{"id":82328,"date":"2026-01-15T15:35:05","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T14:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=82328"},"modified":"2026-01-15T15:35:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T14:35:05","slug":"begaj-commemorates-the-racak-massacre-the-call-for-justice-cannot-be-silenced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/begaj-commemorates-the-racak-massacre-the-call-for-justice-cannot-be-silenced\/","title":{"rendered":"Begaj commemorates the Ra\u010dak Massacre: The call for justice cannot be silenced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a social media post, Bajram Begaj, President of Albania, marked the 27th anniversary of the Ra\u010dak Massacre, stating that the atrocity must never be forgotten and that the call for justice cannot be extinguished.<\/p>\n<p>According to the head of state, the denunciation by Ambassador William Walker raised international awareness of the genocide taking place in Kosovo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday we commemorate the Ra\u010dak Massacre and honor its martyrs. Its denunciation 27 years ago by Ambassador William Walker awakened the international community to the genocide unfolding in Kosovo. That awareness led to the Rambouillet Conference, NATO intervention, freedom, the statehood of Kosovo, and the peace we enjoy together today. This massacre must not be forgotten. The call for justice cannot be silenced. Honor to the martyrs. Gratitude to our strategic ally, the United States,\u201d Begaj wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Kosovo is marking the 27th anniversary of the Ra\u010dak Massacre, one of the most tragic events in the country\u2019s history. On January 15, 1999, Serbian forces killed 45 Albanian civilians in the village of Ra\u010dak in the municipality of Shtime\u2014an act that shocked not only Kosovo but the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a social media post, Bajram Begaj, President of Albania, marked the 27th anniversary of the Ra\u010dak Massacre, stating that the atrocity must never be forgotten and that the call for justice cannot be extinguished. 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