Tag: violence
Deputy PM urges students to distance themselves from protest violence
TIRANA, Oct. 18 /ATA/ - Deputy Prime Minister Albana Koçiu condemned an attack that injured 10 police officers near Police Station No. 3 in...
Violence spreads across Tirana’s main streets as protesters target institutions and...
TIRANA, Oct. 17 /ATA/ - Violence escalated across Tirana on Saturday after protesters left Martyrs of the Nation Boulevard, with fires breaking out at...
PHOTO GALLERY – Clashes between protesters and police leave demonstrators and...
TIRANA, Oct. 17 /ATA/ - Clashes and acts of violence marked Saturday’s protest outside the prime minister’s office along Tirana’s Martyrs of the Nation...
Tirana protest lasts more than 10 hours, with clashes, vandalism and...
TIRANA, Oct. 16 /ATA/ - A protest in Tirana that began around 11 a.m. continued into the evening on Friday, with demonstrators throwing stones...
Ombudsman reports unacceptable detention conditions, says 214 people contacted in 72...
TIRANA, Oct. 16 /ATA/ - Albania’s ombudsman, Endri Shabani, said on Friday that monitoring during four days of protests had uncovered unacceptable detention conditions...
Police say certain social media accounts are inciting violence and extremist...
TIRANA, Oct. 16 /ATA/ - Police have identified social media channels and groups allegedly spreading calls for violence, terrorist acts and threats against police...
Clashes erupt on Tirana’s main boulevard, protesters set fire to Economy...
TIRANA, Oct. 15 /ATA/ - Masked protesters continued unrest and acts of violence in the Albanian capital on Thursday, damaging public spaces and private...
Demo: Violence stands no chance of turning Albania back
TIRANA, October 14 /ATA/ – Minister of Interior Ervin Demo condemned today the acts of violence and the destruction of public and private property...
U.S. Embassy urges Americans in Tirana to avoid crowds as protests...
TIRANA, Oct. 14 /ATA/ - The U.S. Embassy in Tirana has issued a security alert over violent protests in the Albanian capital, warning American...
Gonxhja: Destabilization serves no one, but those against Albania
TIRANA, October 14 /ATA/ – Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sports Blendi Gonxhja reacted today to the violent protest in Tirana, condemning acts of...















