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Fund 142, Operational bulletins (1949-1991)
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Missing persons; The Border and Border Crossings;
The Border and Border Crossings brings together archival documents, testimonies, and other materials related to border control and attempts to leave Albania during the communist regime.
Shkodra Border
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Key historical events documented in the State Security archives.
Memory calendar
1944–1950
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1970–1991
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Former State Security
Materials on the history and organisation of the former State Security.
About the former State Security
Inernment Decisions
Platform of the Internal Affairs bodies
The repressive apparatus
Historic
Security gun history
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Voices of resistance
Repression, Endurance, Solidarity, Survival
Organizations against the regime
Individual against the regime
Sites of persecution
Documented camps and prisons monitored by the state.
Camps of LushnjaCamps of Lushnja were 7 ...
SpaçMaterials documenting the Spaç labour camp.
Qafë BarHistory and testimonies from the Qafë Bar prison.
TepelenaDocuments covering the notorious Tepelena camp.
Valias Camp
Burrel Prison
Memory
Publications
Activities
Testimonies
Multimedia
Archival Units
Structure
State Security
Investigative Judicial Fund
Fund 142, Operational bulletins (1949-1991)
Files
Cards
Registers
Declassifications
Terminology Dictionary
Missing persons; The Border and Border Crossings;

The Border and Border Crossings brings together archival documents, testimonies, and other materials related to border control and attempts to leave Albania during the communist regime.

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Shkodra Border
Events

Key historical events documented in the State Security archives.

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Memory calendar1944–19501950–19701970–1991
Figures

Individuals documented in the State Security archive.

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Historical figuresHolders of public functionsArtists, writersIntellectuals, scientistsOther figuresClergy
Former State Security

Materials on the history and organisation of the former State Security.

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About the former State Security
Inernment Decisions
Platform of the Internal Affairs bodiesThe repressive apparatus
Historic
Security gun historyHistorians of the districts
RegulationsOrdersDirectionsStudy topics
Voices of resistance

Repression, Endurance, Solidarity, Survival

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Organizations against the regimeIndividual against the regime
Sites of persecution

Documented camps and prisons monitored by the state.

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Camps of LushnjaSpaçQafë BarTepelenaValias CampBurrel Prison
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“Documents from the Archive of the State Security regarding the political and social developments of the year 19911970–1991

Images • 1991

“Documents from the Archive of the State Security regarding the political and social developments of the year 1991

The "Coup" at the "Enver Hoxha" United School – A Moment of Political and Student Tension in 19911970–1991

Images • 1991

The "Coup" at the "Enver Hoxha" United School – A Moment of Political and Student Tension in 1991

Archival story1970–1991

Images • 1991

Archival story1970–1991

Images • 1991

Protests at the Kavajë Stadium, 19901970–1991

Images • 1990

Protests at the Kavajë Stadium, 1990

Archival storyInernment Decisions

Images • 1986

Instructions on the Mechanisms of Administrative Control and Repression under the Communist RegimeDirections

Images • 1980

Instructions on the Mechanisms of Administrative Control and Repression under the Communist Regime

These instructions issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs in 1980 and 1987 document how the communist regime institutionalized and implemented various forms of administrative control and repression. They reveal the procedures governing internment and deportation, preventive measures, and mechanisms for monitoring activities considered hostile to the regime.

Archival story1970–1991

Images • 1978

Frano Gjini (Shkodër, 20 February 1886 – 11 March 1948) was an Albanian priest and bishop, martyred by the communist regime.Clergy

Images • 1975

Frano Gjini (Shkodër, 20 February 1886 – 11 March 1948) was an Albanian priest and bishop, martyred by the communist regime.

The 1948 trial against Monsignor Frano Gjini and the Franciscan clergy remains one of the harshest trials of the communist dictatorship in Albania.

At the end of the trial, the following sentences were handed down: Monsignor Frano Gjini, Dom Nikoll Deda, and Father Mati Prendushi were sentenced to death; Dom Tom Laca received life imprisonment; Father Gjon Karma and Dom Ndoc Sahatçija were sentenced to 15 years in prison and forced labor each; Father Mhill Miraj received 7 years; Zef Haxhi and Dom Nikoll Shelqeti were sentenced to 5 years each; while the youngest at the time, At Zef Pllumi, was sentenced to 3 years in prison and forced labor, marking the beginning of his long years of suffering.

This trial represents one of the strongest blows against the Albanian clergy, clearly demonstrating the repressive and political nature of the justice system of that era.

 
 
Drita Çomo (1958-1981)Artists, writers

Images • 1974

Drita Çomo (1958-1981)

Archival storyRegulations

Images • 1968

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Images • 1961

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