Student protest outside Ministry of Education, Al Jazeera: Young people demand Prime Minister Rama’s resignation and better education!

Al Jazeera has reported on the student protest that began a day earlier and was accompanied by considerable tension and numerous clashes. The foreign media outlet wrote that Albanian young people had risen up in revolt, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama and better education.

The article highlights that students threw concrete blocks at the Ministry of Education building, while police forces targeted them with tear gas and water.

The media outlet also mentioned that several students had been arrested, while the confrontation between the two sides spread beyond the ministry.

“On Tuesday, hundreds of students threw bricks and concrete blocks at the Ministry of Education building, prompting security forces to respond with tear gas and water cannons. Police detained several protesters as the confrontation spread to the surrounding streets,” the article says.

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Student protests over education and social inequality in Albania turned violent as police clashed with demonstrators in the capital, Tirana.

On Tuesday, hundreds of students threw bricks and concrete blocks at the Ministry of Education building, prompting security forces to respond with tear gas and water cannons. Police detained several protesters as the confrontation spread to the surrounding streets.

Student organizers said the nationwide protest had been fueled by deteriorating conditions at universities, the high cost of education, limited financial support and bleak employment prospects after graduation. Some also expressed anger over growing inequality and a political system they see as failing young people.

“What Albania needs is a revolution, a change, a complete overthrow of the system because things cannot continue this way,” said protester Luljeta Kola, describing “deep social injustice” and a growing gap between the rich and the poor.

Deputy Prime Minister Albana Koçiu condemned the unrest, writing on Facebook that “violence has not been, is not and will never be a solution.”

The demonstration comes amid a broader wave of student activism across Europe, including weeks of protests and blockades at high schools in France.