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PoliticsOct 25Europe swarmed by wave of protests as people march in France , Albania , Italy , Spain , PortugalMultiple European countries including France, Albania, Italy, Spain, and Portugal are experiencing widespread protests. This indicates significant social or political unrest across the region.asiabulletin.com · China
PoliticsOct 24Albanian police fire tear gas as anti-government student protests turn violentAlbanian riot police used tear gas, water cannons and rubber ‌bullets to disperse protesters who threw rocks at officers and started a fire at the door of ‌the…Japan Today
PoliticsOct 24Protests sweep across Europe from France to Albania, Italy, Spain and Portugal.Violence in earlier protests prompted authorities to take additional security measures, with massive deployments of police and even soldiers observed across several European capitals.EuroNews [en]
ConflictOct 24Violent clashes as Albanian government cracks down on protestsProtesters in Albania have fought running battles with police, on a 12th day of anti-government protests.Al Jazeera [en]
ConflictOct 24Thousands gather at new Albanian antigovernment rallyAl Jazeera [en]
WorldOct 24Albanian Daily NewsThis article appears to be a mention or reference to a news publication called Albanian Daily News, but provides no specific event details.albaniandailynews.com
PoliticsOct 24Tensions rise in Albania as protesters burn symbolic pillows outside prime minister’s officeOpposition supporters and students mobilised in the Albanian capital, with riot police using water cannons on large groups of protesters. Authorities said 2,500 police officers were deployed to the streets of Tirana.EuroNews [en]
PoliticsOct 23Alleged Police Violence Against Minors Alarms AlbaniaMore than 200 minors have been arrested or charged amid protests in Albania, while the Ombudsperson and rights organisations report allegations of police violence and breaches of safeguards designed to protect children.Balkan Insight
PoliticsOct 23Politics in 'materialist terms': Gen Z in Albania, Italy, France and India protesting for 'fairness'Jean-Emile Jammine is pleased to welcome Gökçe Tuncel, Sociologist and post-doctoral researcher associated with the Université Paris-Est Créteil (UPEC). For Tuncel, the wave of youth-led protests across France, Albania, India and Italy reveals more than a succession of localized grievances. It signals the emergence of a political consciousness shaped by material insecurity, institutional disillusionment and an increasingly explicit demand for solidarity and social justice. "What is really striking about this Gen Z movement is how clearly young people see their material conditions," Tuncel obseFrance 24 [en]
PoliticsOct 23Albania: Parliament descends into chaos as MPs clash over protestsHeated exchanges and chaotic scenes gripped Albania's parliament in Tirana on Thursday as rival MPs clashed inside, while student demonstrators continued their protests outside for a tenth day.EuroNews [en]
PoliticsOct 23Albanian opposition and ruling party lawmakers scuffle in parliament over student protest tensionsThe clashes broke out after parliamentary leadership rejected opposition demands to debate ten days of student demonstrations that have gripped the capital Tirana.EuroNews [en]
PoliticsOct 22Albania's student protests are only getting biggerAs police try to suppress anti-corruption protests by young Albanians, Prime Minister Edi Rama is claiming that "antifa" is behind the unrest. Few are buying that explanation.DW News [en]
WorldOct 21EU journalism prize awards investigation into human rights abuse at Italy’s migrant centres in AlbaniaAn investigation published by Dutch platform De Correspondent on the controversial Italy-Albania migration deal, now seen as a model for deportation hubs outside the EU, has won the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize.EuroNews [en]
PoliticsOct 21Albania’s Students Demand the Fall of Rama and an End to CorruptionA wave of student protests have swept Albania over the last week and escalated into clashes with police. BIRN spoke with some of the protesters to hear what brought them into the streets.Balkan Insight
PoliticsOct 21Mobilizations in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Albania, Germany: Is the French example spreading?Présenté par GSK.Politico Europe
PoliticsOct 20Albanian police deploy water cannons as protests hit seventh dayAlbanian police deployed water cannons as protests continued into their seventh day on Monday (19 October).The Independent World
PoliticsOct 20‘Horizontal revolt’: Why Albania’s young protesters want PM Rama to goFrom the ‘Flamingo Revolution’ to current protests, an inside look at a leaderless youth uprising challenging Edi Rama.Al Jazeera [en]
PoliticsOct 20Albania's PM Edi Rama blames 'hybrid war' for fuelling unrest across the countryThe anti-government protests in the Balkan nation began over a controversial resort development in an ecologically protected area linked to US President Donald Trump's family.EuroNews [en]
PoliticsOct 20Albanian PM Rama Steps Up Rhetoric Against Student ProtestersEdi Rama described some of the student protesters involved in unrest in Tirana as extremists who have been manipulated by foreign powers, causing critics to warn that such harsh rhetoric may further inflame tensions.Balkan Insight
PoliticsOct 20From France to Albania , social unrest is setting Europe streets ablazeorissapost.com · India
PoliticsOct 20Albania Capital Rocked By Chaotic Weekend Of Street Unresteurasiareview.com · United States
ConflictOct 19Albanian PM Rama accuses anti-government protesters of crossing 'red line' amid violent demonstrationsThe European Commission released a statement condemning the violence in Albania on Sunday, saying it had "no place in a democratic society" and that the response "must remain within the law and proportionate."EuroNews [en]
PoliticsOct 19From France to Albania, social unrest is setting Europe's streets ablazeThe Independent World
PoliticsOct 19Albania’s protests explainedProtesters in Albania say demonstrations will intensify as Prime Minister Edi Rama rejects calls to resign.Al Jazeera [en]