“The allegiance of the Orthodox Church was ensured on August 25, 1949, when the Holy Synod removed Monsignor Kristofor Kis

April 25, 2026

By DASHNOR KALOÇI Part two Memorie.al / The bad weather with heavy rain and snowfall that has engulfed not only...

Calendar January 24, 2026

1822 - Ali Pasha Tepelena, a powerful noble ruler of the Ottoman Empire, dies. The attempts of Ali Pasha Tepelena...

“The trial against the engineers of the Maliqi swamp was also a propaganda tool, to justify the failures and difficulties that the communist regime…”/ Reflections of the well-known researcher

“Before the execution, when Zyrika Mano said to her husband, Vasili: ‘We shall meet again in heaven,’ the criminal prosecutor Nevzat Haznedari intervened, saying…” / The rare testimony of a survivor from the Vloçisht political camp.

Memorie.al / The distant past seem to arrive in the form of a somber legend from the mouth of 82-year-old...

View of the coastal town of Durrës and its harbor

“Pavli Terka, a wealthy Aromanian who owned the houses of a large neighborhood near the port, as well as one of the city’s hotels, was the man who…” / The unknown history of the Aromanians of Durrës.

Memorie.al / A hilly area in the coastal crown of Durrës, where the folds (stanet), livestock, and later the dwellings...

“If the culprit was habitually intoxicated, the death penalty is commuted to heavy imprisonment for twenty years, and life imprisonment is commuted to imprisonment from ten to twenty years…” / What did the Penal Code of 1928 provide for?

“Doctors, operators, veterinarians, midwives, or other health officials who issue false certificates to inspire trust in the Authority shall be punished…” / What did the Penal Code of 1928 provide?

January 24, 2026

By Dashnor Kaloçi Part sixteen Memorie.al / The history of parliamentary elections in our country, or more accurately, the attempts...

“It is prohibited to publish in the press or announce on the radio various data related to mineral resources…” / Directive of Prime Minister Mehmet Shehu on the preservation of state secrets, December 14, 1961.

Memorie.al / I believe few have not seen one of the final audio-visual recordings of Albania's former dictator, Enver Hoxha,...

“The Progonat Protest: When the ‘Children of the Party’ turned love into ‘Revolution’ and demanded that engagements…” / Reflections of the renowned professor on the manipulation of pioneers during the communist regime.

January 24, 2026

By Msc. Xhorxhina Seferi Part One -The APL’s Policy Against Religious Beliefs: Legal Measures and the Propaganda Campaign of 1967-...

“When it became known that we, the wives of foreign embassy personnel in Tirana, had organized a lottery, the ‘big boss’ summoned me to his office and…” / The history of the clandestine lotteries, which the state knew about but could never stop!

“I heard the guards taking him by force at midnight to face the firing squad. With a shaking voice, he said to his cellmate: ‘I leave my children in your care,’ but he…” / From the memoirs of the former Member of Parliament

April 25, 2026

By DASHNOR KALOÇI Part one Memorie.al / The severe weather with heavy rain and snowfall that has engulfed not only...

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