{"id":60621,"date":"2026-10-24T19:52:45","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T19:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waqtdiawaz.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/24\/albanian-police-fire-tear-gas-as-anti-government-student-protests-turn-violent\/"},"modified":"2026-10-24T19:52:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T19:52:45","slug":"albanian-police-fire-tear-gas-as-anti-government-student-protests-turn-violent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/waqtdiawaz.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/24\/albanian-police-fire-tear-gas-as-anti-government-student-protests-turn-violent\/","title":{"rendered":"Albanian police fire tear gas as anti-government student protests turn violent"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Albanian riot police used tear gas, water cannons and \u200brubber bullets to disperse protesters who threw \u200crocks at officers and started a \u200bfire at the door of \u2060the agriculture ministry in the capital, Tirana, on Saturday (October 24, 2026).<\/p>\n

Student-led demonstrations, fuelled by anger over perceived government \u200ccorruption, a lack of jobs and poor education standards, have \u200cengulfed central Tirana and spread \u200cto \u2060other cities this month.<\/p>\n

Demonstrators demanding the \u2060resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama have set fire to government buildings as well as \u200bbanks, smashed shop windows \u200cand pulled up paving stones to throw at police.<\/p>\n

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The unrest, which followed months of largely peaceful summer protests against \u200ca luxury coastal development backed \u200bby U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s son-in-law Jared Kushner, poses the biggest challenge \u2060yet to Rama, who has governed since 2013 and won a fourth term \u200cin office last year.<\/p>\n

The protesters gathered on Saturday (October 24, 2026) around 2 p.m. (1200 GMT) in front of the education ministry, and threw stones and rocks at police.<\/p>\n

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The police pushed them away and \u200cthey dispersed to several locations in the city.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAlbanians \u200bhave woken up,\u201d said 28-year-old protester Daniel Tahiri, who described the \u2060government as a \u201cdictatorship with the clothes of \u2060democracy.\u201d Another protester, 29-year-old Orgeta Likaj, said people wanted Rama to know \u200cthat Albanians no longer want him because of corruption and scandals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Published – October 25, 2026 01:10 am IST<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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