Albania: The "Rose Flaming Revolution" Turns to Violent Confrontation with Power · Global Voices
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The Albanian Prime Minister, Edi Rama, practices the policy of the worst in the face of a challenge that is getting tougher. An escalation that has become "inevitable" for many of the protagonists of this unprecedented movement, mixing democratic aspirations, social anger and disgust of corruption.
Violent clashes between protesters and police, use of tear gas and water cannons – Complaints about obstruction of journalists – Rama's government is considering new strict measures
Tirana has been a battlefield for the seventh consecutive day, with plastic bullets, Molotov cocktails and attacks on government buildings. Incidents even took place in the courtyard of the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, provoking a reaction from the Autocephalous Orthodox Church. The article Albania: Tirana a battlefield again was originally published on AlphaTV.
Protesters say they are determined to continue their protests. Anti-government protests in Albania remain on an escalating trajectory, with protesters demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama. New incidents occurred in the center of Tirana, where protesters threw Molotov cocktails, set up burning barricades and caused damage. The Albanian prime minister rejects the possibility of his leaving power, while attributing the incidents to …
The protesters throw Molotov cocktails at police officers and set fire to barricades from garbage cans, using water cans, tear gas and rubber bullets, and earlier Monday demonstrators threw stones at and broke into the Albanian Court of Appeal building.
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