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Forgotten martyrs, honored conquerors: The shocking contrast of cemeteries in Albania

2025-11-18 22:08:29Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Forgotten martyrs, honored conquerors: The shocking contrast of cemeteries in Albania

On the eve of the 81st anniversary of Liberation, an observation carried out in Korça and several other cities in the country highlights a painful contrast: the cemeteries of martyrs, people who gave their lives for Albania, are left to the mercy of fate, while the cemeteries of foreign soldiers are orderly, well-kept and respected down to the last detail.

Fiksi saw the martyrs' cemetery in Korça up close, where the miserable condition of this resting place is clearly visible. The picture is almost the same everywhere, cracked and broken tiles. Damaged stairs and moving sidewalks. Illegible names of the martyrs. So entire rows untouched for decades.

Ironically, only the first rows (where they stand out the most) have been reconstructed with marble, while the rest has been left dilapidated and neglected. Meanwhile, in the French cemetery in Korça, the contrast is striking. Every cross is well-maintained, names are clear and legible, information boards in three languages, and the space is clean and orderly.

The question naturally arises: How is it possible that we care more about the resting place of foreign soldiers than about our own martyrs?

Fiksi inquired at the Korça Municipality, where the director of Urban Planning, Ndriçim Hoxha, stated that "The martyrs' cemetery is maintained only twice a year, on May 5 and November 28. There is a reconstruction project, but still without a defined fund and no start date."

Currently, the joint fund for cemetery maintenance is around 5 thousand lek per grave, a ridiculous amount given the level of damage requiring reconstruction.

The Martyrs' Mausoleum in Durrës also presents similar problems, with cracked tiles, names that are impossible to read, and extensive damage from time and lack of maintenance.

In this regard, the director of the "Aleksandër Moisiu" Cultural Center, Alketa Mushketa, says that the institution is showing maximum care and that the full reconstruction will begin soon, after the agreement has been finalized. But the traces of vandalism and degradation speak for themselves.

The situation is slightly different in the martyrs' cemetery in Kuç, Vlora, which has been reconstructed but still has problems. In Kuç, 92 martyrs of Kurvelesh are buried, but despite the investment, excessive humidity has caused mold on some graves. The sidewalks are cracked, some plaques are completely missing names. Even the tombstone has cracks and missing letters. In these cemeteries, palm trees have been planted, the leaves of which have been cut off, but the remains have been left as a cover. In some graves, only the note "Partisan" appears, without a name, without identity.

 

With all this great contrast, the question arises: How is it possible that Albania honors more foreign soldiers than its own sons and daughters?

While signs were placed in three languages ??for the invaders and cemeteries were rigorously maintained, the martyrs of this country often rest amidst cracks, mold, and oblivion./Fiks Fare

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