“The father, former photographer of the Royal Court, died in prison on May 13, 1958, allegedly from black jaundice, but he

January 14, 2024

By Romeo Gurashi Memorie.al / When I saw him approaching me with a step that he could hardly take, with...

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January 12, 2024

1864 - Born in Boletin, Isa bej Boletini is an Albanian national figure and insurgent in the Province of Kosovo,...

“Even though my father had been a classmate in the Lyceum of Korça and they slept in a room of Aunt Poliksen, and then in Montpelje, he was initially sentenced to death…” / The tragic story of the professor from Vunoi

“The angel from Korça met Koço Tashko in the prison hospital in Tirana, who told him; Enveri, was not a member of our group, he came to the meeting a couple of times because he met a maid and…”/ Testimony of the former Navy officer

March 2, 2026

By Maksim Rakipaj Part nineteen Memorie.al/ Maksim Rakipaj, originally from Përmet, whose family had helped and supported the Anti-Fascist...

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January 11, 2024

1943 - During World War II, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill begin the Casablanca Conference to discuss strategy and...

“Skender Daja, who was to be shot a few days later, on the first day of the revolt, secretly talked with a soldier of the National Guard, with whom…”/ Testimony of the ex-prisoner about the Spachi Revolt

“Listen to this sentence and fill it with your thoughts, whoever does not catch my cycle is a criminal and for criminals, Marka T., there is only one punishment! I urge you to punish…”/ The unknown stories of the policemen of Spaç

March 2, 2026

By Maksim Rakipaj Part Eighteen Memorie.al/ Maksim Rakipaj, originally from Përmet, whose family had helped and supported the Anti-Fascist National...

“In ’82, after I was released from prison, I wrote a letter to Enver Hoxha, where I asked him to stop bunkering, but I was arrested again and…”/ The rare testimony of Josif Zegal, former “Colonel Bunker”

By Fahri Musliu Memorie.al / "Concrete mushroom", about 600 thousand, a symbol of the terrible past. If today, instead of...

“My friend was killed 20 m. away, the border dog was Mitro K., while in the cells of Gjirokastra, I suffered a nervous breakdown and played and ate bread with rats…”/ The shocking testimony of the berat who was sentenced to 25 years

“Medi B., the ‘friend’ we had talked about escaping, was from Cologne and he assured me that he knew the border well, but in Moravia, the State Security…”/ The story of five young men, where two were shot. ..!

By Bedri Blloshmi Confession of the ex-convict: - "The prosecutor of Pogradec told us that; Xhevit and Irfan Muça...

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1910 - The first public broadcast on a radio takes place. During this broadcast, the opera Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci...

“After they threatened me that they would torture me, handcuffs, electric shock, clamps on my fingers, pulling out my nails, etc., I admitted that I am an agent of…”/ The tragic story of the translator of the Americans

“Ramadan, or ‘Miklovani’, as he was otherwise known in the Internal Branch of Durrës, told my father that I and Aladin Kapo had been arrested by order of…”/ Testimony of the former Navy officer

March 2, 2026

By Maksim Rakipaj Part seventeen Memorie.al/ Maksim Rakipaj, originally from Përmet, whose family had helped and supported the Anti-Fascist National...

“The demolition of Shkodra’s Old Market, by the communist regime, was done on purpose, as it was the largest center of Albanian capitalism and…”/ The unknown history of the largest “Hypermarket” in the Balkans