Around 200 Albanian nationals serving sentences in overcrowded prisons in England and Wales will be sent back to Tirana to serve the rest of their sentences in their home country. The Epoch Times understands Koci Selamaj—who was jailed for a minimum of 36 years for the September 2021 murder of Sabina Nessa in south east…
IN-DEPTH: The Voice Is Not About Kindness, It Is About Communism: Albanian Expats Warn
Two expatriates from the former communist state of Albania have issued a stark warning about a contentious proposal to change the Australian Constitution to further entrench Indigenous interests. “As soon as we heard from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese about The Voice, we got flashbacks to our lives under socialism in our country of origin Albania,”…
Most ‘Modern Slavery’ Claimants Arriving in UK Illegally by Small Boats Are Albanian
More than half of the illegal immigrants who claimed to be victims of “modern slavery” after crossing the English Channel in the first half of 2022 were Albanian, newly released figures show. In response to Freedom of Information (FOI) requests from Migration Watch UK, the Home Office revealed that 1,156 people were recorded as making…
Nearly Half a Ton of Cocaine Seized in Albania, 10 Arrested
TIRANA, Albania—Albanian authorities on Friday said they have seized 430 kilograms (1,000 pounds) of cocaine in a coordinated operation with neighboring Montenegro and other law enforcement international institutions. Albania’s corruption and organized crime squad said 10 Albanian nationals were arrested after the cocaine was found hidden in a shipment of some 24 tons of fertilizer….
Father and Son Missing as Floods Hit Northern Albania
TIRANA—A father and son were missing in Albania on Sunday after their car was swept into a river during floods in the north of the country as heavy rains led emergency services to evacuate those at risk. A girl who was also in the car when it was caught in the flow of a swollen…
UK Prison Service Reveals 125 Foreign Nationals Serving Life Were Sent Back to Home Countries
One in four foreign nationals who were given life sentences in England and Wales between 2011 and 2019 were sent back to serve their sentences in their home countries. The Prison Service has revealed, following a Freedom of Information Act request from The Epoch Times (pdf), that 435 foreign nationals were given life sentences between…
UK Scapegoating Albanians for Its Failure to Curb Illegal Immigration, Nation’s PM Says
Albania’s prime minister has accused the UK government of looking for “scapegoats” to blame for its “failed policies” on curbing illegal immigration. Edi Rama commented on UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s choice of language in a debate in the House of Commons this week, in which she said there is an “invasion” of England by…
Albanian Suspected of English Channel People Smuggling Arrested in London Dawn Raid
The National Crime Agency (NCA) has arrested a 30-year-old Albanian in London who is suspected of trafficking people across the English Channel from France in small, inflatable boats. The man, who has not been identified, was arrested in the suburb of Surbiton in southwest London during a dawn raid on Friday morning. It comes days…
Priti Patel Invites Albanian Police to UK to Help Tackle Flow of Illegal Immigrants
Home Secretary Priti Patel has invited police officers from Albania to come to England to help tackle a wave of illegal immigrants crossing the Channel in recent months. A Home Office report published on Thursday revealed the number of Albanians arriving in the UK on small boats from France and Belgium had increased “substantially” since…
Record Number of Illegal Immigrants Cross English Channel in Single Day
A record 1,295 illegal immigrants crossed the English Channel and arrived in Kent on Monday, the highest figure for a single day since the current system of record-keeping began in 2018. The Ministry of Defence, which is operating Operation Isotrope—in which the Royal Navy intercepts small boats from France and Belgium and escorts them ashore—said…
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