Unearthing stories from Bulqiza’s underground
Elton Debreshi, head of the Bulqiza United Miners' Union (SMBB), talks to “Organizata Politika” activist Gresa Hasa.
Perspectives | Human Rights2020.02.01
Those who are willing to speak out about their experiences are the miners from the new union — but they have rarely received the media space their cause deserves.
"We don’t care about anything besides our rights, our basic rights not only to have our lives protected, but also to live dignified lives."
Elton Debreshi, Bulqiza United Miners' Union"The concerns of Bulqiza’s miners are the concerns of society as a whole."
There were cases when children went home from school and didn’t find their parents there.
Elton Debreshi"There are many cases in which children were pinned oddments of chrome, and we had to get diggers to get them out, or in other cases we used our hands and nails to get them out alive."
Elton Debreshi
Gresa Hasa
Gresa Hasa is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of Shota, an Albanian feminist magazine. She is an independent publicist, regularly contributing political commentary in Albanian, regional and often international media. Previously, she was engaged in grassroots political organizing in Albania. She currently resides in Vienna, Austria, where she continues her academic and professional career.
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