Thousands of Albanian protesters returned to the streets for a 6th day following the police murder of 25-year-old Klodian Rasha for buying cigarettes past curfew. Demonstrators lit cars on fire and threw Molotovs at police who deployed tear gas, flashbang grenades, and water cannons in response. At least 20 arrests were made.
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Albanian protesters gathered in Tirana in preparation for a 5th day of protests, intended to march to the Tirana Police Directorate after the police murder of 25-year-old Klodian Rasha for buying cigarettes past curfew. Police responded heavy-handedly, preventing protesters from reaching their destination and deploying tear gas and water cannons. A majority of demonstrators did not even make it a few hundred meters past the starting point of the nightly protests.
Protesters in Tirana returned for the 4th day of protests after 25-year-old Klodian Rasha was murdered by police for violating quarantine to go and buy cigarettes. Intense clashes with police occurred, as over 80 arrests were recorded by the end of the night on various charges.
Protesters returned to the streets of Tirana for a 3rd night after Albanian police murdered 25-year-old Klodian Rasha. Demonstrators chanted “Justice for Klodian, resign Klodiani!” while marching down the streets of the capital, breaking windows and taking down street signs. Police began to crack down on protesters with water cannons and rubber bullets after firecrackers were seen in use. Pepper […]
Thousands returned to the streets of Tirana for the 2nd day of protests after the 25-year-old Klodian Rasha was murdered by police for buying cigarettes past curfew. Several fires were set and many barricades were burnt, with far more violent clashes with police occurring. Tear gas was deployed, as well as police brutality including the use of rubber bullets and […]
Thousands of Albanians took to the streets in Tirana after 25-year-old Klodian Rasha was murdered by police for violating quarantine orders by buying cigarettes past curfew. Protesters gathered outside of the ministers’ homes, burning down a Christmas tree in front of the house of PM Edi Rama and Interior Minister Sander Lleshaj, as well as one in Skanderbeg Square. At […]