“‘It had happened that the corpses of the killed, torn apart at night by dogs, were found the next day on the roads, a thigh here and an arm there and the head in…’ / The tragic testimony of a former political prisoner.”
By Shkëlqim Abazi Part fifty-four Memorie.al / I were born on 23.12.1951, in the black month, of the time of...
“When the police were beating the mother and son with truncheons, the German girl, Amri, said; ‘the Albanian authorities condemn mistreatment during the war in German camps, while they themselves…’!” / The tragic history of the Tepelena camp
Memorie.al / In the 1950s, the internment camp in Tepelena embodied the most characteristic features of an extermination camp, especially...
“Kadri Hazbiu asked us for slow-acting poisons, as he wanted to use them against Leka Zogu, by giving them to him…” / Rare Sigurimi document is revealed, with the secret report of the Intelligence officer in New York
By Dashnor Kaloçi Memorie.al/Immediately after the end of the War, around the beginning of 1945, the new Albanian Government led...
“When the partisans started to mistreat the people of the house, Father Anton came out from where he was hiding and told them…”/ “The unknown memoirs of Hitler’s former minister in Albania, Neubacher, in 1944”
By Sandër Lleshi Second Part Memorie.al / On the occasion of the birth anniversary of Father Anton Harapi, the renowned...
“The Greek historian Margaritis, in his book, ‘Undesirable Compatriots,’ writes; ‘Paramythia turned into a slaughterhouse, 500 people were inhumanly killed, and the women were captured and…’ ” / The Massacre of June 27, 1944, against the Chams.
By Enver Kushi Memorie.al / These days, while searching in the files of my modest archive on Chameria, I found...
“With a cannibalistic pleasure, the soldiers shot at every convict and rejoiced over the decorations, commendation letters, and the 15-day leave, which the command applied as a stimulus…”/ The rare testimony of a former political prisoner.
By Shkëlqim Abazi Part fifty-three Memorie.al / I were born on 23.12.1951, in the black month, of the time of...
“The return to Shkodër was sad for the composer, who only a short time later, in a severe depressive state, ended his life, because…”! / The rare testimony of the renowned maestro, about Prenk Jakova.
Zhani Ciko: How Prenk Jakova killed himself, because of the...
“Escape attempts from the camps, most of which had failed, like the tunnel of the Tirana prison, where three of its protagonists, Besim Latifi, Qani Mulita, and Zihni Dervishi, would be…” / The rare testimony of a former political prisoner
By Shkëlqim Abazi Part fifty-two Memorie.al / I were born on 23.12.1951, in the black month, of the time of...
“In his newspaper, he wrote: ‘The masthead of Trumbeta e Krujës was masterfully outlined by a Boston artist, Mr. Morse, as I mentioned…’ / The untold story of the famous painters who assisted Faik Konica.”
By Efthim Dodona Part Two Memorie.al / Faik Konica’s major work, "Albania," constitutes the greatest cultural monument of the time...