Albania: Endangered Cultural Heritage | European Journal

Since the end of communist rule, religious icons and other treasures have regularly been taken from Albania's churches. What’s more, the thieves are becoming increasingly daring.Two decades ago, icons and other objects of historical value began disappearing from Orthodox churches in southern Albania. But now two very high-profile robberies, in which frescoes dating from the Middle Ages were destroyed, have caused a public outcry. Hopes are growing that the new Albanian government will now take the protection of the country's cultural heritage more seriously and implement measures to protect it. For more go to http://www.dw.de/program/european-journal/s-3065-9798