“The prison of Gjirokastra castle, where Ali Pasha Tepelena kept his enemies, the communists restored to its original state, and in five square meters, there were political prisoners, mice, snakes…”/ The testimony of the former political prisoner
By Shkëlqim Abazi Part Fifty-Five Memorie.al / I were born on 23. 12. 1951, in the black month, of the...
“On the day of his departure from Albania, to the question, ‘How did you fail like this and are now leaving Albania?’ Gurakuqi, flushed and stammering, replied: ‘Father Anton, we…”/ the unknown story of Luigj Gurakuqi
Memorie.al / Luigj Gurakuqi is one of the most distinguished personalities of our patriotic and democratic, educational and cultural movement...
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“When the camp commander, in the presence of the group accompanying him, said to the convicted journalist: ‘Why did you exchange this beautiful profession for the Spaç wagon [mine cart/labor], he [the journalist]…”/ The unknown story of January 10, 1983
By Agim Hamit “O well-fed oppressors do not despise the weakened oppressed ones!” ...
“Minister of Internal Affairs Koçi Xoxe was in favor of a rapprochement (or closer relationship) with Yugoslavia; Nako Spiro, Minister of Economy, was pro-Soviet, while Enver was playing…”/ Reflections of the ‘Neue Zürcher Zeitung’ journalist
Memorie.al / On June 28, 1948, the Communist Party of Yugoslavia broke away from the Cominform, which was controlled by...
“‘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...