Trump-linked resort shines light on Albania's 'stolen' land
Local residents and environmental groups say the project threatens protected wetlands and unresolved ancestral land claims, as protests have become Albania’s largest since communism.
- For more than three weeks, thousands of Albanians have protested daily in Tirana against a luxury coastal resort project backed by Jared Kushner, son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama.
- The uprising began in Zvërnec after footage showed security guards dragging a protester across the sand at the construction site, sparking outrage over bypassed environmental regulations and unresolved land ownership disputes.
- Minella Balliu filed a complaint with anti-corruption prosecutor SPAK armed with documents claiming his family owned the Zvërnec land since 1933, while at least 100,000 land conflict cases remain pending before the Albanian Supreme Court.
- Prime Minister Rama dismissed the unrest as a "hybrid war" involving external actors, while the European Parliament expressed "serious concern" over developments in protected areas; Rama refuses to resign despite mounting pressure.
- Dubbed the "Flamingo Revolution," the movement now signals a profound legitimacy crisis, with protesters seeking a future beyond the existing political elite as they reject the country's political model.
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Albania's revolution: Flamingos can't be bribed
Albania’s flamingos can’t be bribed, and the peaceful revolution they sparked is the cheapest, easiest win the West will find in the Western Balkans. At dawn on the Narta Lagoon, before the heat settles over the salt pans, the flamingos stand in a long pink line between the water and the Adriatic. They have wintered and bred along this coast longer than anyone here can remember. But at the end of this month, they should expect visitors. A delega…
After sparking a revolution in Albania, Ivanka & Jared take their traveling circus to an innocent Nordic island
Imagine being so universally hated that the mere mention of your name in connection with a business deal is enough to send a country into revolt, something that is literally happening at this moment to Jared Kushner and Ivanka Tr*mp. Weeks ago, we collectively got wind of the couple’s latest evil plans to transform a peaceful Albanian island near a wildlife preserve into a gold-plated luxury resort. Now, after Kushner’s full plans for the projec…
Protests over Trump's son-in-law's project led to the largest protests in modern Albania.
Ivanka's private island 'land grab' threatens to blow up Albania's entire government
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner's secret resort deal on Albania's only island has sparked a mass revolt that now threatens to bring down the country's entire government.Kushner's private equity firm, Affinity Partners, quietly secured rights to build a $1.6 billion luxury resort on Sazan Island
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