Forced labour camps in Communist Albania
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Communist Albania maintained labour camps throughout the territories it controlled. The first Albanian Communist labour camps were greatly expanded around Tirana
, and were intended to hold political prisoners and opponents of the regime. A number of camps existed between 1946 and 1991 as political prisoners, criminals, the mentally ill and others were incarcerated, generally without trial or judicial process. Political prisoners were severely and continuously under Sigurimi
surveillance.
Tirana
Tirana is the capital and the largest city of Albania. Modern Tirana was founded as an Ottoman town in 1614 by Sulejman Bargjini, a local ruler from Mullet, although the area has been continuously inhabited since antiquity. Tirana became Albania's capital city in 1920 and has a population of over...
, and were intended to hold political prisoners and opponents of the regime. A number of camps existed between 1946 and 1991 as political prisoners, criminals, the mentally ill and others were incarcerated, generally without trial or judicial process. Political prisoners were severely and continuously under Sigurimi
Sigurimi
The Drejtoria e Sigurimit të Shtetit , commonly called the Sigurimi, was the state security, intelligence and secret police service of the Socialist People's Republic of Albania...
surveillance.