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2026-10-18 07:33:13Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Reuters continues to cover the student protests in Albania, which the day before marked the peak of the clashes. 

The international news agency reports that the student movement is the strongest challenge yet for Prime Minister Edi Rama, while adding that the unrest has spread throughout the country due to corruption and a lack of jobs.

The media also mentions that the day before, on the 5th day of the protests, the police fired rubber bullets at young people.


“Reuters video footage showed police firing rifles into crowds outside the education ministry during clashes with protesters. Reuters journalists found rubber bullets on the ground and the bullets hit two Reuters journalists and several protesters, leaving bullet marks,” the article said.

Reuters adds that the demonstrations have been fueled by anger over government corruption, a lack of jobs and poor education standards. They have also drawn support from people who were ignored during the peaceful protest that began in May against the resort in Zvernec.

Full article:

Police in Albania fired what appeared to be rubber bullets at protesters on Saturday, on the fifth day of massive student demonstrations demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama.

 Reuters video footage showed police firing rifles into crowds outside the education ministry during clashes with protesters. Reuters reporters found rubber bullets on the ground, and the bullets hit two Reuters journalists and several protesters, leaving bullet marks.

The incident marks an escalation in a confrontation between police and protesters that has engulfed central Tirana in recent days. Demonstrators have burned government buildings and banks and thrown stones at police, who have responded with tear gas and water cannons.

Albania's police chief, Skender Hita, did not deny the use of rubber bullets when asked about it at a press conference on Saturday.

"All the tools that were used were used in a limited way, including the latest ones," he said.

Hita said seven police officers have been suspended and are facing disciplinary investigations for “exceeding their authority” and “failing to respect the principle of proportionality” in their treatment of protesters. He did not specify the incidents that led to the suspensions.

The demonstrations have been fueled by anger over perceived government corruption, a lack of jobs and poor education standards. They have also drawn support from people who felt ignored during a summer of largely peaceful protests against a luxury coastal development backed by US President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner.

The unrest presents the biggest challenge yet for Rama, who last year won a fourth term in office.

"It's been 13 years of corruption and 13 years of doing nothing and making empty promises. So, the cup is full and we are here for our rights," Juri Taullahu, a 22-year-old medical student, said on Saturday.

The police and government condemned the riots and called for calm.

Hita said 1,067 people had been arrested and 388 of them had been prosecuted. Dozens of police officers and protesters were injured.

KUSHNER-SUPPORTED RESORT CAUSED SUMMER PROTESTS

Rama's administration has been dogged by corruption scandals, while analysts say Albania has become a hub for gangs seeking to launder money from drug and arms trafficking, complicating the country's efforts to join the European Union.

Villagers told Reuters in July that their land had been unfairly sold for a Kushner-backed development on a pristine stretch of coast in southern Albania. Reuters later reported that the man who sold the land was wanted by prosecutors on suspicion of drug trafficking, charges his lawyer denied.

Reuters found no evidence of wrongdoing by Kushner, who is not directly involved in the villagers' dispute.

Rama, who denies any wrongdoing and told Reuters this week that he will not resign, said on Saturday that his government respected the students and their right to protest.

“My responsibility is even clearer during these difficult times… to protect our citizens, to guarantee justice and to move Albania forward — together with this governing majority, which has a very clear mandate: to see Albania in the European Union by 2030,” he said on Facebook.

Together with Montenegro, Albania is leading the EU accession process among Balkan countries.

The unrest in Albania coincides with growing street protests in other European countries.

In France, student protests demanding more teachers and better facilities have spread into a wider wave of unrest.

Spain has been gripped by protests against high rents and a lack of housing, prompting the government to call early elections./ Reuters


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