-Lipovec-Smaç (33), Biteş i Poshtem (41), Biteş i Eperm (36), Brekoci (36), Brovina (3), Brovine-Morine locality (37), Cermjani (37), in the Varret e Cermjanit locality (6), in the Drini-Cermjani locality (13), Dallashaj (25), Damjani (20), Deva (16), Doblibare (28), Dobrixha (30),

Dobroshi (9), in the Kallavaj plain between Dobroshi and Juniku (92), Doli (17), in the Doli-Zhubi locality (111), Dujaka (11), Firaja (4), Firza (33), Gerçina (12), Gergoci (16), Gradisha (44), Gjakova (26), Fusha e Gjakovës (42), Nakarade locality near Gjakovës (59), Goden-Zulfaj locality (7), Guska (7), Hereçi (66), in the locality Malet e Hereçit (58), Jabllanica (15), in the locality Jabllanica-Luti-Nevxhe-Vardishte (27), Jahoci (21), Janoshi (22), Kodralia (14), in the locality Kodralia – Neci (39), Korenica (55), Kralani (37), Kusari (6), Kushaveci (6), Lipoveci (18), Ll

ugaxhia (11), in the Bardhoq-Llugaxhia locality (26), Lugbunari (122), Marmulli (79), Milena-Rezina locality (19), Meja-Orize (31), Meça (37), in the Meça-Cermjani locality (43), Moglica (9), in the Moglica-Raça-Doli locality (39), Mulliqi (13), Morina (5), Neci (77), Nivokazi (19), Novosella e Eperme (2), Novosella e Poshtme.

Osek Hyla (21), Osek Pasha (2), Pacaj (7), Palabardhi (4), Plançori (26), Ponosheci (51), Popoci (5), Qerimi (3), Raça (35), Radoniqi (128), Rakoci (37), Rogova (47), Rracaj (22), Rrypaj (7), Sheremeti (34), Shishmani (34), Shishmani i Bokes (11), Skivjani (27), Smaqi (17), Smolica (19), Stublla (21), Trakaniqi (

Ujzi (14), Vogova (20), Vraniqi (32), Zidi i Sadik Ages (5), Zhabeli (Zhdrella (7) and Zhubi (7).

Municipality of Prizren: Dushanova (100), Grazhdaniku (4), Hatmaxha (5), Hoça e Qytetit (16), Kabashi (14), Kabashi i Hasit (9), Korisha-Kabashi Locality (11), Kushnini (

Landovica (2), Lugishta (14), in the Lugishte-Kabash locality (10), Lutogllava (37), Shumadia e Re (55), Petrovasella (14), Prizreni (many families), Romaja (6), Trepetnica, Tupec (18), Vermica (3), Vllashnja (20) and Zhuri (4).

Municipality of Suhareka: Dubrava (3), Duhla (30), Goranca-Novaci locality (4), Grejkoci (11), Gjinoci (15), Javori (3), Leshani (7), Neperbishti (2), Reshtani (7), Savrova (4), Semetishti (7), Studençani (17), Suhareka (5), Shiroka (13), Terni (17) and Topliçani (26).

References

(12) Zekeria Cana, “Serbian Social Democracy and the Albanian Question 1903 – 1914”, Prishtina, 1986, p.129
(13) Selim Musliu, “Ploja in Anamoravë”, “Shkëndija”, May 1991
(14) Zekeria Cana, “They Were Martyrs of the Nation”, “Bujku”, March 6, 1995
(15) Dr. Liman Rushiti, “Lëvizja Kaçake…”, cited work, p.37
(16) Radoshin Rajević, cited work, p.105
(17) Vasfi Samim Visoka, column “The Predatory Apparatus of the Agrarian Reform of the Yugoslav Chauvinists”, in “Bujku”, 1996
(18) Radoshin Rajević, cited work, p.103
(19) Tahir Z.Berisha, “Trojet that never fade”, cited work, p.117
(20) Tahir Z.Berisha, ibid., p.119
(21) Tahir Z.Berisha, cited work, p.23-24
(22) The existence of this telegram was first discovered and mentioned by Dr. Hakif Bajrami in his work “Social and political circumstances in Kosovo in 1918 – 1941”, published in Prishtina in 1981
(23) Tahir Z.Berisha, cited work, p.124
(24) Xhafer Shatri, “Appeal on behalf of the Upper Slatinë”, feuilleton, “Bujku” dated 19.II.1991
(25) Tahir Z.Berisha, “Who wrote to King Alexander?”, “Bujku”, dated 4.I.1992