Student protests turn violent in Albania
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Student protests turned violent in Albania’s capital Tirana. [Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/subscribe] Demonstrators threw bricks and concrete blocks at government buildings. Albanian police fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse protesters and several of them were detained. Students cited poor university conditions, rising education costs and uncertain job prospects after graduation. They have joined the call from the anti-government Flamingo Revolution which is demanding the resignation of prime minister Edi Rama amid widespread allegations of corruption ------- Get more news at our site - https://www.channel4.com/news/ Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https://channel4news.substack.com/subscribe Follow us: TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@c4news Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/channel4news/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/Channel4News Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Channel4News/
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