Gentiana Sula on the role of the Sigurimi (state security) files

Chairperson of the Authority for Information on the Documents of the former State Security Sigurimi (AIDISSh), Tirana, Albania

The AIDISSh started its work in the fall of 2016 and makes the documents of the former Albanian secret police, Sigurimi, active from 1944 to 1991, available for Transitional Justice issues. Listen to Gentiana’s story on building an archive 25 years after the end of the repressive regime and the challenges in navigating the political landscape.

Content:

• The Sigurimi Archive
• Starting 25 years after
• Society’s reaction to the late start
• A special access law
• What can other archives learn from AIDISSh?