Although today the world has made some progress to becoming a more equal place for all, patriarchy is still a present force in some societies, especially where it had a strong influence in the past.

Between 2021 and 2023, 32 women were killed in Albania. Of these cases, 24 were classified as femicideImage: Luca Bruno/AP ...

Critics say the government is not doing enough to protect Albanian textile exporters from the rapidly strengthening lek currency. Most of the industry’s employees are women at risk of sliding into ...

The Albanian Ombudsman’s office called on the authorities to do more to ensure women’s safety after a woman was murdered by her former husband despite being under court-ordered protection. Thousands ...

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Four Albanian women and nine children, all related to Albanians who joined Islamist extremist groups fighting in Syria and Iraq, are being repatriated from a Syrian camp, a ...

In Albania, religion was prohibited for half a century under communism. Today, the country is known for its tolerance among Muslims, Catholics and Orthodox Christians. These faiths are united in their ...

Drene Markgjoni spent 12 years in a hard-labor camp, punished for her fiance's attempt to flee Albania's regime, then one of the world's most repressive and isolationist. She swore she would never ...

Recent spate of false claims was last resort by group of "desperate people trying to escape a life of misery" LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A growing number of pregnant Albanian women who pay ...

OCTOBER 19 IS THE DAY the Roman Catholic Church will mark the beatification of Ganxhe Agnes Bojaxhiu, the Albanian woman known to the world as Mother Teresa. Beatification is the last step before ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Four Albanian women ...