More than 2,200 people died in Mediterranean in 2024, UN finds
Figure includes hundreds of children, who make up one in five migrants trying to reach Europe fleeing war and poverty More than 2,200 people either...
Category : Albania
Albanian man taken from UK psychiatric ward to deportation flight – report
Watchdog raises concerns about Home Office decision in annual report about incident last summer An Albanian man who was being held in a secure psychiatric...
Albanian anti-government protesters hurl petrol bombs and scuffle with police – video
Opposition protesters pelted Albania’s government buildings and the mayor’s office in the capital, Tirana, with petrol bombs, accusing state officials of involvement in organised crime...
Thousands of Albanians honour author Ismail Kadare in Tirana
PM pays tribute to country’s best-known novelist as coffin is covered in national flag and flowers Thousands of Albanians have gathered in Tirana to pay...
Albanians willing to be repatriated detained for weeks in UK, watchdog finds
HM chief inspector of prisons says detainees held unnecessarily despite volunteering for fast-track deportation Albanians volunteering to be repatriated under a fast-track deportation deal are...
Albanian court to rule on migration deal with Italian government
Judge to determine whether agreement criticised by human rights groups violates constitution A court in Albania is due to rule on whether a deal with...
Family of man found dead on Bibby Stockholm turn to crowdfunding to repatriate his body
Leonard Farruku’s family ‘facing a double tragedy with not being able to have his body back home’ in Albania The family of a man believed...
Italy to create asylum seeker centres in Albania, Giorgia Meloni says
Neighbouring country would house up to 3,000 people rescued at sea by Italian boats, with some exceptions for vulnerable groups Italy’s far-right government has announced...
Russia fails to win back seat on human rights council after UN vote
Country was suspended from body last year after Ukraine invasion but scale of support for readmittance will worry Kyiv and allies Russia has been defeated...
Putting the boot in: Why Italians are shunning the southern coast and heading to Albania
Italians frustrated by the cost of holidays in regions such as Puglia are opting for the cheaper shores of Vlora in Albania It is all...
