Protest in Albania against work on luxury development linked to Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner

[meganl@mas.to]

Inside Albania's Flamingo Revolution | 7.30

The latest Trump family extravaganza is planned for an unexpected location.

Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump want to develop Albania's coastline, home to a flamboyance of flamingos.

But for the locals there is nothing funny or exotic in the Trump's proposal.

Massive demonstrations have broken out protesting the development.

ABC Europe correspondent Elias Clure reports. This story was filmed by Che Chorley, produced by Raveen Hunjan and edited by Fred Shaw.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81eUG-x34lk #Albania #Corruption #Balkans #Europe #FlamingoRevolution #Environment #Protest

[meganl@mas.to]

"Diaspora mobilized, massive protests in August! The third return to stand in the square"

Diaspora e mobilizuar, protesta masive në gusht! Rikthimi i tretë për të qëndruar në shesh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yl5fRIrWSRE #Albania #FlamingoRevolution #Protest #Resistance #Corruption

[meganl@mas.to]

Day 67 of anti-corruption protest in Tirana, Albania.

67 ditë revoltë | Kërkesë e panegociueshme mbetet dorëheqja e kryeministrit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QBNLAbklsk #Albania #Corruption #Balkans #Europe #FlamingoRevolution #Environment #Protest

[meganl@mas.to]

Day 68 of anti-corruption protest in Tirana, Albania

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zr19AMPYUe0 #Albania #Corruption #Balkans #Europe #FlamingoRevolution #Environment #Protest

[meganl@mas.to]

Day 69 of anti-corruption protest in Tirana, Albania

LIVE | 69 ditë revoltë. Kërkesë e panegociueshme e protestuesve, dorëheqja e Ramës

"69 days of revolt. Protesters' non-negotiable demand: Rama's resignation"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgnH2plwLd8 #Albania #Corruption #Balkans #Europe #FlamingoRevolution #Environment #Protest

[meganl@mas.to]

Machine translated: "Albanian nurse in Italy in tears from protest: Albanians go abroad to get treatment..."

Infermierja shqiptare në Itali mes lotësh nga protesta: Shqiptarët shkojnë jashtë për t’u kuruar...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynZlpOZWGPU

#Albania #Corruption #Balkans #Europe #FlamingoRevolution #Protest

[meganl@mas.to]

Machine translation: Divjaka against merger with Lushnje, protest on the 8th day, residents against the Socialist Party proposal

"Divjaka kundër shkrirjes me Lushnjen, protesta në ditën e 8-të, banorët kundër propozimit të PS"

I feel this shows how mobilized Albanians are now. There didn't used to be much protest before that wasn't organized by the parties themselves, according to Albanians I've heard. This protest in Divjakë is not specifically about that development in Zvernëc-Narta-Sazan Island, but because authorities are trying to merge one municipality into another, governmentally speaking. Protest has spread to take in all the different issues Albanians are upset with government about.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWezhdsYhMg

#Albania #Corruption #Balkans #Europe #FlamingoRevolution t #Protest

[meganl@mas.to]

Day 70 of anti-corruption protest in Tirana, Albania

LIVE | 70 ditë revoltë, qytetarët nuk tërhiqen nga kërkesa për dorëheqjen e Ramës

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXyTdbOV53Y #Albania #Corruption #Balkans #Europe #FlamingoRevolution #Protest

[meganl@mas.to]

Machine translation: Residents in Divjaka against unification with Lushnja, burn PS cards: Don't touch our identity!

"Banorët në Divjakë kundër bashkimit me Lushnjën, djegin teserat e PS: Mos na prekni identitetin!"

This is about the state wanting to roll one municipality into a larger one, but to me it's showing a growing willingness of Albanians to join together in public in protest rather than putting up with the status quo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9Us88Eav3Q

#Albania #Corruption #Balkans #Europe #FlamingoRevolution #Protest

[meganl@mas.to]

Day 71 of anti-corruption protest in Tirana, Albania

Machine translation: "Rama, resign"! 71 days of national revolt against misgovernment

LIVE | “Rama, jepe dorëheqjen”! 71 ditë revoltë kombëtare kundër keqqeverisjes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbcFnVg_zx8 #Albania #Corruption #Balkans #Europe #FlamingoRevolution #Environment #Protest

[meganl@mas.to]

LIVE | "Rama, resign"! 72 days of national revolt against misgovernment

LIVE | “Rama, jepe dorëheqjen”! 72 ditë revoltë kombëtare kundër keqqeverisjes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-1pyIl89FM

#Albania #Corruption #Balkans #Europe #FlamingoRevolution #Environment #Protest

[meganl@mas.to]

Day 73 of anti-corruption protest in Albania

Machine translation: 73 days of resistance on the Boulevard, protesters determined until the government leaves

73 ditë qëndresë në Bulevard, protestuesit të vendosur deri në largimin e qeverisë

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iTVi5ge58g

#Albania #Corruption #Balkans #Europe #FlamingoRevolution #Environment #Protest

[meganl@mas.to]

Day 74 of anti-corruption protest in Tirana, Albania


LIVE | “Rama, jepe dorëheqjen”! 74 ditë revoltë kombëtare kundër keqqeverisjes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49r50DZMgXY #Albania #Corruption #Balkans #Europe #FlamingoRevolution #Protest

[meganl@mas.to]

Day 75 of anti-corruption protest in Tirana, Albania.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHWPcw7k1IM

#Albania #Corruption #Balkans #Europe #FlamingoRevolution #Protest

[meganl@mas.to]

This powerchair user has been to many nights of this protest. There are many disabled people (not all likely identify as disabled, but the wheelchair users tend to).

In fact, when I used live machine translation, the journalist (who himself has alopecia) mentioned that he wanted to come over and interview her because he's seen her many times over these 75 days.

She said she's been waiting 10 years for housing, for help with surgical interventions. And she thanked the media who are covering the protest & urged Albanians who are not on the square to come out with them.

He asked what she thought of a proposed law to double aid for 0 -18 year olds. She pointed out that one's disability doesn't end the day one turns 19.

https://citizens.al/2026/06/14/personat-me-aftesi-te-kufizuara-ne-shesh-per-nje-sistem-gjitheperfshires/ #Albania #Corruption #Balkans #Disability #Ableism #Europe #FlamingoRevolution #Protest

[meganl@mas.to]

Day 76 of anti-corruption protests in Tirana, Albania

"Rama, resign"! 76 days of national revolt against misgovernment

“Rama, jepe dorëheqjen”! 76 ditë revoltë kombëtare kundër keqqeverisjes

Should be different tonight and tomorrow because the diaspora organized to travel here to swell the ranks again.

The broadcast joins them on Blvd. Zog I, instead of at Skanderbeg Square as usual. They're marching in from the edges of the city into Skanderbeg Square.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FodwRYeX898

#Albania #Corruption #Balkans #Disability #Ableism #Europe #FlamingoRevolution #Protest

[ginevracat@toot.community]

@meganL @ml Wow!

[meganl@mas.to]

@GinevraCat The international press isn't covering it enough, but they should be SEVENTY-SIX consecutive days of peaceful protest against corruption. Many are taking a risk of being fired by being out there once or many times protesting corruption.

Boost it. They need all the help they can get getting the eyes of the world on this and putting pressure on their government.

[meganl@mas.to]

Yesterday was Day 76 of anti-corruption protest in Tirana and apparently Day 15 of protest against liquidating the municipality of Divjakë into the municipality of Lushnje.

I think the events of the #FlamingoRevolution have made protest on the streets seem more possible to Albanians than it did before.

Divjakë is a municipality some miles southwest of Albania's capital.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFlcM4pP9qE #Albania #Protest

[meganl@mas.to]

"The massive protest continues with enthusiasm and spirit on the streets of Tirana, the diaspora pushes the revolt forward"

"Protesta masive vijon me entuziazëm e shpirt në rrugët e Tiranës, diaspora shtyn përpara revoltën"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0GMydoH5kY

#Albania #Corruption #Balkans #Disability #Ableism #Europe #FlamingoRevolution #Protest