{"id":185816,"date":"2026-03-26T15:23:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T14:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/president-ksgov.net\/?p=185816"},"modified":"2026-03-27T10:16:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T09:16:49","slug":"president-vjosa-osmani-on-the-27th-anniversary-of-the-padalishte-massacre-this-day-is-not-only-a-commemoration-but-a-call-for-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/president-ksgov.net\/en\/president-vjosa-osmani-on-the-27th-anniversary-of-the-padalishte-massacre-this-day-is-not-only-a-commemoration-but-a-call-for-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"President Vjosa Osmani on the 27th anniversary of the Padalisht\u00eb massacre: This day is not only a commemoration, but a call for justice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>27 years ago, the forces of the Serbian genocidal regime committed one of the most serious war crimes in Kosovo, the Padalisht\u00eb massacre in Skenderaj and Cerkolez, Istog.<\/p>\n<p>Serbian criminal forces massacred 19 members of the Imeraj family, not sparing even the most defenseless: 11 women and 5 children aged 2 to 16. An inhuman act that aimed not only to exterminate a family, but also to extinguish the very hope for life.<\/p>\n<p>This day is not only a commemoration, but a call for justice, which is still waiting to be put in place.<\/p>\n<p>May the memory of the martyrs be eternal!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>27 years ago, the forces of the Serbian genocidal regime committed one of the most serious war crimes in Kosovo, the Padalisht\u00eb massacre in Skenderaj and Cerkolez, Istog. Serbian criminal forces massacred 19 members of the Imeraj family, not sparing even the most defenseless: 11 women and 5 children aged 2 to 16. An inhuman act that aimed not only to exterminate a family, but also to extinguish the very hope for life. This day is not only a commemoration, but a call for justice, which is still waiting to be put in place. 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