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LGBT rights in Albania. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Albania face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents, although LGBT people are protected under comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation. [1] Both male and female same-gender sexual activities have been legal in Albania since 1995, but households ...
No. Registration. Optional. Launched. 12 October 2003; 20 years ago. ( 2003-10-12) The Albanian Wikipedia ( Albanian: Wikipedia Shqip) is the Albanian language edition of Wikipedia started on 12 October 2003. As of 27 July 2024, the Wikipedia has 98,540 articles and is the 72nd-largest Wikipedia. [1]
Russian invasion of Ukraine Part of the Russo-Ukrainian War (outline) Map of Ukraine as of 7 August 2024 (details): Continuously controlled by Ukraine Currently occupied by Russia Formerly occupied by Russia Date 24 February 2022 – present (2 years, 5 months, 2 weeks and 3 days) Location Ukraine, Russia, Black Sea Status Ongoing (list of engagements · territorial control · timeline of ...
Tension is the pulling or stretching force transmitted axially along an object such as a string, rope, chain, rod, truss member, or other object, so as to stretch or pull apart the object. In terms of force, it is the opposite of compression. Tension might also be described as the action-reaction pair of forces acting at each end of an object.
Three delegates, Canada, Gibraltar and Portugal, won their titles as a supplemental title in a multiple-award national pageant. Eleven delegates, Albania, Argentina, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Cuba, Curaçao, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Ivory Coast, Paraguay, and Venezuela, were appointed to their titles without competing in a 2024 national pageant.
Tirana is the capital and largest city in the country, followed by Durrës, Vlorë, and Shkodër . In ancient times, the Illyrians inhabited northern and central regions of Albania, whilst Epirotes inhabited the south. Several important ancient Greek colonies were also established on the coast.
Sigurimi. The Directorate of State Security ( Albanian: Drejtoria e Sigurimit të Shtetit, DSSh) commonly called the Sigurimi, was the state security, intelligence and secret police service of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania. [1] [2] Its proclaimed goal was maintaining state security of Albania, but de facto the Sigurimi served to ...
1,500 expelled from LCY. In March and April 1981, a student protest in Pristina, the capital of the then Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo, led to widespread protests by Kosovo Albanians demanding more autonomy within the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The Presidency of Yugoslavia declared a state of emergency in Pristina and ...