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Kosovo: seeking recognition (part 2)

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In the second part of the show, we tell you the stories of asylum seekers and former refugees forced to return to Kosovo after spending years in the EU, we show you how the current status of Kosovo prevents many Kosovar athletes from taking part in international competitions, and we take you for a walk through the streets of Prizren, Kosovo's "cultural capital".

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Presenter: Christophe Robeet
Producer: Magali Faure
Reporter: James André
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Re- Dear Mr.Robeet,when I watched

by Anonyme - 29/12/2010 - 00:08

To person ho is criticizing Mr.Robertson about one-sided report.
You are right because he did not report 218 burned mosques he did not report more then 200 000 thousand burned houses, 1 824 still missing people.

Just perfect report

by Anonyme - 28/12/2010 - 15:25

I live in Kosovo, no one can know problem better than thoe who lives with! God job France24!

Kosovo seeking recognition (part 2)

by Anonyme - 28/12/2010 - 12:09

I wonder why your propaganda film did not feature the Church of our Lady Ljevis, Church of Kyriaki, Monastry of the Holy Archangels, Seminary of St, Cyril & Methodius, or the Cathedral of St. George. All these were older than the historical monuments featured in your film. Of course showing the truth would ruin your narrative as they were destroyed by the Albanian mob, their congregations driven from the city or murdered.

Artan

by Anonyme - 28/12/2010 - 11:57

Mr.Robeet i personally am honored to KFOR maintain safety for everyone here in Kosovo and to wish you a greater respect.
I think the destruction of some cultural monomenteve all ethnic groups here in Kosovo were destroyed by the few but the reason is that in Kosovo there are still some extremista who they want to destabilize Kosovo and I do not think are guilty of all Kosovo citizens for this bad phenomenon that is happening to our state must therefore some extremists were responsible for these shkatrrime that they're doing so here remains to work together more competent you KFOR and Kosovo and to stop these extremists from all nationalities living here and I congratulate France24 journalist who was tried for this video

such a nice

by Anonyme - 28/12/2010 - 00:53

such a nice peaceful,moral,safe place.weldone france.

Dear Mr.Robeet,when I watched

by Anonyme - 27/12/2010 - 19:48

Dear Mr.Robeet,when I watched your story about Kosovo I had really bad feeling from this strongly one-sided report.I served in Kosovo as a KFOR´s soldier and for example when I visited "cultural capital" Prizren during my way to fortress KALAJA
I also saw something what you probably did not want to see.
I saw destroyed part of Prizren with several seriously demaged and burned-out churches and monasteries in the vicinity of Prizren, where the "bad" Serbians used to live.I guess that majority of serbian cultural sights in Kosovo (churches,monasteries....) which are not guarded are now destroyed.I´d like to say that I´m not some anti-albanian or anti-islamic person.I´m convinced that I as a soldier I have been still seeking to behave in firmly impartial way.I worked also in Cyprus where similar conflict like in Kosovo has taken place.However I dare say that not only "bad" islamic Turkish have caused division of Cyprus.Although it is almost 40 years after the war, the greek religious sights in Northern Cyprus are probably in more better condition than the serbian ones in Kosovo 10 years after conflict.
I do not know what intention you followed during preparation of this report but I think it hasn´t been well done.

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