Albania: Information from 1995 to present on the situation of ethnic Greeks in southern Albania
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 December 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ALB25689.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Albania: Information from 1995 to present on the situation of ethnic Greeks in southern Albania, 1 December 1996, ALB25689.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ad0d38.html [accessed 25 May 2023] |
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For information on the situation of ethnic Greeks in Albania, please consult Response to Information Request ALB19821.E of 20 February 1995, the first paragraph of the second column of page 196 of the 1995 Human Rights Watch attachment, the last page of the 23 July 1995 Observer attachment, the other attachments, and page 758 of Country Reports 1996, which is available at Regional Documentation Centres. For information on the May 1996 elections in Greek regions, and on the treatment of opposition sympathizers and members, including Greek Albanians, during and immediately following the elections, please consult the 2 June 1996 Manchester Guardian and the 26 May 1996 Agence France Presse (AFP) attachments.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
Attachments
Agence France Presse (AFP). 26 May 1996. "A Party Formed to Defend Albania's Ethnic Greeks later Joined the Other." (NEXIS)
ATA News Agency. 12 January 1996. "Greek Minority; Ethnic Greek Leader Notes Progress in Protecting Minority Rights." (BBC Summary 14 Jan. 1996/NEXIS)
Deutsche Presse-Agentur. 19 September 1996. BC Cycle. "Albania Grants More Educational Rights to Ethnic Greeks." (NEXIS)
The Economist Intelligence Unit. 17 January 1996. "Albania Politics; Ethnic Tensions Rekindle Friction with Greece." (NEXIS)
Human Rights Watch (HRW). 1995. Human Rights Watch World Report 1996. New York: Human Rights Watch, pp. 195-196.
Information Access Company. 19 June 1995. "Greece/Albania - Another Threat in the Balkans?" (NEXIS)
Manchester Guardian Weekly [Manchester]. 2 June 1996. Helena Smith. "Protest Call After Voting in Albania." (NEXIS)
The Observer. 23 July 1995. Helena Smith. "For God's Sake, Get Thee to Albania." (NEXIS)
