Photos: Student protest in Albania prompts violent clashes with police
Reported by Al Jazeera · October 14, 2026
Protesters in Tirana throw bricks at the Education Ministry as police respond with tear gas and water cannon.
Student protests over education and social inequality in Albania turned violent as police clashed with demonstrators in the capital, Tirana.
Student organisers said the nationwide protest was driven by deteriorating conditions at universities, high education costs, limited financial support and bleak employment prospects after graduation. Some also voiced anger at widening inequality and a political system they see as failing young people.
Deputy Prime Minister Albana Kociu condemned the unrest, writing on Facebook that “violence has not been, is not, and will never be a solution”.
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- Protesters in Tirana throw bricks at the Education Ministry as police respond with tear gas and water cannon.
- Student protests over education and social inequality in Albania turned violent as police clashed with demonstrators in the capital, Tirana.
- Student organisers said the nationwide protest was driven by deteriorating conditions at universities, high education costs, limited financial support and bleak employment prospects after graduation. Some also voiced anger at widening inequ
- Deputy Prime Minister Albana Kociu condemned the unrest, writing on Facebook that “violence has not been, is not, and will never be a solution”.