Helsinki Committee and partner groups submit migration protocol amicus brief

Citizens began demonstrations in Tirana as fuel and food prices rose sharply, with farmers, transport workers and other residents joining calls for relief and accountability. The protests questioned...

Albania declared the Vjosa a national park, following years of organizing by river communities, Albanian scientists and environmental groups against dam construction and for free-flowing river...

LGBTI+ people and allies marched in Tirana under the call “Open Your Heart,” combining celebration with demands for equal rights. Participants highlighted discrimination and violence, healthcare...

Human-rights groups and activists called on the Albanian government to reconsider the migration protocol with Italy. They objected that the agreement was signed and published without public...

Residents of the Shushica valley protested for the fourth time against a water-supply project that would divert water from the Lëpusha source toward Himara. They said they had not been consulted and...

Environmental organizations and civil society representatives protested outside Parliament as lawmakers prepared to vote on changes to Albania’s Protected Areas law. Activists warned that the proposal...

Twelve mayors, residents, activists, lawyers, and scientists gathered in Kuç to oppose plans to divert Shushica water to Himara. The project was promoted as tourism infrastructure, while residents...

Women and girls marched from Student City through Tirana under the slogan “The Night Is Ours,” demanding safety on streets, at work, at home, and online. Organizers linked gendered violence and...

Residents brought a symbolic pipe bearing more than 3,000 signatures to Tirana and protested outside the Prime Minister’s Office against the Himara aqueduct. The pipe represented the proposed...

Residents of the Shushica Valley joined the Brave Women of Kruščica from Bosnia and Herzegovina in a symbolic human chain across the river. The cross-border solidarity action opposed a water...