Protests in Albania grow over Jared Kushner-backed luxury resort
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/04/protests-in-albania-grow-over-jared-kushner-backed-luxury-resort
the tweeted video says 2nd straight day but actually it's been five days.
From June 1st
youtube description from Associated Press says:
Thousands of people took to the streets of Tirana on Monday to protest against a luxury resort project linked to U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner.
The project is planned to be built on several hectares of the protected Vjosa-Narta coastal landscape in Zvernec and on the uninhabited Adriatic island of Sazan.
Protesters chanted, "Albania belongs to Albanians" while holding placards that read, "Hands off Vjosa-Narta."
"The situation in Narta (Lagoon) is that, in practice, we have a protected area, but above all, our state has allowed construction work to continue without consultation and without transparency," said Klajdi Belo, an activist who attended the demonstration.
Environmental NGOs have long raised concerns that the project could threaten the area's biodiversity and disrupt bird migration routes.
Public alarm grew in early May when excavators began clearing pine forests and dunes to open new access roads and construction sites.
Arilda Lleshi, who took part in the protest, said public outrage escalated after a video circulated on social media showing what she said was an activist being forcibly removed from the site.
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