The World from PRX

Albania

Jimmy Lai, fierce critic of Beijing, receives 20-year sentence
Full Episode
50:11
A vintage film projector setup in a room with dark red walls, featuring a large spotlight on a tripod, film reels, and film canisters on a table and shelves, and an old projector machine on a stand.
Arts, Culture & Media
Albania embarks on a controversial film restoration project
7:24
Why an Albanian dictator’s cinematic legacy is being preserved
7:24
Bolsonaro convicted and sentenced to prison in Brazil’s landmark ruling
Full Episode
50:56
Albania rolls out world’s first AI-powered government minister
6:14
Goat jumps into cycling race and nearly collides with athlete
1:31
Folk knowledge helped some people escape 2004 tsunami
Full Episode
50:00
Corruption endemic in Albania
5:32
Italy’s Giorgia Meloni honored in Albania with restaurant devoted to her image
4:51
Migration
The Italy-Albania migrant deal seems set for failure. One Albanian town still wants it to succeed. 
5:47
World’s newest state looks increasingly unlikely
5:20
Albania migrant detention center
5:47
Israel’s attack on Gaza hospital renews calls for upholding international law
Full Episode
49:10
Italy opens migration centers in Albania
4:52
Albania’s No. 1 urban explorer is a Russian woman accused of being a spy
5:28
Parents in Argelita fixed up this abandoned lot adjacent to the new school, turned it into a playground and garden.
Education
A school reopens in this small Spanish village after 47 years
The luxurious Rafaelo resort is in stark contrast with the conditions in Afghanistan. At least 2,000 Afghans feel fortunate to stay here but also guilty about those left behind.
Afghanistan
Afghans endure indefinite limbo at 5-star hotel in Albania
Albania
Global Politics
Albania’s golden eagle, a national symbol, is on the road to extinction
An Albanian state police officer holds a piece of freshly cut cannabis near the town of Kruja. Most of the pot produced in Albania is grown outdoors, on public land. Growers take advantage of the country’s Mediterranean climate and mountainous terrain.
Economics
Riding along with Albania’s pot police
Jetmir Gjini used to grow marijuana -- lots of it. Now he and his family are back to herding sheep.
Economics
In Europe’s former pot capital, now the only grass is for sheep
Uendi Pustina (R) and members of the band PreMenstrual Syndrome.
Music
This punk band uses English to get across — to some — their feminist message
citizenship oath
Culture
First Generation? Second? For immigrants and their children, a question with meaning.
Julian Assange
Global Scan
Remember WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange? If not, he’s got a T-shirt for you
Fans and players of Serbia and Albania clash during their Euro 2016 Group I qualifying soccer match at the FK Partizan stadium in Belgrade on October 14, 2014.
Sports
Soccer goes to war during a match between Serbia and Albania
Arts, Culture & Media
With The Joining Project, an Albanian artist is knitting Boston together
Workers dressed in protective clothes hold a mock chemical World War Two grenade during a demonstration
Conflict & Justice
Wanted: Peaceful place to destroy toxic WMDs, no experience required
American cars a sign of status, admiration in Kosovo
Because of disputed status, first Kosovar Olympian competing for Albania
Global Politics
U.S. immigrant high school students reflect on American Dream
Montenegrin town a beautiful melting pot with a surprising history
Monitoring Afghanistan’s elections
Arts, Culture & Media
Albania’s Bunker Mentality
Justice
Former Guantanamo detainee now making pizza in Albania
Arts, Culture & Media
Slideshow: An Old Pirate Town on the Adriatic Coast
Arts, Culture & Media
Slideshow: Hoxha’s Pyramid
Arts, Culture & Media
The Haunting Persistence of Albanian Blood Feuds
Preserving an Ancient Treasure
Global Politics
Norman Wisdom big in Albania
Conflict & Justice
Post-war mystery in Kosovo
Global Politics
Geo answer
Conflict & Justice
Questions about illegal arms deals