Historical Organization
Tirana Municipality
Tirana Municipality
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Organization Timeline
Roma families rebuild shelters beside Tirana’s Artificial Lake
đź“… 27 January 2012After municipal officials ordered families to leave a riverside settlement without offering adequate alternative housing, 16 Roma families returned to the Artificial Lake area and rebuilt their...
Roma residents protest for housing on International Roma Day
📅 8 April 2014Around 100 Roma families living in shacks in Tirana’s Selita area protested outside Tirana Municipality, demanding housing, education, and employment. On International Roma Day, the action placed Roma...
Rights groups demand an end to the eviction of Roma and Egyptian families
📅 12 October 2015Amnesty International called on national and municipal authorities to stop the planned eviction of 44 Roma and Egyptian families—about 200 people—from Tirana’s Artificial Lake area. The appeal drew...
Astir residents confront police while defending homes from the New Ring project
📅 22 November 2018Residents of Tirana’s Astir neighborhood protested planned home demolitions for the New Ring Road and confronted police outside Parliament. They demanded fair compensation and recognition of...
Roma community marches for housing and services
đź“… 8 April 2019Roma residents marched from the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare to Tirana Municipality, demanding implementation of rent support, access to health care, and equal services. Community members...
Selita traders resist the planned demolition of their market
đź“… 14 April 2020Municipal authorities gave traders in Selita an ultimatum to clear a second-hand clothing market that provided income for about 30 families, many Roma and Egyptian. Residents resisted the demolition...
Selita’s second-hand market is demolished despite residents’ resistance
đź“… 21 April 2020Municipal Police and the National Inspectorate for Territorial Protection completed demolition of the Selita market during COVID-19 restrictions. The market had supported around 30 Roma and Egyptian...
Tirana Pride moves online during COVID-19
đź“… 17 May 2020LGBTQ+ organizers continued Pride online during social distancing, treating the annual gathering as an ongoing process of solidarity rather than a single street event. More than 100 activists and...
5 Maji residents organize against evictions and home demolitions
📅 19 January 2022Residents of Tirana’s 5 Maji neighborhood organized resistance as municipal police and the Territory Protection Inspectorate arrived before dawn to demolish homes. Residents protested the lack of...