Institute for the Studies of Communist Crimes

A study of demographic developments in Communist Albania from 1960 to 1980, published on Friday, shows that many more women had abortions despite the pressure from the state to have children.

A survey on Albanians' perceptions and understanding of the communist era conducted by an independent think tank on behalf of the OSCE office in Tirana has upset representatives of victims of the old regime and prompted calls for the state to do more to condemn the crimes of the communist past.