Document #1073292
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)
A 4 June 1999 letter sent to the Research
Directorate by the executive director of the Albanian Human Rights
Group (AHRG) in Tirana states that there is a newspaper in Elbasan,
Albania, called "Shkumbini," which is "an old local newspaper, from
the years 1970 - 1980."
The June - September 1997 AHRG Bulletin Nr.
1, Albanian Journalism in the Face of Violence, states
that the AHRG was founded in 1996 as a nonprofit, nonsectarian,
nongovernmental organization, works for the protection of human
rights, engages in human rights education, promotes freedom of
expression, and is funded by various donors within and outside of
Albania.
No additional information on a newspaper in
Albania called "Shkumbini" could be found among the sources
consulted by the Research Directorate.
This Response was prepared after
researching publicly accessible information currently available to
the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is
not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any
particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the
list of additional sources consulted in researching this
Information Request.
References
Albanian Human Rights Group (AHRG),
Tirana. 4 June 1999. Letter sent to the Research Directorate by the
executive director.
Albanian Journalism in the Face of
Violence. June 1997 - September 1997. Bulletin Nr. 2. Tirana:
AHRG.
Additional Sources Consulted
Electronic sources: IRB databases,
Internet, NEXIS/LEXIS, WNC, REFWORLD.
One oral source contacted did not
provide information on the requested topic.
Unsuccessful attempts to contact other
oral sources.