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

meganl@mas.to

Machine translated: Protestor alleges he was assaulted by police. The detained protester is taken to the hospital by ambulance.

Denoncoi se u dhunua nga policia Protestuesi i shoqëruar dërgohet në spital me ambulancë

Cops wanted to provoke confrontation at Thursday's protest. They did and arrested many people, separating which jails they were sent to. They also beat the protestors on site, and reportedly inside the police vans and police precincts.

There were two crises today involving ambulance calls and a man who has epilepsy was taken to the hospital. His lawyer says he was beaten.

Cops are still holding 12 people prisoner.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TofI1_6OGi4 #Balkans #Europe #Democracy #Resistance #FlamingoRevolution #Albania #Disability

meganl@mas.to

Reuters report from June 27, 2026, before the cops got violent.

'Full of good energy': Albanian activists find new hope in protest

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SskH0RQrArM #Balkans #Europe #Democracy #Resistance #FlamingoRevolution #Albania

meganl@mas.to

35th Day of Anti-Corruption Protests in Tirana, Albania

Very big crowd despite cop violence to try to intimidate people from public protest.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfUa9DSR158

meganl@mas.to

"The court releases the protesters; two people are placed under house arrest; the others are released on their own recognizance and the charges against them are dropped."

Gjykata liron protestuesit,dy persona në arrest shtëpiak,tjerët me detyrim paraqitje e heqje akuzash

After weeks of peaceful protests with the police keeping cooler heads, this week the state escalated things. This resulted in various beatings and arrests. Some of these people have been held in jail since Thursday.

A court proceeding today ruled on whether and how they were to be held. 2 were not even protesters, BTW.

Most are being released, but aren't completely free in that they are "own their own recognizance" with required check-ins. Some few are under house arrest.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pnKH5BMu-k #Balkans #Europe #Democracy #Resistance #FlamingoRevolution #Albania

meganl@mas.to

Machine translated: The 36th massive protest is being held today; citizens are demanding the non-negotiable resignation of Edi Rama.

Mbahet sot protesta e 36-t masive, qytetarët kërkojnë dorëheqjen e panegociueshme të Edi Ramës

#Balkans #Europe #Democracy #Resistance #FlamingoRevolution #Albania

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuOzg6qzJj0

meganl@mas.to

'Pink Flamingo' protesters in Tirana demand resignation of PM Edi Rama | DW News

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOZRLAri70Y #Corruption #Balkans #Europe #Democracy #Resistance #FlamingoRevolution #Environment

meganl@mas.to

Day 37 of anti-corruption protest in Tirana, Albania

“Ju erdhi fundi!” Protesta e 37 radhazi, shqiptarët nuk heqin dorë: Rama, jepe dorëheqjen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFbB5J7-H2k #Corruption #Balkans #Europe #Democracy #Resistance #FlamingoRevolution #Environment

meganl@mas.to

Day 38 of anti-corruption protest in Tirana, Albania

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lC9FOr2p6W4

#Corruption #Balkans #Europe #Democracy #Resistance #FlamingoRevolution #Environment

meganl@mas.to

MEPs visit Albanian region linked to luxury development project connected to Trump's son-in-law

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDTu_TfeQVs #Corruption #Balkans #Europe #Democracy #Resistance #FlamingoRevolution #Environment #EU

meganl@mas.to

Machine translation: The majority blocked the arrest of the former deputy prime minister / The strong message of the Dutch MEP in the European Parliament

"Mazhoranca pengoi arrestimin e ish-zv.kryeministres/Mesazhi i fortë i eurodeputetes holandeze në PE"

One of the MEPs in the above-linked video makes a report. Audio in English, Subtitles in Albanian. Auto-captions/translation by machine available.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xq0adWqLihw

#Corruption #Balkans #Europe #Democracy #Resistance #FlamingoRevolution #Environment #EU

meganl@mas.to

Day 39 of anti-corruption protest in Tirana, Albania (Live at the time I'm posting.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlKZO72e2RE
#Albania #USpol #Corruption #Balkans #Europe #FlamingoRevolution

meganl@mas.to

Expanding their tactics to more than just street protest, some have been using review sites to leave bad reviews for oligarch-connected businesses and supporters of corruption.

The Director of Police is holding a press conference to address this, if you can believe it.

EDIT: I can see now it was a press conference in general, but a News 24 reporter says he referred to bad business reviews and the reporter asks for a followup. He replies. I switched out the link to the entire live conference, which lacks captions, to the portion with the bit on business reviews, where auto-captioning & translation is available.

The State Police and Cybercrime Directorate are treating bad reviews like a cyberattack, basically.

https://youtu.be/pZqqWVs4hbA?si=AROOX6u0BbO5XeOS&t=74

#Albania #USpol #Corruption #Balkans #Europe #FlamingoRevolution

meganl@mas.to

Machine translation: "Artists protest: We don't want a singer accused of antisemitism in Tirana. "

Artistët protestojnë: Nuk duam në Tiranë një këngëtar të akuzuar për antisemitizëm

Artists protested in front of the Ministry of Culture because the Albanian gov't contribute millions of euros of taxpayer money to hosting a Kanye West concert.

News report on protest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVya0uVBlzE

Spring 2026 article on Ministry of Culture contribution to hosting Kanye: https://balkaninsight.com/2026/04/30/albanian-pm-announces-kanye-west-concert-despite-antisemitism-concerns/bi/

#Corruption #Balkans #Europe #Democracy #Resistance #FlamingoRevolution #Environment

pg1958@mastodon.sdf.org

@meganL now that's how you protest! Take notes Americans...

meganl@mas.to

Machine translated:
The 40 days challenging power / The revolt against the government doesn't stop, citizens again today

40 ditët që sfidojnë pushtetin/ Revolta kundër qeverisë nuk ndalet, qytetarët sërish sot

40 days and 40 nights, didn't protest against corruption reign, children?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvMY6Ld2xUE

#Albania #USpol #Corruption #Balkans #Europe #FlamingoRevolution

meganl@mas.to

Albania's Flamingo Revolution: Protests Against Kushner-Trump Luxury Resort Could Bring Down Gov't

Two important Albanian guests on, so this coverage is better than most Anglophone news media coverage I've seen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsfbdT3ZPZw

#Albania #USpol #Corruption #Balkans #Europe #FlamingoRevolution

meganl@mas.to

Why This Jared Kushner-Backed Luxury Resort is Sparking Protests

Yeah, NYT sucks, but they're doing a good job presenting satellite photo comparison, photos taken on the ground by Albanian environmentalists, and the reporter's own experience to give the lie to what Albanian PM Edi Rama has said about nothing happening until thorough environmental impact standards had been met, etc.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9_76Up0UZ8

#Albania #USpol #Corruption #Balkans #Europe #FlamingoRevolution #USpol #Environment