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By Chris Summers and Paulin Kola |
Tonin gjuraj biography of christopher
The BBC News website looks at the ancient blood feuds culture which spawned it.
Shpetim Selhaka (left) and Petrit Manahasa were recently jailed |
Albania is one of Europe's poorest countries - a million people have left seeking jobs since the communist regime collapsed in 1991.
The country is desperately trying to catch up with the rest of Europe and both the main political parties agree that the long-term goal is to get into the EU.
But criminality - be it blood feuds, drugs or human trafficking - remains a stain on Albania's reputation and one it is struggling to remove.
In many parts of the country, and in neighbouring Kosovo, the culture of blood feuding dates back to the 16th century and was enshrined in a series of rules enforced locally.
The best-known among them - the 16th century Kanun (or Canon) of Lek Dukagjin - re