“Even though the Head of the Political Office, Ugo Capialbi, summoned Avni Rustemi and Sali Hallkokondi to maintain order

By Prenjo Imeraj Part Two Memorie.al / Two major things stand out immediately when reading Bardhosh Gaçe's interesting monograph dedicated...

View of the coastal town of Durrës and its harbor

“‘Sefer Efeniu’ is the most typical street in the memory of Durrës citizens – legendary, rich in history, and home to people of action, patriotism, culture, and civic virtue, as well as sports and…” / A reportage from the coastal city.

Part One Memorie.al / My life have already reached its crescendo and, like an airplane, it is coming in to...

“Whoever uses violence or intimidation to prevent or disrupt the meetings and exercise of judicial bodies, to influence their decisions, shall be punished…”/ What did the 1928 Criminal Code provide?

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

“When Haxhi Gora communicated to us; ‘The Presidency of the Assembly did not spare your lives, today at midnight, the rifle platoon will execute the decision for your four comrades’, we…”/ Testimony of the former prisoner of Spaç

“Dhionis Karbunara, the former advisor to the Italian consulate, was tortured to tell the Vlora people who had received money for the invasion of Albania, but Hysni Kapo told him…”/ The rare testimony of the former ballista from Vlora

By Petrit Velaj Part Five Memorie.al / During the years of World War II, the waves of the Anti-Fascist War swept...

“They came from a country neighboring Italy, which Anna had heard her father call the ‘Land of the Eagles,’ and they themselves were called…” / The untold story of the Italian beauty and the Albanian student.

By Adela Kolea Part One Memorie.al / Mr. Antonio woke up very early, as he did every morning. He was,...

“In Burrel prison, Koço Kota was tortured inhumanely, beaten with bayonets and his cracked wounds filled with…” / The horrifying testimony of the former prime minister’s nephew, who was abducted in Greece in ’45

“On January 21, 1920, Koço Kota attended the Congress of Lushnja representing Korça; among the 50 delegates present, he…”/ “The tragic fate of the former Prime Minister, who passed away in Burrel Prison in 1949.”

Part One Memorie.al / Kostaq Kota, or Koço, as he liked to be called, was born on March 14, 1888,...

Calendar January 19, 2026

January 18, 2026

1900 - Born in Luaras of Kolonjë, Skënder Luarasi, teacher, translator, playwright, publicist, researcher, volunteer in the Spanish War, idealist...

“The first meeting of the Assembly opened on November 28, 1912, at 4 o’clock in the afternoon, in the house of Xhemil Bey, the cousin of Ismail Qemali, who…”/ The unknown side of the Declaration of Independence

“When the ‘Union and Progress’ Club in Vlora aligned with the stance of the Young Turks, who isolated Ismail Qemali, keeping him like a prisoner in his own home, then Saliu…” / The unknown history of the patriot from Vlora, Hallkokondi.

By Prenjo Imeraj Part One Memorie.al/Two major things immediately stand out when reading Bardhosh Gaçe's interesting monograph dedicated to this...

“After they killed and dismembered them, even though some bodies were not dead, the brave men of Deli Janaq, hurried to rob them, taking money, valuables, jewelry and…”/ The unknown story of the massacre of Paramithi

“The operation against the Albanians of Chameria began on June 27, 1944—genocide of killings and slaughter, rapes, and the disembowelment of pregnant women…”! / Reflections on the book “Chameria – The Silence that Kills”, by author Hyqmet Zane.

January 17, 2026

Memorie.al/ The author of this book, so welcomed by the readers of such literature - especially the writings of Hyqmet...

“Any State official, tasked with purchasing, selling, or procuring any kind of items, who employs deceitful practices in their manufacturing, shall be punished…” / What did the Penal Code of 1928 provide for?