Polis residents file a complaint over the Gurshpate concession

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...

Roma families recently resettled at former military barracks on Tirana’s outskirts fled after local residents attacked them and threatened them with guns. The episode exposed how relocation schemes...

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...

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...

LGBTQ+ activists and allies marched through central Tirana on the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, concluding the city’s Diversity Week. Organized by PINK Embassy, Human Rights...

Environmental activists and citizens protested outside the Prime Minister’s Office against five planned hydropower plants in Lengarica Canyon. They demanded cancellation of the concessions and...

Activists rallied outside the Prime Minister’s Office against a hydropower plant in Lengarica, arguing that the water belonged to the community and decisions over shared resources should involve those...

Eight residents were charged over a confrontation with police during July protests against the Gurshpate hydropower plant. The charges followed community efforts to protect drinking and irrigation...