Large anti-government protest took place in Albania
A large protest against corruption, rising poverty, and the number of people leaving the country took place in Tirana, Albania's capital, on Saturday evening. Clashes broke out between demonstrators and police during the protest, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
The protest on November 12 was organized by the opposition Democratic Party of Albania. Traffic on the main roads of Tirana was blocked, and more than a thousand police officers kept order on the streets.
After an initially peaceful demonstration and rally that lasted about three hours, protesters broke through the police cordon around the government building and threw red and black paint on it. Police detained one protester. Some protesters lit candles in memory of two men who the opposition said died in police custody.
“Like 32 years ago, the world sees us as people arriving there on small boats,” Sali Berisha, the ex-president and ex-prime minister of Albania, now leader of the Democratic Party, said at the rally. He was referring to the number of Albanians arriving in the UK.
On the same day, November 12, Albanians protested against “discrimination” in London. Hundreds of Albanian immigrants gathered on Westminster Bridge near the Houses of Parliament to express their dissatisfaction with statements by the Home Secretary and Attorney General of England and Wales, Suella Braverman.
Braverman previously said migrants from Albania were “invading Britain”, without mentioning migrants of other nationalities. In response, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said the issue had nothing to do with Albanians, but with Britain's "failed border policy."
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