In traditional Albanian culture, Gjakmarrja (English: "blood-taking", i.e. "blood feud") or hakmarrja ("revenge") is the social obligation to kill an offender or a member of their family in order to salvage one's honor.

May 14, 2016 · Albania: The dark shadow of tradition and blood feuds. An ancient code of retaliation is forcing generations of Albanians into their own private prisons.

Nov 12, 2017 · We visited Niko, a 13-year-old boy, in his tiny hamlet in northern Albania. Niko is said to be "in blood", in other words, under threat of death for supposed "crimes" committed before he was even...

Feb 3, 2020 · To delegitimize the phenomenon of blood feuds and eventually to eradicate it, restorative justice in the Albanian context has to be steered and strongly backed by the State. In every democratic State, restorative justice is part of the justice system, recognized and embedded in legislations and justice processes.

In Albania, the centuries-old tradition of blood vengeance has seen a renewal over the past decade—this series explores the dire consequences of these vicious and implacable family feuds.

Jul 17, 2020 · These blood feuds are part of an ancient Albanian code of justice that obliges murder to be repaid with murder. Many of those involved in the feuds, including children or teenagers born into feuding families, are only safe from retaliation killings inside their homes. To step outside is to risk your life.

Aug 14, 2013 · Blood feuds are alive and well in the Balkan nation of Albania. Some interpretations of an ancient legal code say that blood must be avenged with blood. Matthew Brunwasser reports from Albania.

The film takes place during the 1930s reign of Albania’s King Zog. Notes 1 gold, white brown and blue, brown and blue colored paint on canvas shows an exterior view of an traditional Balkan kulla, an Ottoman-era tower house.

Feb 6, 2023 · Imagine for a moment a society where revenge is law. Taking an eye for an eye is not only the norm, but a social responsibility. That's the case in traditional Albanian culture. Revenge must be exacted for your family's social standing to remain intact. This is Gjakmarrja, Albanian Blood-Feuds.

"My home, My Prison" depicts the ever-present Blood Feud phenomenon of northern Albania. For this story, I found it important to focus on how an ancient tradition, which still exists in a modern country, torments an ordinary family.