Citizens protest hydropower concessions in Lengarica Canyon

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...

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...

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...

Students from the “For the University” movement interrupted a public event attended by the Prime Minister, protesting higher master’s fees and a funding model they saw as shifting public education...

Roma residents and supporters protested plans that threatened to demolish homes of about 70 Roma families in Selita for a road project. The action formed part of a continuing Right to Housing campaign...

Students and professors rallied outside the Prime Minister’s Office against a draft law they said would raise fees, reduce student participation in decisions and direct public funds to private...