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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 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]
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 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 19Albania’s protests explainedProtesters in Albania say demonstrations will intensify as Prime Minister Edi Rama rejects calls to resign.Al Jazeera [en]
PoliticsOct 19US lawmakers sound alarm as violence grips NATO ally Albania amid anti-government protestsStudent-led protests in Tirana have turned violent as thousands demand Prime Minister's Edi Rama's resignation amid allegations of corruption. Rama has blamed outside agitators for the violence.Fox News World
PoliticsOct 19Protests continue sixth day in a row in Albania's capitalAlbania's capital saw protests Sunday for a sixth day in a row as Prime Minister Edi Rama ruled out resigning, the main demand of the protesters. Violent demonstrations have rocked Tirana since Tuesday, with thousands of protesters calling for Rama to step down as they rally against poor university conditions, high tuition fees and corruption.France 24 [en]
PoliticsOct 19Albania's PM refuses to quit with protests against university conditions in sixth dayThe unrest follows months of anti-government protests in the Balkan nation, initially sparked by a controversial resort development in an ecologically protected area linked to US President Donald Trump's family.EuroNews [en]
PoliticsBreakingOct 18Fire engulfs Albania’s Supreme Court as protests enter fifth dayAl Jazeera [en]
PoliticsOct 18“Shame on you! One day you will have to answer for all of this!”: in Albania, anger against Edi Rama does not subsideRÉCIT - Cible désignée d’un important mouvement de protestation depuis une semaine, le premier ministre albanais écarte l’hypothèse d’une démission.Le Figaro International
PoliticsOct 18Photos: Antigovernment protesters clash with police in Albania’s capitalPolice crack down on sixth day of student-led demonstrations calling for Prime Minister Rama to resign.Al Jazeera [en]
PoliticsOct 18Albanian’s PM says violent protest are a threat to country joining the European UnionAs Edi Rama spoke, excavators were digging up and removing the paving outside his office in central TiranaThe Independent World
PoliticsBreakingOct 18Riots in Tirana enter a fifth day as Albania's anti-government protests escalateFrance 24 [en]
PoliticsOct 18Albanian students demand Rama’s resignationStudents in Albania have joined anti-government demonstrations demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama over poor university conditions, high tuition fees and inadequate support for young people, as protests in the capital, Tirana, entered their fifth day on Saturday. Thousands of demonstrators clashed with police, who deployed rubber bullets, tear gas, pepper spray and […] The post Albanian students demand Rama’s resignation appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
PoliticsOct 18MR . RAMA , ALBANIA DOES NOT BELONG TO YOU – DielliAn article from Dielli asserts that Albania does not belong to Mr. Rama. This statement represents political criticism directed at a prominent figure in Albania.gazetadielli.com · Albania
ConflictOct 17Riots in Tirana enter fifth day as Albania's anti-government protests escalateJapan Today
PoliticsOct 17Anti-government protesters battle with police in AlbaniaThere were violent clashes between demonstrators and riot police throughout Saturday in the capital Tirana.BBC World
PoliticsBreakingOct 17Protesters allege police brutality as violent clashes rage on in AlbaniaProtesters in Albania accuse riot police of brutality as clashes turn violent outside the Education Ministry.Al Jazeera [en]
ConflictBreakingOct 17Albanian police fire rubber bullets as protests against Rama escalateAl Jazeera [en]