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Photos: Student protest in Albania prompts violent clashes with police
Al Jazeera • • world
Key Points:
- Student protests in Tirana, Albania, over education and social inequality turned violent as demonstrators clashed with police, who used tear gas and water cannon to disperse the crowd.
- Hundreds of students threw bricks and concrete blocks at the Education Ministry, leading to several arrests during the unrest.
- Protesters cited worsening university conditions, high education costs, limited financial aid, poor job prospects, and growing social inequality as reasons for the nationwide demonstrations.
- Deputy Prime Minister Albana Kociu condemned the violence, emphasizing that it is not a solution to the issues raised by the students.
- The protests in Albania are part of a larger wave of student activism seen across Europe, including recent high school protests in France.
