Përmet

Outgoing Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha blasted Greek authorities who complained that a Greek Orthodox Church in Permet was being seized and vandalized, with the Premier saying the criticism "is an unacceptable and irrational interference in Albania’s internal affairs.” He...

Tension still prevails in Përmet in Albania, where hundreds of Orthodox residents of the town came into conflict with the forces of private police that were lined up outside the Church of Virgin Mary. The church was taken over in...

After the scenes of brutality that were recorded against clergymen on August 17 at the Church of the Virgin Mary in Përmet, a town in Albania, capital of the Përmet District, new violent episodes took place on August 19. Orthodox...

Scenes of brutality against clergymen took place on August 17 at the Church of the Virgin Mary in Përmet, a town in Albania, capital of the Përmet District. The clergymen of the Metropolis of Gjirokastër of the Orthodox Autocephalous Church...