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Published an updated version of the country and information note: actors of protection, Albania.
21 January 2025
Published the country and policy information note: mental healthcare, Albania, January 2025.
12 July 2024
Updated information on human trafficking published.
9 July 2024
Updated information on blood feuds published.
22 March 2024
Updated sections 1.4 and 6 in the note on human trafficking. Added an accessible version of the note on medical and healthcare provision.
8 June 2023
Albania: Medical and healthcare provision, May 2023 information note has been added. This has been updated to include information on the Compulsory Health Insurance Fund and references to drugs lists published by the Ministry of Health and Social Care.
23 February 2023
Added accessible version of the information on human trafficking.
2 February 2023
Updated the country policy and information note on human trafficking.
26 January 2023
Updated information on blood feuds published.
26 January 2023
Added Report on fact-finding mission: Blood feuds, Albania
16 December 2022
Updated information published covering: 'actors of protection', 'mental healthcare', 'domestic violence against women' and 'sexual orientation and gender identity and expression'.
13 December 2022
Updated human trafficking guidance.
22 November 2022
Information on Roma and Balkan Egyptians removed as no longer required.
10 November 2022
Updated information on medical and healthcare provision published.
21 September 2022
Accessible versions added of documents covering: trafficking, sexual orientation and gender identity, domestic abuse and violence against women, Roma and Balkan Egyptians, and actors of protection.
20 September 2022
All documents replaced.
30 August 2022
All Albania country policy and information notes have been removed for review.
1 February 2022
Published new country policy and information note 'Medical and healthcare provision'. Added a HTML accessible version.
20 December 2021
Information on 'actors of protection' added.
18 October 2021
Replaced human trafficking CPIN with a new version.
7 October 2021
New country policy and information note on Roma and Balkan Egyptians for October 2021 which replaces ‘Country policy and information note: ethnic minority groups, Albania, May 2017’.
14 September 2021
Removed "CPIN background information, including actors of protection, and internal relocation document" document from July 2017
24 February 2021
Updated country and information policy on human trafficking to the February 2021 version, replacing the June 2020 version.
29 June 2020
Replaced report on people trafficking, Albania, March 2019 with new report on trafficking of women for sexual exploitation, Albania, June 2020.
7 May 2020
Added 'Country policy and information note: mental healthcare, Albania, May 2020'.
13 February 2020
Updated 'Albania: blood feuds' guidance document.
3 December 2019
Sexual orientation and gender identity guidance updated to take account of the decision of the Court of Appeal of October 2019 to uphold the decision made in the country guidance case of BF and to refuse permission to appeal on all grounds.
24 April 2019
Country policy and information note on sexual orientation and gender identity, April 2019.
5 March 2019
Country policy and information note: people trafficking, Albania updated with version 8 for March 2019.
17 January 2019
Updated guidance on trafficking and domestic abuse and violence against women.
14 December 2018
"Country Policy and Information Note Albania: People trafficking" and "Country policy and information note: Domestic abuse and violence against women" documents replaced with an updated versions.
30 October 2018
Updated country policy and information note on blood feuds
28 June 2018
Added a CPIN document for people trafficking, Albania, June 2018.
13 February 2018
Added the report of a Home Office fact-finding mission Albania.
3 January 2018
Updated note on women fearing domestic abuse.
25 July 2017
Updated guidance on background information, including actors of protection and internal relocation.
12 May 2017
Updated country policy and information notes on sexual orientation and gender identity and ethnic minority groups.
22 December 2016
Updated country policy and information notes on sexual orientation and gender identity.