{"id":8734,"date":"2026-10-14T16:54:55","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T16:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=8734"},"modified":"2026-10-14T16:54:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T16:54:55","slug":"fire-erupts-at-albanias-education-ministry-as-protests-enter-third-day-education-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=8734","title":{"rendered":"Fire erupts at Albania\u2019s Education Ministry as protests enter third day | Education News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Protesters started a blaze at Albania\u2019s Education Ministry overnight after a second<\/a> day of student protests in the country\u2019s capital Tirana that continue unabated.<\/p>\n

Demonstrators broke in overnight on Tuesday and lit a fire inside of the building, according to police, adding that the violence resulted in 16 arrests.<\/p>\n

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Protesters continued to rally on Wednesday. Hundreds of students gathered and slung rocks at the ministry, as they demanded better university conditions and the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama.<\/p>\n

In an attempt to break up the crowds, riot police responded with tear gas and water cannons.<\/p>\n

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A protester throws a brick at police during clashes with riot police in central Tirana on October 14, 2026 [AFP]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Demonstrators also ripped out nearby fencing and used it to block the street.<\/p>\n

Hundreds of people rallied on Tuesday in front of the Education Ministry, after fierce<\/a> protests broke out in Tirana on Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cProtesting is a legitimate right, but it cannot be used as an excuse for violence, city destruction or ugly fighting in the middle of the road,\u201d Deputy Prime Minister Albana Kociu said on Facebook.<\/p>\n

\u201cI call on students and every honest citizen who believes in the right to protest: Distance yourself from violence and vandalism!\u201d<\/p>\n

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Besar Likmeta, editor at the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network in Albania, told Al Jazeera that \u201cthis protest came on the back of four months of daily rallies on the main streets of the capital\u201d, known as the \u201cFlamingo Revolution<\/a>\u201c.<\/p>\n

The movement started in protest<\/a> of a resort project in a\u00a0protected area<\/a> of southern Albania linked to the son-in-law of US President Donald Trump, Jared Kushner<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The project fuelled anger over alleged corruption and a lack of transparency, with protesters demanding Rama\u2019s resignation.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut then they, they spread into wider demands about better, better opportunities and anti-corruption, lack of opportunities for youth, and particularly a sign of growing disenfranchisement among this younger generation of Albanians,\u201d Likmeta added.<\/p>\n

Students told local media that the protests were against university conditions, tuition fees and a lack of support for young people.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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