List of massacres in Albania explained

The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Albania (numbers may be approximate):

WWI

Name	Date	Location	Deaths	Notes
Hormova massacre	April 29, 1914	Hormovë	217	Albanian men and boys were massacred by the Greek army in 1914.^[3] ^[4] ^[5] ^[6]
Massacre at Panariti	July 10, 1914	Panarit	375	Albanians were massacred by Greek forces during WWI.^[7] ^[8] ^[9]
Korça massacres	May 1914	Korçë	hundreds	Multiple massacres occurred in the district of Korçë against Albanians by Greek soldiers.^[10]

Communist Period

Name	Date	Location	Deaths	Notes
Elimination of opposition in 1947	1947	Tirana	16	Killing of 16 Non-communists in Opposition^[12]
1951 executions	February 26, 1951	Tirana	22	Socialist People's Republic of Albania executed intellectuals without trial^[13]
Libofshë massacre	June 1992	Libofshë	5	Brothers Ditbardh and Josef Cuko kill five members of the same family with metal bars during a robbery in the town of Libofshë. The brothers were executed for the massacre, with their hanged bodies being displayed in public.^[14]

Modern Period

Name	Date	Location	Deaths	Notes
Massacre of 28 February 1997	February 28, 1997	Vlorë	9
Massacre of Levan	March 28, 1997	Levan	24
Massacre of Cërrik	May 23, 1997	Cërrik, Elbasan	6	22 wounded
Ura Vajgurore massacre	June 17, 1997	Ura Vajgurore	5	6 wounded
Durrës shootout	August 7, 2009	Durrës	5
Albanian opposition demonstrations	January 21, 2011	Tirana	4	150+ wounded
Resulaj shooting	August 10, 2018	Resulaj, Selenicë, Vlorë County	8	Ritvan Zykaj shoots and kills 8 of his relatives using a Kalashnikov
Dan Hutra femicides^[15]	March 1, 2023	Tirana surroundings	3	3 wounded

Notes and References

1. Web site: McCarthy . Justin . 1912–1913 Balkan Wars Death and Forced Exile of Ottoman Muslims . tc-america.org . "not including an estimated 100,000 dead in Albania".
2. Book: Trix, Frances . Urban Muslim Migrants in Istanbul: Identity and Trauma Among Balkan Immigrants . Bloomsbury . 2017 . 978-1-78453-609-1 . 16 . "not including an estimated 100,000 dead in Albania".
3. Web site: 1915 Mid'hat bey Frashëri: The Epirus Question - the Martyrdom of a People . www.albanianhistory.net.
4. Book: Destani . Bejtullah D. . Ethnic Minorities in the Balkan States, 1860-1971: 1914-1923 . 2003 . Archive Editions . 978-1-84097-035-7 . en . 10 August 2023.
5. Book: Swire . Joseph . King Zog's Albania . 1937 . Liveright . en . 10 August 2023.
6. Web site: 9 April 2016 . Greek barbarities in Albania . Oculus News . en-gb.
7. Book: Çemerica . Haxhi . Riza Kodheli . Buzali . Ilir . 1984 . Shtëpia Botuese "8 Nëntori" . sq . 10 August 2023.
8. Book: Tomori . Kosta Papa . Barbaritë greke në Shqipëri: kujtime historike, 1913-1914 . 2012 . Naimi . 978-9928-109-38-5 . sq . 10 August 2023.
9. Web site: 9 April 2016 . Greek barbarities in Albania . Oculus News . en-gb.
10. Web site: Elsie . Robert . 1914 Christo Dako: Terrible Greek Atrocities in the District of Kortcha . albanianhistory.net.
11. Book: Mayer, Herman Frank . Blutiges Edelweiß: die 1. Gebirgs-Division im Zweiten Weltkrieg . Links Christoph Verlag . 2008 . 978-3-86153-447-1 . 159–167 . German.
12. News: October 10, 2022 . 10 tetor 1947, dita kur u vra opozitarizmi . kujto.al . September 7, 2023.
13. Web site: Shqipëri: 26 shkurt 1951 regjimi komunist ekzekuton 22 intelektualë shqiptarë . dead . https://archive.today/20120910030828/http://www.radiovaticana.org/ALB/Articolo.asp?c=360125 . 2012-09-10 . 2010-07-29 . Radiovaticana.org.
14. News: 2021-11-19 . Dënimi i fundit me vdekje për masakrën e Libofshës/ Kush ishin dy vëllezërit që u varën në mes të Fierit! Ngjarja që tronditi Shqipërinë në vitin 1992 . . 2023-10-02.
15. Web site: The murder of 3 women, a protest in front of the Ministry of Justice: Valentine's flowers, March 8, are turning us into death flowers. 2 March 2023. 2 June 2024. voxnews.