Violent protests rocked Tirana, where protesters burned buildings and clashed with police. Those gathered demand changes in the education system and greater responsibility of the authorities, while some of them demand the resignation of Prime Minister Eddie Rama
Student protests in Tyrants, the capital of Albania, grew into violent conflicts with the police, and the protesters set fire to parts of the buildings of state institutions and two banks. The police used water cannons and tear gas against the crowd, while dissatisfaction over the state of education, corruption and the work of Prime Minister Edi Rama's government continues.
Tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered on the streets of Tirana. In addition to the fire in the building of the Ministry of Education, the fire also engulfed the branch of Raiffeisen Bank, while the protesters threw stones at the police, overturned containers and broke the windows of shops and other business establishments.
The protests turned violent for the second day in a row. The protesters are demanding better conditions at universities, more affordable education, more financial support for students and better job opportunities after graduation. Part of the crowd is also demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama.
Government buildings torched in violent Albanian protests.
Protesters and riot police clashed in Tirana as thousands of demonstrators rallied for better university conditions and demanded Prime Minister Edi Rama's resignation
https://t.co/wgmy70NTzI https://t.co/Ep6uO5bQF8
- AFP News Agency (@AFP) October 15, 2026
Dissatisfaction with the government has intensified after months of protests against a plan to build a luxury tourist complex on the Albanian coast, which is linked to Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of US President Donald Trump. Criticism of the authorities also refers to the alleged corruption among high government officials.
The government condemned the violence, while the police called on protesters to refrain from attacking officials and destroying property. The unrest presents a new challenge for Rama, who won a fourth term as prime minister last year.
Election time! And someone has to report to you independently. That's why it's in October annual subscription the digital edition of "Vremena" even 2.500 dinars cheaper. Choose now!
After the historic collapse of the Republican Party in the elections, Donald Trump decided to confront the future Democratic majority in Congress. Although the new convocation will only start in January, the Democratic Party already has a ready answer: "Hire lawyers."
Elections in different parts of the world offer optimism, they say that autocracy is not an inevitable fate and that with society's resistance, political trends can be reversed.
"The current priority is to stop the suffering and destruction, for which a new government is needed to initiate that process. Unfortunately, although it is necessary for the well-being of both peoples living on this earth, the issue of Palestinian liberation is not currently on the agenda."
Aron Orbán, the brother of former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, and his unmarried wife have been detained on suspicion of having participated in organizing the transfer of more than 100 Vietnamese citizens to Western Europe.
Millions of workers in Spain have gone on general strike over the deepening housing crisis. Unions and activists demand greater protection of tenants, suppression of speculation in the real estate market and an increase in the minimum wage. This is the first general strike in the country after 14 years
At the moment when the institutions of the Republic are destroyed, when Vučić's octopus is still alive, when people are disgusted by the injustice and the stench left behind by the Essenes regime, we have, as Machiavelli said, only civic virtue as the fuel with which we can return to the beginning
The four independent members of REM are an example of perseverance and civic responsibility. Rodoljub Šabić even, upon leaving the premises of REM, after the sentencing of the Informer, experienced that the Essenes insulted him, hit him with their hands and feet. But that too will soon be over
Vučić pardoned the batterers and Dijana Hrkalović. The election winners should abolish the sultan's power that allows one man to run afoul of the entire judicial system
Interview: Branko Stamenković, public prosecutor of the Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office
A black picture and the breakdown of the rule of law subscribeThe archive of the weekly Vreme includes all our digital editions, since the very beginning of our work. All issues can be downloaded in PDF format, by purchasing the digital edition, or you can read all available texts from the selected issue.
See all
