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At the end of May 2017, Pinderi left
Albania due to the many threats, a year after the death of his mother, Liljana Priftuli, following a long illness. She was among the first mothers who publicly supported the rights of LGBT community in Albania. In an article on Dailyxtra, a Canadian media outlet,
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In May 2015, along with Karaj, he produced a long-featured documentary entitled SkaNdal, directed by Elton
Baxhaku and Eriona Camit. The documentary was about the history of the LGBT movement and it featured at several international film festivals, such as at the
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In his years of activism, Pinderi is known for several heated debates in the media with politicians, and with figures from the art and culture environment, with journalists, as well as for some long lasting controversial media debates with former
Albanian MP
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and Gresa Hasa read short paragraphs, and lead a discussion focusing especially on the disclosure of intimate events experienced by
Pinderi, such as sexual assaults and repeated violence during his adolescence in
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