Roma families flee attack at Shishtufinë barracks

Socialist Party lawmakers and supporters began a hunger strike in central Tirana demanding a partial recount of the June 2009 election. The action was part of a prolonged party-led conflict that...

An opposition-organized demonstration against alleged corruption and vote-rigging ended in violent clashes. The Council of Europe records that four demonstrators were shot dead by security officers...

After 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...

The Alliance Against Waste Imports delivered a petition signed by about 62,000 citizens to Albania’s Central Election Commission, seeking a referendum on waste imports. The campaign objected to making...

LGBTQ activists rode bicycles along the central boulevard in a public action challenging hostility and the pressure to remain invisible. Pro LGBT and the Alliance Against Discrimination of LGBT...

Amnesty International warned that about 37 Roma families faced forced eviction as their land was redeveloped, without lawful process or alternative housing. The alert amplified residents’ housing...

About 600 residents of Polis and nearby villages protested construction of the Gurshpate 2 hydropower plant, blocking the road with stones and burning tires to stop company vehicles. They said the...

Hundreds of citizens, environmentalists and journalists rallied outside the Prime Minister’s Office as Albania was considered as a site for dismantling Syrian chemical weapons. Protesters challenged a...

Residents filed a complaint with the Librazhd district prosecutor, arguing that the company had breached its contract obligations. The legal action followed years of community complaints about missing...

Around 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...