World IN BRIEF : YUGOSLAVIA : Ethnic Albanians Hold Rights Protest
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From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Tens of thousands of ethnic Albanians staged a one-day general strike in the Yugoslav province of Kosovo to protest alleged human rights violations by the republic of Serbia. The strikers appealed to Kosovo’s 1.9 million ethnic Albanians, who make up 90% of its population. Kosovo has been a focus of ethnic friction for decades. The ethnic Albanian majority wants more autonomy, but Serbia, Yugoslavia’s biggest republic, retains control because it regards Kosovo as the cradle of its culture.
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