by Ymer Elshani. Translation Petrit Latifi

In this house, on April 17, 1999, Serbian forces carried out one of the most horrific acts of genocide by killing Albanian civilians, in the old village of Poklek in Drenica. The 53 victims of this Serbian barbarity, after being killed, their bodies were burned, to lose traces of the crime. Neither six-month-old babies nor 75-year-old elders were spared. For the Serbian state that was implementing the genocide plan against Albanians, neither age nor gender mattered.

This April marks 23 years since this genocidal act, and no one has yet been convicted for this massacre:

Mehreme Tahiri-Muqolli 1941
Bahrije Halil (Rexhep) Muqolli 1974
Naime Halil Muqolli 1976
Hydajete Thaqi-Muqolli 1967
Mendohije Liman (Haili) Muqolli 1987
Mirsad Liman Muqolli 1992
Mergim Liman Muqolli 1994
Miradije Hasi-Muqolli 1943
Zarife Rrahman Muqolli 1975
Arife Rrahman Muqolli 1978
Florije Berisha-Muqolli 1975
Eronita Xhavit Muqolli 1995
Fatos Xhavit Muqolli 1997
Sinani Rexhep Muqolli 1945
Elheme Hasi Muqolli 1945
Emine Sinan Muqolli 1975
Elife Sinan Muqolli 1978
Sherife Sinan Muqolli 1981
Hafije Sinan Muqolli 1989
Feride Osman-Muqolli 1965
Shehide Fadil Muqolli 1985
Naser Fadil Muqolli 1986
Ylber Fadil Muqolli 1989
Egzon Fadil Muqolli 1995
Hylie Osman-Muqolli 1975
Florentina Qamil Muqolli 1996
Lirie Qamil Muqolli 1998
Shemsije Hasan-Muqolli 1957
Vezire Elmi Muqolli 1978
Fatmire Elmi Muqolli 1981
Rexhep Elmi Muqolli 1986
Agron Elmi Muqolli 1989
Albulena Elmi Muqolli 1993
Nexhmije Ramadan Muqolli 1974
Hasime Raci-Muqolli 1961
Avdullah Fehmi Muqolli 1986
Shehrije Musliu-Muqolli 1971
Vahide Mehdi Muqolli 1995
Kushtrim Mehdi Muqolli 1997
Qendrim Mehdi Muqolli 1998
Kimete Tafil Muqolli, 1981
Lendita Skender Hoxha (Tafil’s granddaughter) 1976
Bahtije Halil Muqolli-Caraku 1965
Besart Ejup Caraku 1986
Hasan Ejup Carakau 1987
Mihrije Spahiu-Caraku (Bahtija’s sister-in-law) 1954
Ymer Nazif Elshani 1948
Nafije Gara-Elshani 1955
Shukrije Maloku-Elshani 1958
Ardian Ymer Elshani 1974
Miran Ymer Elshani 1978
Kujtim Ymer Elshani 1983
Nderim Ymer Elshani 1988