20/20: Journey of Tears

Call Number
350-1-1:587/1

General information

Call No.:
350-1-1:587/1
Part of series
HU OSA 350-1-1 Records of the International Monitor Institute: Europe: Balkan Archive
Located at
BetaSP NTSC #587 / No. 1
Digital ver. identifier
HU_OSA_00000587
Date of air
1999-04-09
Date
1999
Level
Item
Primary Type
Moving image
Language
English
Duration
1 hour

Content

Form/Genre
Television program
Contents Summary
This program consists of several reports on Kosovar Albanian refugees and the situation in Kosovo:

- Charles Gibson's report features the story of three Kosovo Albanian families who ended up as refugees in the Brazda, Macedonia camp in tent 719. Members of each family talk about their experiences as refugees and how they had to leave their homes and lives in Pristina. Brief statements by other unidentified refugees are also featured.

- Barbara Walters' reports looks at the historical roots of the conflict, including the Kosovo battle of 1389, Kosovo's status under communism, Serb persecution at the hands of Albanians, and Milosevic's policies in Kosovo.

- Sheila MacVicar reports from Kukes, Albania. Several refugees describe their expulsion from Kosovo and the torture they endured by Serbian policemen. Statement by French doctor Anne-Marie Guillot featured, as well as amateur footage of a massacre in a Kosovo village.

- Dr. Nancy Snyderman reports from Skopje, Macedonia on efforts by international aid agencies to reunite refugee children with their parents. The story of two girls, thirteen-year-old Lindita and ten-year-old Adelina, who lost their parents on the way from Kosovo to Macedonia, are featured. Statements by Diana Barisha-Mahmoody (sp) of UNICEF and Trauma Psychologist Runis Stubeland (sp) also featured.

- John Quinones interviews Kosovar refugees in a make-shift camp near Kukes. Interviewed refugees describe atrocities committed by Serbian forces, how men were separated from their families; international efforts to help the refugees and NATO bombing of Kosovo also discussed. Kosovar Albanian Ahmed Tachi (sp) and his family tell of their experiences. UNHCR Spokeswoman Laura Baldrini also featured.

- ABC's reporter Jim Wooten describes his thoughts and emotions experienced while covering the arrival of Kosovar refugees in Albania.

Context

Associated Names
ABC (Copyright holder, Producer)