ALBANIA
(See also Albanian [Language])
Communistic influence weakening: g91 1/8 7-8
description: yb10 127, 132; w05 10/15 16
government: yb10 127, 131, 138-141, 143, 147, 149, 155-156, 161-162, 165, 186-188, 190; w05 10/15 18-19
maps: yb10 133; w05 10/15 17
name: w05 10/15 16; w94 1/1 6-7
religion: yb10 127
ban (1967): w05 10/15 19; w96 1/1 27
visit by apostle Paul: yb10 128; w05 10/15 16-17
Jehovah’s Witnesses
annual report: w94 1/1 6-8; yb93 7
assemblies: yb10 174, 181, 187; w94 1/1 7
ban (1939-1992): yb10 138, 141-142, 148, 152-155, 172, 175; w05 10/15 18; w02 1/1 26; w96 1/1 25-26, 28
Branch Committee: yb10 195, 199
branch office:
oversees Kosovo (2000- ): yb09 240
Tiranë area (2006): yb10 194-195, 197, 199; yb07 28-29
branch office having oversight:
Greece (1930- ): yb10 175; w05 10/15 18; yb94 94-95
Italy (1993): yb10 181; yb97 31
Romania (Cluj-Napoca, 1920): yb06 76
Romania (Cluj-Napoca, 1924): yb10 129; w05 10/15 17; yb96 72
Catholic newsletter on: w94 1/1 7
commendation:
radio announcer: yb94 63
theater owner: w94 1/1 7
congregations: yb10 130, 175; w05 10/15 17, 20
conventions: yb10 174, 181, 190, 194, 196; w02 1/1 26; yb01 8; g93 12/22 12
Country Committee: yb10 151-155, 181-182, 187-188, 195
early witnessing: yb10 128-130; w05 10/15 17; w96 1/1 24; jv 432-433
growth: yb10 130-131, 138, 142, 147-148, 150, 152, 156, 162, 171, 176-177, 182, 186, 193-195; w05 10/15 17-20; w03 1/1 16; g03 6/22 22; w02 1/1 28; w97 1/1 15; yb97 32; w96 1/1 28; w94 8/15 21; yb94 94-95; yb93 7
Kingdom Halls: yb10 175, 197-198
Kosovo refugees (1999): yb10 193; yb00 57-58
legal matters:
King Zog I (1928): yb10 131
legal recognition (1992): yb10 171-172, 175; yb94 94-95; jv 505, 697; yb93 7
Secretary of Justice removes restrictions on publications (1934): yb10 135
meetings: yb10 136-137, 142, 147, 150, 154-157, 159, 166, 171, 173-175, 181, 189; w96 1/1 24
Memorial: yb10 130-131, 148-150, 158, 161, 171, 189; w98 1/1 15-16; w97 1/1 15; yb97 9, 32; w95 12/15 21; w94 1/1 7-8
Ministerial Training School: yb10 195-196, 198; yb09 239
missionaries: yb10 197
missionary homes: yb10 175, 180, 197-198
modern history: yb10 126-199; w05 10/15 16-20; w96 1/1 24-28
time line: yb10 176-177
neutrality issue: yb10 139-140, 143-147, 151, 185-186, 188; w96 1/1 26-27
office:
Tiranë (1992): yb10 164, 175, 197-198
Tiranë (1996): yb10 184; w02 1/1 26; yb97 30-32
opposition: w96 1/1 25-27
secret police spread rumors among Witnesses: w96 1/1 27-28
persecution: w07 12/15 21; w05 10/15 18-19; w02 1/1 28; w96 1/1 28
Axis military: yb10 140-141
beatings: w96 1/1 27
Communist government: yb10 141-143
false reports of suicide: yb10 156-157, 195-196
Fascist military: yb10 138-139
Greek military: yb10 139
imprisonment: w05 10/15 18-19; w96 1/1 26-27
letter from Albanian brothers in Boston, U.S.A.: yb10 142-143
torture: yb10 144-147
persons:
Anatrelli, Stefano: yb10 182, 199
Bllani, Llopi: yb10 157
Cama brothers: w96 1/1 25-26
Ceqi, Sotir: yb10 144-147, 197
Ceqi, Stavri: yb10 170
Christo, Lina: yb10 137-138
Christo, Nicholas: yb10 137-138
Dabe, Kosta: yb10 158
DiGregorio, Michael and Linda: yb10 166-170, 181, 199; w05 10/15 19; yb97 32
Dori, Nasho: yb10 139, 148, 181, 185-186; w05 10/15 18; w99 11/1 9; w96 1/1 24-28; w94 1/1 7
Duli (Doulis), Thanas (Athan): yb10 129-130; w05 10/15 17
Duli, Sokrat: yb10 129
Gjidhari, Kulla: yb10 158, 161, 170
Gjoka, Vasil: yb10 159-160, 162, 165-169, 197
Hoxha, Altin: yb10 183
Idrizi, Thanas (Nasho): yb10 128; w05 10/15 17-18
Karajani, Spiro: yb10 145, 161
Komino, Jani and Polikseni: yb10 139, 148, 169, 197; w96 1/1 25-26
Lubonja, Arben and Ilma: yb10 173-174, 184-185
Mahmutaj, Adriana: yb10 173-174
Marks, John and Helen: yb10 149-150, 152-153, 162, 165-166; w05 10/15 19; w02 1/1 23, 25-28
Mastrorosa, Vito: yb10 181, 192
Merko, Arben: yb10 188
Moussanett, Lucia: g03 6/22 21-22
Papa, Sotir: yb10 153
Pina, Areti: yb10 175, 178-179, 185; w05 10/15 17-18, 20
Pope, Leonidha: yb10 144-145, 150, 153-154, 159-160, 162, 165
Ruvina family: yb10 191-192
Shkëmbi, Adrian: yb10 183
Sveci, Mihal: w96 1/1 25
Tutra, Ardian and Noadia: yb10 163-164, 199
Vruho, Spiro: yb10 153-154, 156-157; w96 1/1 24, 28
Xheka, Luçi and Frosina: yb10 151-155, 197; w05 10/15 18-19
“Photo-Drama of Creation”: yb10 131
pioneers: yb10 198
foreign: yb10 182, 187; w05 10/15 19-20
special pioneers: yb10 164, 173-174, 179, 181, 191-193, 198; yb97 32; yb94 63
places:
Berat: yb10 166, 173-174, 181; w96 1/1 25
Gjirokastër: yb10 128, 150, 181; yb94 63
Gramsh: yb10 151-152, 154-155
Kuçovë: yb10 183
Kukës: yb10 189
Mbreshtan: w96 1/1 24, 26-27
Përmet: w96 1/1 25
Tiranë: yb10 149-150, 153, 157, 169-172, 175, 179-182, 184; yb97 31-32; w96 1/1 24-28
Vlorë: yb10 175, 178-179, 181, 185, 188-189
publications:
Bible New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures: yb10 193-196; w07 11/1 20-21; w05 10/15 20; yb03 25-26; yb01 8, 17; km 1/01 3
book Daily Heavenly Manna for the Household of Faith: yb10 170
booklet A Desirable Government: yb10 129-130
booklet Examining the Scriptures Daily: yb10 170
booklet Preaching and Teaching in Peace and Unity: yb10 150, 153
booklet World Distress—Why? The Remedy: yb10 129-130
book Life—How Did It Get Here? By Evolution or by Creation?: yb10 191-192
book The Harp of God: yb10 129-130; w96 1/1 24
cut off: w96 1/1 27
Kingdom News No. 34: w95 12/15 21
magazine Awake!: km 12/95 7
magazine The Watchtower: yb10 159, 166, 181; yb97 32
newsletter Our Kingdom Ministry: yb10 181
songbook Songs of Praise to Jehovah: yb10 131, 135
radio:
Rutherford’s talk “Separating the Nations” (1936): yb10 136
service experiences: w94 1/1 7-8; yb94 63
basketball star: w01 1/1 11-12
brother and sister reunited: w02 4/15 21; w99 1/1 4-5
cheerful short Witness helps depressed girl: yb03 51-52
former nun helps atheist: yb96 4
icon worshipper: w02 7/1 6
Kingdom News No. 36: yb02 8-9
King Zog’s sisters and ambassador: yb10 137-138
opposed mother: w05 5/15 29
prays for help raising daughters: bt 70
teacher of atheism: yb10 191-192
thief and drug dealer: ijwcl article 14
serving where need is greater: ijwex article 21
translation work: yb10 159-160, 164, 179-180; w94 8/15 21
traveling overseers: yb10 153-154, 165-166, 182
trazira period (1997): yb10 186-190, 193
visits by—
Henschel, M. G.: yb10 184; yb97 31
Lösch, G.: yb10 197
Witnesses from abroad: yb10 157-158, 161, 166
World War II: yb10 138-141