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Student protests in Albania continue for a fifth day. In Tirana, demonstrators planned a march to the ministry of education, and police deployed water cannons. In Durrës there were detentions and damage to buildings, and in Korça schoolchildren protested for a third day. The police oversight agency is reviewing possible violations by police officers.
Aziz KarimovProtests against Prime Minister Edi Rama are taking place in Tirana and other cities across Albania. Police used tear gas and water cannons, and 160 people were detained. Protesters demand action against corruption, a halt to rising prices, and education reform.
Aziz KarimovAnti-government protests in Albania are in their fourth day: thousands of young people are demanding the resignation of PM Edi Rama and education reform. Rama called for calm and blamed unnamed 'external forces'. Police are using tear gas and water cannons, and the EU has urged the authorities to respond proportionately.
Otabek YusupovOn October 15, thousands of students paralyzed the center of Tirana: they blocked roads, burned tires, threw stones at banks and smashed ATMs. Police used tear gas, water cannons and stun grenades. Protests against high education costs have continued since October 13; the opposition demands the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama, but he refuses to step down.
Otabek YusupovStudent protests in Tirana escalated into clashes with police: 152 detained, 324 under investigation, 71 police officers injured. The 'Flamingo Revolution' movement has been ongoing since late May. Rama rejected the demand to resign and blamed the opposition and 'foreign hands'; the opposition rejects the accusations.
Aziz KarimovMass protests continue in the capital of Albania for the third day in a row. Demonstrators threw stones and firecrackers at police, who responded with tear gas and water cannons; fires broke out in the city center, and shops and banks were damaged. What began as student protests against the cost and quality of higher education escalated into a challenge to the government of Prime Minister Edi Rama: protesters joined the Flamingo movement, which opposes a resort project linked to Jared Kushner.
Aziz KarimovOn October 15, clashes between protesters and police continued in Tirana for the third day in a row; actions also took place in Shkodër and Korçë. According to the health ministry, on October 14, 89 people received care in hospitals, 61 of them police officers; police detained 65 people. Protesters are unhappy with high tuition fees, conditions at universities, and the rising cost of living, and demanded that Prime Minister Edi Rama resign by 13:00. Rama accused the opposition of violence.
Otabek YusupovAnti-government protests demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama continued in Tirana for the third consecutive day. High school students joined the students; after Wednesday's riots, 89 people were injured, including 61 police officers. The opposition demands a caretaker government and early elections, while the EU called for restraint.
Otabek YusupovOn the second day of student protests in Tirana, the education ministry building caught fire, as well as, according to Reuters citing a witness, a nearby bank. Police used tear gas and water cannons, reporting dozens of detained and injured people. Authorities called what happened
Otabek YusupovHundreds of students gathered outside Albania's Ministry of Education, demanding better conditions at universities. The protests escalated into clashes: police used tear gas and water cannons, 16 people were detained, and 49 more face criminal charges. The protests merged into the anti-government 'Flamingo Revolution' movement, which demands the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama and opposes a coastal development project linked to Jared Kushner.
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