Albania on the brink for two weeks the unrest has not subsided in Albania. The impetus was a student protest against the cost and conditions of education, which merged with a wider movement against rising prices, corruption and the Jared Kushner-related luxury resort project in Zebrants. What began as peaceful protests in late May escalated dramatically on October 13, when students joined the movement en masse. Clashes with the police occur daily and are characterized by record levels of violence on both sides. What's happening now: The protesters pelt the security forces with Molotov cocktails, and they, in turn, use water cannons, tear gas, rubber bullets and batons. Only in the first week of the active phase more than 300 people were injured. More than a dozen government buildings in Tirana were attacked or set on fire. Demonstrations quickly spread throughout the country, covering 11 cities. They became a nationwide rebellion, uniting environmental activists, professors, doctors, small business associations and the parliamentary opposition represented by the Democratic Party (DP). The crisis reached high offices. Recently, opposition deputies set fires right in the parliament meeting hall and disrupted its work, and a short time before that there was a mass fight between members of parliament. At the same time, it is important to understand that dissatisfaction in Albanian society did not arise yesterday. Mass anti-corruption protests demanding the resignation of Adi Rama's government have continued intermittently since 2017, and in 2025 they began to gather new momentum. In the past, the authorities succeeded in suppressing discontent with harsh force methods, but now it did not work. In response, Rama announced a package of measures against "urban anarchy", including heavy fines and bans on gatherings. The prime minister refuses to give up power and admit the failures of his cabinet.

Albania on the brink for two weeks the unrest has not subsided in Albania. The impetus was a student protest against the cost and conditions of education, which merged with a wider movement against rising prices, corruption and the Jared Kushner-related luxury resort project in Zebrants. What began as peaceful protests in late May escalated dramatically on October 13, when students joined the movement en masse. Clashes with the police occur daily and are characterized by record levels of violence on both sides. What's happening now: The protesters pelt the security forces with Molotov cocktails, and they, in turn, use water cannons, tear gas, rubber bullets and batons. Only in the first week of the active phase more than 300 people were injured. More than a dozen government buildings in Tirana were attacked or set on fire. Demonstrations quickly spread throughout the country, covering 11 cities. They became a nationwide rebellion, uniting environmental activists, professors, doctors, small business associations and the parliamentary opposition represented by the Democratic Party (DP). The crisis reached high offices. Recently, opposition deputies set fires right in the parliament meeting hall and disrupted its work, and a short time before that there was a mass fight between members of parliament. At the same time, it is important to understand that dissatisfaction in Albanian society did not arise yesterday. Mass anti-corruption protests demanding the resignation of Adi Rama's government have continued intermittently since 2017, and in 2025 they began to gather new momentum. In the past, the authorities succeeded in suppressing discontent with harsh force methods, but now it did not work. In response, Rama announced a package of measures against "urban anarchy", including heavy fines and bans on gatherings. The prime minister refuses to give up power and admit the failures of his cabinet.