Opposition leader Sali Berisha was released from house arrest following a ruling from an Albanian court on Wednesday, while ...

Berisha, 80, was placed under house arrest in December 2023 for refusing to appear in court in a corruption investigation ...

Is such a history even possible? The British political scientist Archie Brown’s lively The Rise and Fall of Communism (2009) has probably come the closest of any serious study written since the ...

Former Albanian prime minister and opposition leader Sali Berisha on Wednesday was released from house arrest, under which he was placed nearly a year ago, an anti-corruption tribunal said.

For the word puzzle clue of in 1989 which countrys communist party declared an end to single party rule leading to the fall of communism in eastern europe, the Sporcle Puzzle Library found the ...

Letters From Hell', an exhibition in Tirana, explores the grim conditions in two of Communist Albania's most infamous prisons, Spac and Burrel, showcasing correspondence from some of the prisoners.

The recent surge in tourism is a far cry from Albania’s previous persona as a closed-off communist dictatorship ... country that has seen the rise and fall of civilisations dating back thousands ...

Thousands of protesters have gathered in Slovakia's capital on the 35th anniversary of the start of the Velvet Revolution that brought an end to decades of communist rule in the former ...

A year after Italy signed a controversial migration deal with Albania, the detention facility built to house asylum-seekers ...

With gorgeous mountains, bucolic beaches, amazing food and medieval villages—minus the crowds of France or Italy—this unsung Balkan nation merits a spot on your travel to-do list.

He’s not afraid of a challenge. Nevertheless, while his thought-provoking new book, To Overthrow the World: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Communism, is well worth reading, it does not quite ...

Walk by the home of Albania’s former communist dictator Enver Hoxha in central Tirana and you may not even know it. There is no sign to mark its historical significance. The two-story residence ...