Albania’s Ministry of Justice has approved a blogger’s extradition to Russia on espionage charges. The Ministry made the dedication in response to demands for Russia, saying it had received “guarantees”... read more →
Albanian police said they had found 47 new surveillance cameras illegally erected by gangs in the Durres region. According to police, the cameras were erected “to provide information for criminal... read more →
Albania’s Special Prosecution (SPAK) announced the conclusion of a joint operation with Bergamo prosecutors in Italy, resulting in the seizure of large quantities of drugs in Italy. According to the... read more →
Tirana Court received a prosecution request to arrest and question five public officials over the latest round of cyber attacks that crippled a number of state institutions. The court’s response... read more →
Environmental organisations are suing Albanian authorities for control over the contract for the construction of the Vlora airport, citing the building work threatens vital wetlands and biodiverse areas. An alliance... read more →
The Albanian government has moved to make changes to the 2014 law on freedom of information that would block FOI requests made by individuals, including journalists. The proposal to block... read more →
A new report from the Child Rights Center Albania (CRCA) has warned that authorities in the tourism sector and child protection system lack information over the connection between child sexual... read more →
A parliamentary committee in Albania has paved the way for the adoption of a new law that would declassify documents from Albania’s Communist-era State Security Directorate, the Sigurimi. The draft... read more →
Albanian authorities have been accused of caving to Turkish pressure after they abruptly closed a school with ties to exiled Turkish preacher Fethullah Gulen. Albania’s Minister of Education, Evis Kushi,... read more →
Following a major cyber-attack on Albanian government servers in July, new attacks have targeted the country’s border operations via the Traveller Information Management System (TIMS). These latest attacks over the... read more →
