Jusuf Vrioni

On 13 September 1947 he was arrested by the communists and finally in 1950 got a 15-year sentence with forced hard-labor.

In 1960, due to his knowledge of foreign languages he started working as translator in Tirana.

After the fall of communism in Albania, Vrioni started working as Director of the Albanian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights.

On 22 May 1998, he received the title Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur from the French authorities.

As a sign of appreciation for Vrioni's work, Albanian Ministry of Culture, Tourism, and Sports created a special prize named after him.