 In November 1908, he took part in the Congress of Manastir, which was held to decide on an Albanian alphabet.In 1910, during an uprising in Kurbin in which he was involved, he was arrested by the Ottoman authorities for sedition and was sentenced four years in prison, though the sentence was soon reduced to 13 months.In November 1912 Kaçorri voluntarily accompanied Ismail Qemali on his way to Albania and was present at the declaration of Albanian independence in Vlorë, as a representative of Durrës.