Are the lives of Albanians protected?
The police murder of Klodian Rasha triggered protests in Albania amidst the pandemic.
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The revolt escalated into violence, resulting in injured police officers and protesters, destroyed objects and usage of tear gas, water cannons and pepper spray against protesters.
In the past years, the media freedom situation in Albania has deteriorated and the government has played an active role in that.
The protest is an explosion of discontent of repressed citizens of a country with high levels of corruption and without functional courts.
While violence is unacceptable and should not be incited, respecting the legitimate reason behind the start of the protest, its demands, and the victim’s family is the bare minimum.
Megi Reçi
Megi Reçi is a lawyer with a human rights background. Since 2018 she has been working for Civil Rights Defenders, an international human rights organization. She was previously engaged in monitoring missions, research, and has done grassroots work on minority rights. Her areas of work and research concern rule of law, anti-discrimination against minorities, and freedom of expression and media.
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This story was originally written in English.