Adem Demaci (Born 1936 in Pristina Kosovo) is a Kosovo Albanian politician and a longtime political prisoner who spent a total of 28 years in prison for speaking out against the poor treatment of the Albanian minority in Yugoslavia as well as criticizing communism and the Tito regime. During his imprisonment he was recognized as a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International. 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Prishtinë/Prishtina (Albanian indefinite/definite form) or Priština (Приштина) (Serbian) is the capital city of Kosovo, a landlocked province of Serbia located at 42°65′ N 21°17′ E. It is estimated that the current population of Prishtina is as high as 500,000. ... For other uses, see Kosovo (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Kosovo (disambiguation). ... Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in all south Slavic languages, in Serbian and Macedonian Cyrillic Југославија) is a term used for three separate but successive political entities that existed during most of the 20th century on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe. ... Josip Broz Tito (May 7, 1892 - May 4, 1980) was the ruler of Yugoslavia between the end of World War II and his death in 1980. ... Prisoner of Conscience (POC) is a term coined by Amnesty International, the global human rights group. ... Amnesty International logo Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty or AI) is an international, non-governmental organization with the stated purpose of promoting all the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international standards. ...

Demaci was first imprisoned from 1958-1961. After his release he served two more prison terms 1964-1974 and 1975-1990. In each case he was arrested for so-called irredentism. He never advocated a violence or armed rebellion, but rather a peaceful defederation of the entire country and the abolishment of communism. 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... Irredentism is an international relations term that involves advocating annexation of territories administered by another state on the grounds of common ethnicity and/or prior historical possession, actual or alleged. ... Communism is a philosophical way of thought that pertains to a conjectured future classless, stateless social organization based upon common ownership of the means of production, and can be classified as a branch of the broader socialist movement. ...

After his release he received the European Parliament's prestigious Sakharov Prize. He is also the chairman of the Council for the Defense of Human Rights and Freedoms of the People of Kosova. He was a guest of during a session of the House of Representatives in March 1992. The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ... The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, named after Soviet scientist and dissident Andrei Sakharov, was established in December 1985 by the European Parliament as a means to honour individuals or organizations who had dedicated their lives to the defence of human rights and freedoms. ... House of Representatives is a name used for legislative bodies in many countries. ... Look up March in Wiktionary, the free dictionary March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

Adem Demaci stayed in Kosovo during the entire Kosovo War. Though Serbian soldiers knew who he was they did not harm him. The most likely reason for this was his noteriety and his status as a victim of communist oppression. To this day he continues to advocate Kosovo's freedom from Serbia, even criticising KLA leaders for accepting a peace settlement with Serbia which did not grant independance for Kosovo. For other uses, see Kosovo (disambiguation). ... The term Kosovo War or Kosovo Conflict is often used to describe two sequential and at times parallel armed conflicts (a civil war followed by an international war) in the southern Serbian province called Kosovo (officially Kosovo and Metohia), part of the former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. ... Serbia and Montenegro  â€“ Serbia      â€“ Vojvodina   â€“ Montenegro Kosovo (UN administration) Official language Serbian1 Capital Belgrade Area (not including data for Kosovo) – Total – % water 77. ... The KLA insignia The Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA or UÇK; Albanian: Ushtria Çlirimtare e Kosovës) was a group of Albanian militants which operated in Kosovo during the late 1990s. ...