Fresh protests in Tirana, despite new measures to curb unrest
The new rules would fine protesters 500,000 lek and let police restrict gatherings as anti-government unrest intensifies.
- On Sunday, Prime Minister Edi Rama announced new fines of $6,188 for anyone participating in a violent protest, even without directly committing acts of violence. Protesters subsequently gathered in Tirana and marched toward the Education Ministry.
- Student-Led demonstrations fueled by anger over perceived government corruption, job shortages, and poor education have engulfed central Tirana this month. These protests follow months of summer unrest regarding a luxury coastal development backed by Jared Kushner.
- Demonstrators have set fire to government buildings and banks, smashed shop windows, and thrown paving stones at police. On Saturday, a demonstrator wearing a gas mask was observed throwing objects during anti-government protests in Tirana.
- In a video address, Rama said, "I believe that those who demand my resignation are mistaken if they think they can impose it through violence." He noted that not all protester demands are necessarily wrong.
- The unrest poses the biggest challenge yet to Rama, who has governed Albania since 2013 and secured a fourth term last year. Demonstrations have since spread from Tirana to other cities across the country.
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Thousands of protesters returned to the streets of the Albanian capital today to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama
Embattled Albanian PM vows fines for violent protesters
Rama said a new law would be released this week allowing for fines of more than $550 for "anyone who chooses to remain in a crowd" that is carrying out acts of violence or looting in a public space, or "concealing their identity". In a speech broadcast on social media, he said the clampdown would apply to any type of gathering "when it results in property damage". Months of anti-government demonstrations have deteriorated in recent days into pit…
<p>New protests erupt in Albania despite fines of more than $6 thousand In Tirana, protesters set fire to chairs near the office of Prime Minister Edi Rama. The authorities introduced fines of more than $6 thousand</p>.
The Albanian Prime Minister, Edi Rama, intends to tighten up the rules on demonstrations in the coming days, inspired by the "French model" that provides that those who cause damage pay the consequences; the decision comes in a climate marked by the following... (ANSA)
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TIRANA (ANP/RTR) - In the Albanian capital Tirana, protesters have taken to the streets again, demanding, among other things, the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama. Just a few hours earlier, Rama had announced new measures to curb the ongoing anti-government demonstrations. For instance, participants will receive...
The Prime Minister's office is a hotbed of tension. The post Albania: Students are not backing down – Rama hardens his stance even more with a package of criminal measures appeared first on in.gr.
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