Tirana Pride marches for people who cannot safely join

A class boycott at Tirana University’s Department of Urban Planning against a resit-exam fee spread into a mass student mobilization. Students from public universities demanded fee reductions,...

Hundreds of parents, students and residents joined a silent rally in Tirana after a 13-year-old girl in Kavaja was sexually assaulted and blackmailed by other minors. The gathering expressed...

Hundreds of activists, women’s organizations, and protection networks marched in Tirana and other cities wearing black to remember women killed by family members and demand a functioning protection...

Roma 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...

Residents of Zall-Gjoçaj, Gjoçaj, and Dukagjin gathered in Mat to demand suspension of a hydropower plant on their river. They warned that putting water into pipes would damage the ecosystem and...

Residents from river communities across Albania gathered outside the Prime Minister’s Office under the call “No HEC in our rivers.” The action joined local struggles over drinking water, farmland, and...

Residents from Zall-Gjoçaj and surrounding villages gathered near the water source to stop construction work on a hydropower project. They said the source was essential for farming and daily life...

Residents from four Mat villages met in Kamza with EcoAlbania to discuss opposition to two hydropower projects inside the protected area. Residents described a resistance tent at the planned water...

With market trading and recycling work curtailed by pandemic restrictions, Roma and Egyptian residents of Selita made a video protest asking institutions for food assistance. Their action showed how a...

Municipal 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...