Skopje protest marks 80th anniversary of Cham Muslim Albanians massacre by Greece
A protest, held in front of the Greek Embassy in Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia, marked the 80th anniversary of the massacre committed by Greece against Cham Muslim Albanians.
Protesters, carrying Cham symbols and Albanian flags, denounced the massacre and human rights violations that occurred during and after World War II.
The Cham region, starting from the south of Albania and extending to Ioannina and Preveza in Greece, has a history deeply intertwined with these events.
Until 1913, the Cham Albanians had been citizens of the Ottoman Empire.
Following the Balkan War and the 1913 London Conference, the Cham region was handed over to Greece as an ethnic and minority area, despite the 1910 census indicating a population of 83,000 Albanians.
From June 1944 to March 1945, an ethnic cleansing campaign killed 2,900 men, 214 women, and 96 children.
Additionally, 745 women were raped, and thousands of homes were destroyed.
More than 2,000 other people have died due to the harsh living conditions and forced displacement.
The ethnic cleansing compelled around 35,000 Albanians to flee to Albania, leaving their homes and properties behind.
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