L'indépendance du Kosovo / The Independence of Kosovo

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Man standing behind Albanian flag during pro-independence demonstration in Pristina, Kosovo.

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Curator of the first Kosovar Albanian art exhibition held in Serbia since the Kosovo War stands in front of a wall with the word "HOPE" painted in translucent letters. The two week showing at the Museum of Modern Art in Novi Sad went off with little incident. The showing in Belgrade was canceled amongst fears of riots when Serbian nationalists attempted to storm the gallery.

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Child waves Serbian flag in front of the main bridge dividing ethnically Serbian North Mitrovica with ethnically Albanian South Mitrovica.

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Kosovar Albanian man visiting memorial remembering the family of Adem Jashari, KLA military leader killed during the Kosovo war.

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Ethnic Albanian child stands at the edge of destroyed Serbian house in Kosovo.

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Blackbirds fly over destroyed Serbian house in Kosovo.

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Ethnic Albanian children play amongst destroyed Serbian house in Kosovo.

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A motorbike lies under the burnt out house of family members of Adem Jashari, KLA military leader killed during the Kosovo war.

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Ripped Serbian Progressive Party poster picturing Tomislav Nikolic. The international community urged the postponement of Kosovo's Independence until after the completion of the Serbian presidential elections fearing that the declaration would push voters in favor of the right-wing Nikolic, potentially destabilizing the region further.

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Demonstration in support of Velimir Ilic's New Serbia party. The international community urged the postponement of Kosovo's Independence until after the completion of the Serbian presidential elections fearing that the declaration would push voters in favor of the right-wing Tomislav Nikolic, potentially destabilizing the region further.

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Voting center in Belgrade, Serbia. The international community urged the postponement of Kosovo's Independence until after the completion of the Serbian presidential elections fearing that the declaration would push the voters in favor of the right-wing Tomislav Nikolic, potentially destabilizing the region further.

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Boris Tadic, leader of Serbia's Democratic Party, celebrates the confirmation of his second consecutive term as President of Serbia. The international community urged the postponement of Kosovo's Independence until after the completion of the Serbian presidential elections fearing that the declaration would push voters in favor of the right-wing Tomislav Nikolic, potentially destabilizing the region further.

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Man facing off with Kosovar Police behind fence in Pristina, Kosovo.

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Pro-independence demonstration in Pristina, Kosovo.

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Kosovo's Independence night. Pristina, 17 February, 2008.