Prime Minister Edi Rama, ministers, Socialist Party MPs, family members and relatives of the protesters who remained dead and citizens, on Friday paid homage to the January 21 martyrs at “Dëshmorët e Kombit” boulevard.

With tears in their eyes and red carnations in their hands, they paid homage to 4 protesters killed in the January 21, 2011 protest. Together with the Prime Minister, the family members put flowers on the memorial plaques at the places where the protesters were killed on “Dëshmorët of Kombit ” boulevard, near the Prime Minister’s office.

Aleks Nika, Ziver Veizi, Hekuran Deda and Faik Myrtaj have been declared “Martyrs of the Country” by the Government of the Republic of Albania.

Today marks 11 years since January 21, 2011, when during a protest of the Socialist Party on “Dëshmorët e Kombit” boulevard in front of the Prime Minister’s office, four protesters were killed by the Guard of the Republic.

Tirana Prosecutor’s Office decided in June 2021 to resume investigation into the January 21 tragedy.
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