24 September 2019 | Balkan Insight
Albania
Article on students and their months-long anti-government protests in spring 2019
Emboldened Albanian Students Eye Wider Change (Media Report, English)
20 September 2019 | RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Albania
Court finds former interior minister Saimir Tahiri guilty of abuse of office but innocent of drug-trafficking charges
Albania Hands Former Minister Probation After Conviction On Lesser Charges (Media Report, English)
17 September 2019 | CoE-CPT – Council of Europe - European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Albania
Report on prison conditions and treatment of prisoners based on visit carried out from 20 to 30 November 2018 (police custody; Karreç Detention Centre for Foreigners; prisons; situation of forensic psychiatric patients; involuntary hospitalisation of a civil nature)
Report to the Albanian Government on the visit to Albania carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 20 to 30 November 2018 [CPT/Inf (2019) 28] (Special or Analytical Report, English)
11 September 2019 | Balkan Insight
Albania
Prosecutors demand prison sentence for former interior minister accused of aiding drug-smuggling operation
Albania Prosecutors Seeks Prison Term for Ex-Interior Minister (Media Report, English)
5 September 2019 | OSCE – Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
Albania
Final report on 30 June 2019 local elections (background and political context; electoral system and legal framework; election administration; voter registration; candidate registration; election campaign; media; participation of national minorities; complaints and appeals; election observation; election day; post-election day developments)
Albania, Local Elections, 30 June 2019: Final Report (Special or Analytical Report, English)
4 September 2019 | Balkan Insight
Albania
Article on rising number of Turkish-backed schools in the country
Schools a New Tool of Turkish Influence in Albania (Media Report, English)
3 September 2019 | Balkan Insight
Albania
Article on denial of property rights for women
Tradition Denies Albanian Women Right to Property (Media Report, English)
29 August 2019 | Balkan Insight
Albania
2 TV shows known for critical coverage of the government will not be broadcast next season; concerns about diminishing media freedoms
Last TV Shows Critical of Albanian Govt are Cancelled (Media Report, English)
15 August 2019 | Balkan Insight
Albania
Mayor of city of Shkodra resigns over his past as a drug dealer
Albania Mayor Resigns as Drug Dealing Past is Exposed (Media Report, English)
26 July 2019 | ARTICLE 19
Albania
Article on newly introduced amendments to antidefamation legislation
Albania: Government must withdraw “anti-defamation” legislation (Appeal or News Release, English)