Montenegro’s Albanian Forum Submits Parliamentary Resolutions on 1945 Tivar Massacre and Other Crimes Against Albanians

 The Albanian Forum (Forumi Shqiptar) has formally submitted parliamentary draft resolutions addressing the 1945 Tivar Massacre and other historical crimes committed against Albanians in Montenegro and surrounding regions, Deputy Speaker of the Montenegrin Parliament Nikollë Camaj has announced.

 

Camaj said the initial proposal was also signed by MPs Ilir Çapuni and Meto Zenka, as well as Artan Çobi, head of the Albanian Forum's parliamentary group. He expressed hope that the initiative would receive full support from the Montenegrin Parliament.

The initiative calls on Montenegro's legislature to adopt an official institutional position condemning crimes committed against Albanians and ensuring that the historical memory of the victims is preserved.

One of the central proposals concerns the 1945 Tivar Massacre, in which large numbers of Albanian recruits from Kosovo were killed while being transported through Montenegro during the final months of World War II.

The draft resolution also calls on the Municipal Assembly of Bar (Tivar) and relevant local authorities to consider naming a street "Road of the Victims of the Tivar Massacre, 1945" and establishing a memorial at an appropriate location accessible to the public.

Beyond Tivar, the proposed resolution addresses several other historical episodes involving the killing and persecution of Albanians, including:

• The massacres in Previ, Gucia (1915): Killings of Albanians in the Gusinje region.
• The killing of Isa Boletini and his companions in Podgorica (1916): The assassination of the prominent Albanian national figure and his associates.
• The tragic events in Hot (1919): Violence against the Albanian population in the region.
• The killings in Reç, Krajë (1935): Murders of Albanians in the Krajë area.
• The executions of civilians in Drume (1941): The killing of civilians in the village during World War II.
• The executions in Malësia (1945): Killings of Albanians in the predominantly Albanian region.
• The killings of refugees from Kosovo in Rožaje (1999): Murders of Kosovo Albanian refugees on Montenegrin territory during the Kosovo war.

Through this parliamentary initiative, the Albanian Forum seeks formal recognition of historical crimes, institutional condemnation and concrete measures to preserve the memory of the victims.

If adopted, the resolutions would represent an important parliamentary step toward addressing historical grievances and acknowledging the suffering of Albanians across different periods of Montenegro's history.

The proposal now awaits parliamentary consideration and the support of other political groups in Montenegro's legislature.