Police in Albania filmed beating protester unconscious
Police in Albania’s capital, Tirana, were filmed beating a protester lying on the ground.
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Police in Albania’s capital, Tirana, were filmed beating a protester lying on the ground.
Protesters in Albania have fought running battles with police, on a 12th day of anti-government protests.
Heated 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.
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From the ‘Flamingo Revolution’ to current protests, an inside look at a leaderless youth uprising challenging Edi Rama.
Protesters in Albania say demonstrations will intensify as Prime Minister Edi Rama rejects calls to resign.
There were violent clashes between demonstrators and riot police throughout Saturday in the capital Tirana.
Protesters in Albania accuse riot police of brutality as clashes turn violent outside the Education Ministry.
Albanian PM Edi Rama claimed ‘foreign hands’ are driving protests that have rocked the country for months.
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama blamed Friday the involvement of “foreign hands” for mouting protests, which he said are aimed at hindering Albania's bid to join the European Union. Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Alania's capital since Tuesday demanding Rama’s resignation and denouncing university conditions and high tuition fees.
Fires burn in central Tirana as protesters throw stones and police respond with tear gas and water cannon. Student-led demonstrations demanding Prime Minister Edi Rama's resignation enter their third day.
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama on Thursday rejected calls to resign as thousands of student-led protesters smashed windows and fought running battles with riot police firing water cannon and tear gas in the capital. The demonstrators accuse officials of corruption and neglecting education and say they are angry about the sale of parts of Albania's southern coastline to a luxury resort development backed by US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner. FRANCE 24's Emerald Maxwell reports
Prime Minister Edi Rama condemns 'chaos' as protests continue for third day in the capital and spread to other cities.
Experts say Albania’s protests reflect ignored student grievances and growing frustration.
Demonstrators and riot police clashed in Albania's capital on Wednesday in a second straight day of violence triggered by student protests calling for better university conditions and Prime Minister Edi Rama's resignation. Protesters formed makeshift barricades in the capital, Tirana, while riot police responded with water cannon, after street violence overnight left 16 people arrested and government buildings badly damaged.
Hundreds of students joined anti-government protests in Tirana, demanding education reforms.
Thousands of students in Albania are calling for better university conditions and job prospects, but buildings have been set on fire in the unrest.
Albania's capital, Tirana, saw violent clashes between student protesters and police on Tuesday, 13 October, as demonstrations continued overnight into Wednesday.