Albanian Protests Enter 17th Day over Trump-Linked Luxury Resort Project

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For almost three weeks, protests have been increasing in Albania, in south-eastern Europe. Citizens have been mobilizing across the country against a vast tourist project carried by the Trump family on the island of Sazan. But the demonstrators express a general ras-le-bol in the face of the government's lack of transparency and corruption in the country. The report of our correspondent, Tamara Altésco.

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In Albania, the real estate projects linked to Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner are causing a wave of anger. Contested, these luxury complexes are now weakening Prime Minister Edi Rama, accused of slamming part of the Albanian coastline.

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By the Albanian Anti-capitalist Collective (KASH) For two weeks now, the European media have regularly relayed images of Albania, usually absent from the Western press: there are thousands of protestors, flags or signs in their hands, in the streets of Tirana or elsewhere. They have been constantly gathering since 30 May 2026 against tourist projects planned in Zvërnec, near the Narta lagoon, as well as on the island of Sazan. Beyond the (...) F…

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Albania has been experiencing massive protests for almost a month, dubbed the Flamingo Revolution. Demonstrators took to the streets to express their opposition to the creation of a luxury tourist resort on the Adriatic coast. They say the construction of hotels, villas and a marina will threaten valuable natural sites and migratory routes for birds...