More than 200 people injured during protests in Albania

During the four-day protests in Albania, a total of 207 people were injured, reports the portal Albanian Daily News, citing medical institutions of the country.

The portal collected data based on information from the University Trauma Hospital, the Mother Teresa University Hospital Center, as well as regional hospitals in Durres, Vlore and Lege.

According to the data, during the protests suffered:

132 police officers; 58 protesters; 17 bystanders.

The portal notes that these figures only show the number of victims who sought medical help.

The unrest in the Albanian capital Tirana was the culmination of protests against Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, who became head of government for the fourth time in a row in 2025 and has since faced growing discontent, including over suspicions of corruption in his inner circle.

At the same time, the wave of protests is associated not only with corruption, but also with the high cost of studying at universities. The protesters are calling for reforms, demanding better conditions for students and more work on their subsequent employment, and continue to demand Rama’s resignation.

“We are tired of peaceful protests. We will not stop until Rama resigns, one protester told Reuters.

In addition to clashes in the streets, protesters began to throw stones and cocktails Molotov building, where the office of the Prime Minister, and set fire to the Ministry of economy. The ministries of education and infrastructure were also attacked.

The leader of the opposition Democratic Party, Sali Berisha, said he supported the protesters and promised them “all opportunities and conditions to express their position.” He also called on Rama to resign.

Interior Minister Erwin Demo accused various political forces of trying to use the protests for their own purposes and urged students to express their demands through dialogue.

There were also protests in Albania during the summer. Then they were associated with plans to build an elite resort in the south of the country worth more than $ 4 billion, funded by the son-in-law of US President Donald Trump Jared Kushner and investors from the Gulf countries.

Albania’s prime minister called the protests a “revolution of rising expectations.” People often become more dissatisfied, not when life gets worse, but when it gets better, because their expectations grow faster than reality.