‘Cross-legged’ in Pristina, Kosovo

Thousands of Kosovo Albanians gathered peacefully in Pristina during the 1990 protests to oppose the Serbian regime. Among them was Faik Rexhepi, a chemical engineer, who joined the protest hoping to draw international attention to the Albanian cause. When Serbian police moved in to disperse the crowd, everyone fled except Rexhepi, who remained sitting cross-legged on the ground.