Fatos Lubonja

Fatos Lubonja in Warsaw in 2006

Fatos Lubonja (born 1951) is an Albanian writer and dissident.[1]

Life

Lubonja was born in 1951. He attended the University of Tirana for his education. Lubonja was in jail from 1972 to 1991 as a political prsioner.[1] He suffered a nervous breakdown while serving his sentence.[citation needed]

He is an outspoken critic of Albanian socio-political factors, i.e. right-wing leader Sali Berisha, Socialist Party leader Edi Rama, former KLA leader Ramush Haradinaj, the Red and Black Alliance, and Ismail Kadare. Lubonja works for Përpjekja (Endeavour), which was founded by him in 1994.[2][3]

Lubonja received the SEEMO Award for Mutual Cooperation in South East Europe in 2004.[4] He wrote about communism with The Last Massacre.[citation needed] His book "False Apocalypse" was translated into English and published in London by Istros Books in 2014.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b Bernard A. Cook (2001). "Lubonja, Fatos". In Bernard A. Cook (ed.). Europe since 1945: An Encyclopedia. Vol. 2. Garland Publishing. p. 797. Archived from the original on 2009-04-30.
  2. ^ "Arts and Culture Program". Open Society Foundation. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Fatos Lubonja". Words without Borders. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Human Rights Award 2004". SEEMO. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2015.