Albania's government

Albania: Ethnic Greek mayor sentenced to two years for vote buying

An Albanian court on Tuesday convicted a mayor from the country's Greek minority to two years in prison for buying votes, a ruling that was expected to raise tensions with neighboring Greece.

The Special Court on Corruption and Organized Crime also handed Pantelis Kokavesis, Beleri's aide, an 18-month suspended sentence.

AstraZeneca Fears Make Albanian Teachers ‘Hesitant’ About Jab

Teachers' unions in Albanian say their members are worried about taking the AstraZeneca anti-Covid vaccine after 13 European countries suspended use of the vaccine pending a ruling by the EU regulator.
The vaccination process for teachers in Albania started two days ago, and union leaders have told BIRN about their unease.

Albania Makes Public State Security Files From Hoxha's Regime

Albania's government has made public the files of the sinister Directorate of State Security Sigurimi from the time ofthe communist dictator Enver Hoxha, reported BGNES.

There are millions of documents collected in tens of thousands of files of people persecuted by the regime.

During the rule of Hoxha, over 100,000 people were arrested and thrown into camps.

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