In Photos: Anti-Government Protests Escalate Into Clashes In Albania
Students and anti-government demonstrators clash with police in Tirana as anger over corruption, education costs and demands for Prime Minister Edi Rama’s resignation fuels unrest across Albania
Chairs set up by the prime minister's office for a proposed "dialogue" are placed outside the Prime Minister's Office and government headquarters following several days of anti-government protests that turned violent in Tirana, Albania, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. | Photo: AP/Hameraldi Agolli
People watch at a large banner reading, in Albanian, "Long Live the Free Youth! Today We Decide. Prison for the System," hanging from the Polytechnic University during an anti-government protest in Tirana, Albania, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. | Photo: AP/Hameraldi Agolli
Anti-government protesters stand amid the spray from a police water canon in Tirana, Albania, late Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. | Photo: AP/Boris Grdanoski
Protesters throw stones during an anti-government protest in Tirana, Albania, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. | Photo: AP/Boris Grdanoski
Protesters push a large garbage container during an anti-government protest in Tirana, Albania, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. | Photo: AP/Boris Grdanoski
A protester in a gas mask gestures as a police water cannon sprays nearby during an anti-government protest in Tirana, Albania, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. | Photo: AP/Boris Grdanoski
Protesters are sprayed with water during an anti-government protest in Tirana, Albania, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. | Photo: AP/Boris Grdanoski
Protesters hold Albanian flags outside the prime minister's office during an anti-government protest in Tirana, Albania, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. | Photo: AP/Boris Grdanoski
Teachers hold a banner reading in Albanian, "Stop violence against students," during an anti-government protest, with the prime minister's office in the background, in Tirana, Albania, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. | Photo: AP/Boris Grdanoski
Riot police with shields cross a road during an anti-government protest in Tirana, Albania, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. | Photo: AP/Boris Grdanoski
A police water cannon sprays demonstrators at an anti-government protest in Tirana, Albania, late Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. | Photo: AP/Boris Grdanoski
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