For several days, the streets of Tirana have witnessed a wave of antigovernment demonstrations, with demonstrators engaged in fierce clashes with security forces, while police have fired tear gas on thousands of young protesters to prevent them from scaling barricades. Protests escalated last week after school and university students joined them, citing rising tuition fees…
A 15-year-old boy’s hand was blown off during unrest near a school in France, an official has said, as student protests continue across the country. The “very serious incident” happened in the north-eastern city of Lens on Monday morning, according to the prefect of Pas-de-Calais, François-Xavier Lauch. “The student’s life is not in danger,” he…
Student demonstrators in France are demanding improvements for the country’s education systems. As protests have grown, there have been some violent clashes with police. Holly Williams has more details.
Tensions ran high in Northern Ireland on Sunday after a contentious parade was blocked from making its way through the town of Portadown by thousands of protesters. The demonstrators, many wearing balaclavas, congregated on a street in the town, where many favor unification with the Republic of Ireland. They came after an early-hours decision from…
The planned resort linked to US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law has become a flashpoint for anti-government protests. Published On 5 Jul 20265 Jul 2026 A court in Albania’s capital Tirana has freed 19 protesters detained during a violent protest against a resort linked to US President Donald Trump’s family. The protesters released on Sunday were…
Protesters stopped outside buildings believed to house undocumented migrants and urged residents to leave as thousands marched across South Africa on Tuesday, the deadline set by anti-immigration groups for foreigners without papers to leave the country. Widespread demonstrations were accompanied by isolated violence and arrests, while organisers renewed calls for mass deportations and vowed to…
Police and leaders of anti-immigration movements have a responsibility to ensure that protests do not degenerate into violence. Instability and disorder are intensifying in South Africa ahead of the 30 June deadline given by March and March and other organisations for all ‘illegal’ foreign nationals to leave the country. In many areas, vigilantes have attacked…
New law grants president power to use military to clear roadblocks set up amid weeks of anti-government demonstrations. Published On 7 Jun 20267 Jun 2026 Bolivia’s legislature has passed a law granting President Rodrigo Paz the authority to use the military to clear roadblocks set up by antigovernment protesters. The legislation passed in Bolivia’s Chamber…
Clashes erupted between groups of protesters and riot police after a huge anti-government rally on Saturday in the Serbian capital, Belgrade, by tens of thousands of opponents of the country’s autocratic President Aleksandar Vucic While the rally at a central square in Belgrade passed peacefully, groups of young demonstrators later clashed with riot police, throwing flares, rocks…
NewsFeed Police confronted protesters in Albania’s capital Tirana after demonstrators shot fireworks and threw petrol bombs at Prime Minister Edi Rama’s office, during an opposition rally demanding his resignation. Political tensions have escalated since December, when the deputy prime minister was indicted over suspected corruption. Published On 21 Feb 202621 Feb 2026 Click here to…
