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Dark days in the Balkans: life under Enver Hoxha and beyond

6 November 2021 9:00 am

For many in the West, Albania remains as remote and shadowy as the fictional Syldavia of the Tintin comics. The…

Enver Hoxha: Stalin’s devilish disciple

14 May 2016 9:00 am

In his final public appearance, the Albanian dictator Enver Hoxha addressed a Tirana crowd to commemorate the capital’s liberation from…

The museum which once displayed Enver Hoxha’s pyjamas now houses a pro-democracy radio station

30 May 2015 9:00 am

Albania is a small country of 2.7 million people, wedged within the Balkan peninsula. Separated from both Greece and Italy…