Police in Tirana used tear gas and pepper spray on Thursday to disperse demonstrations against the Sazan Island Resort project. Deutsche Welle and AP News reported 18 detentions and injuries to 12 officers after some protesters threw objects. The protests, part of the Flamingo Revolution, target a development on protected coastal land linked to Jared Kushner.
“Albanian police fire tear gas at 'Flamingo Revolution' rally”
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State repression defended elite development over ecological preservation against Kushner-backed resort threatening flamingo habitat.
“Foreign capital and right-wing connections overriding local environmental safeguards and democratic accountability”
Authorities restored order after protesters escalated by injuring officers; development offers jobs while opposition carries political targeting of Trump associates.
“Law-and-order response to initiated violence and sustained disruption rather than capitulation to activism”
Government force expanded against assemblies challenging politically connected development deals on state-restricted land.
“Cronyism and erosion of consistent property rules versus individual rights to protest”
All views accept unverified environmental framing while downplaying protester tactics and ignoring domestic political approvals plus economic context.
“Selective morality play that bypasses regulatory consistency, protest size data, and verification gaps in low-quality claims”
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