Missing persons; The Border and Border Crossings;

The issue of missing persons and suspected burial sites is part of AIDSSH’s work to document the past and seek answers for families. Following the expansion of its legal mandate in 2020, the Authority has continued to identify and document suspected burial sites, particularly in Shkodra County.

• 2023: Marking of a suspected burial site near Rrmaji Cemetery, in cooperation with Shkodër Municipality.
• 2024: Continuation of investigations and non-invasive searches for suspected burial sites.
• 2025: Documentation and public presentation of the history of the missing and suspected burial sites.
• 2026: Continuation of investigations and submission of documentation for controlled excavations and exhumations.
• 28 August 2026: Inauguration of the permanent exhibition “Rrmaji – A Place of Remembrance and Search” near Rrmaji Cemetery.

He was born in Shkodër and became involved in political and administrative life during the years of the Second World War. He worked at the Ministry of Finance and, for a brief period, served as Minister in the government of Mustafa Kruja. He later resigned and continued his activities among the nationalist ranks.

He was one of the main leaders of the Postriba Uprising, an armed movement against the communist regime that took place on September 9, 1946, in the Postriba area near Shkodër.

The uprising sought to oppose the newly established communist regime and its policies in post-war Albania. It was suppressed by government forces within a short period and was followed by arrests, investigations, and punitive measures against participants and individuals suspected of supporting the uprising.

Following the suppression of the uprising, Jup Kazazi withdrew to the mountainous areas. On September 17, 1946, after being surrounded by government forces, he took his own life to avoid falling into the hands of the communist forces. His name is closely associated with the organization and leadership of the Postriba Uprising, one of the significant episodes of armed resistance against the communist regime during the early post-war years.

The Treatment of Executed Persons and Those Who Died in State Custody, 1944–1960: The Normative Framework, Typology and Procedural Chain”, by S. Mara, O. Besho, L. Ismaili and J. Hibo, examines how the Albanian state in the first post-World War II years regulated, at the legal and administrative levels, the death penalty, executions, and the treatment of persons who died in state institutions. The study draws on archival documents, judicial decisions, normative acts, administrative correspondence, and internal regulations, reconstructing the procedural chain from sentencing to the responsible implementing authority. Particular attention is given to the absence of documentation concerning executions and the fate of the bodies, examining whether this absence may be linked to administrative practices and to the rules governing the preservation and destruction of records.