What Albania teaches us about Kushner's real estate tactics
CW: Includes slide deck of Kushner's showing what he plans to do with Gaza after his genocidal buddies are through with it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeYf6PVh6KA #Albania #Corruption #USpol #Environment #Europe #FlamingoRevolution
La revolución de los flamencos: un resort de los Trump ha incendiado Albania | EL PAÍS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUslVqWU87Q #Albania #Corruption #USpol #Environment #Europe #FlamingoRevolution
15th night of protests in Albania
When I tuned in, the announcer was saying there are also protests in other cities in Albania: Shkodër, Lezhë, Elbasan, etc.
"At the same time, the PR agency states that the development is being led by a company called Sazan Real Estate Development LLC (SRED), about which the agency provides virtually no information other than the identity of its chief executive.
The agency identifies Asher Abehsera, a partner of Jared Kushner in several previous business ventures, as CEO of SRED and includes a statement from him. Abehsera promises a "world-class destination," "responsible stewardship," "environmental enhancement," and respect for the "ongoing public and institutional processes.""
#Albania #Corruption #USpol #Environment #Europe #FlamingoRevolution
An official statement provided to international media has clarified that Affinity Partners is not the developer of the Zvërnec project, while ownership documents indicate that formal control over the development appears to be concentrated in the hands of Syrian billionaire brothers Moutaz and Ramez Al-Khayyat
People with disabilities in the square for an inclusive system
""We are here too!" is the collective cry of dozens of citizens with disabilities who have joined the "Flamingo Revolution" in the square.
Like thousands of other citizens demanding change in governance, people with disabilities have brought to the forefront everyday problems that often remain on the periphery of public debate, such as lack of access, inadequate services, and exclusion from the labor market."
https://citizens.al/en/2026/06/14/People-with-disabilities-in-the-square-for-an-inclusive-system/ #Albania #Corruption #Ableism #Disability #Europe #FlamingoRevolution
“We are here too!” is the collective cry of dozens of citizens with disabilities who have joined the “Flamingo Revolution” in the square. Like thousands of other citizens demanding change in governance, people with disabilities have brought to the forefront everyday problems that often remain on the periphery of public debate […]
"“Atdheu nuk është në shitje”/Sot protesta e 16 në Tiranë, shqiptarët në revoltë kundër kryeministrit "
16th day/night of protests in Tirana, Albania catalyzed by private goons erecting fences on protected public beach land in the south of the country, and expanding to an anti-corruption protest demanding resignation of those who changed laws to enable this and other corruption.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-1WxFAJZdQ #Albania #Corruption #Balkans #USpol #Europe #FlamingoRevolution
Why Ivanka Trump's island has sparked mass protest in Albania | The Global Story
BBC is interviewing a reporter who was based in Istanbul who came in to cover Albania.
But the Albanians who've been fighting this resort for years and Albanian journalists (the ones fighting the oligarchical control of media here) should be platformed, IMO.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufizth6ubB4 #Albania #Corruption #Balkans #USpol #Europe #FlamingoRevolution
Inside Albania’s protests over Jared Kushner’s resort | The Take
At least this reporter has been based in Tirana for a couple years...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwnFS4eyFQk #Albania #USpol #Corruption #Balkans #USpol #Europe #FlamingoRevolution
“Policia është e jona,jo e Ramës”/Pamjet kur policia pengoi marshimin e protestuesve te aeroporti
Just raw footage. Only the title gives context "The police are ours, not Rama's (the prime minister). Videos of when the police prevented the protesters' march to the airport"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJo8uzjfv8Q #Albania #USpol #Corruption #Balkans #USpol #Europe #FlamingoRevolution
Albania protests over Ivanka Trump-Kushner island deal grow into huge anti-government demonstrations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXWQSvdUuIo #Albania #USpol #Corruption #Balkans #USpol #Europe #FlamingoRevolution
17th day/night of protests in Tirana, Albania (there are also protests in other places in Albania).
Livecast now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vDzn2rgcHs #Albania #USpol #Corruption #Balkans #USpol #Europe #FlamingoRevolution
18th day/night of protests in Tirana, Albania.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E23xdewo2hI #Albania #USpol #Corruption #Balkans #USpol #Europe #FlamingoRevolution
Multi-billion dollar plan sparks Albania's 'Flamingo Revolution' | DW News
They've got an Albanian reporter on this one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cS2FZcoWPM #Albania #USpol #Corruption #Balkans #USpol #Europe #FlamingoRevolution
European Parliament calls for ban on construction in protected areas
"The European Parliament today adopted a resolution on the European Commission's Report on Albania for 2025, expressing deep concern about recent developments in the Pishë Poro–Nartë Protected Landscape, also known as Vjosë–Nartë."
https://citizens.al/en/2026/06/17/European-Parliament-calls-for-ban-on-construction-in-protected-areas/ #Albania #Corruption #Balkans #Europe #FlamingoRevolution #EU
The European Parliament today adopted a resolution on the European Commission’s 2025 Report on Albania, expressing deep concern about recent developments in the Pishë Poro–Nartë Protected Landscape, also known as Vjosë–Nartë. MEPs urged the Albanian authorities to repeal the 2024 amendments to the Law on Protected Areas, which allow […]
For the first time since protests started in Tirana, I cannot find a livestream of it on YouTube.
Looking at the Albania sub-Reddit, there are indications that a protest was planned as usual for tonight (in that a graphic was circulated with the details), but the two channels I have been able to rely on for livecasts are not posting any. And it is 45 minutes past what the normal start time would be.
EDIT: rumor of crackdown, arrests
I'll keep looking for reporting from a reputable source, but I saw a FB post from a lawyer offering defense to protestors who've been arrested.
For those outside #Albania who'd like to help, watch/like DW's, Al Jazeera's, etc coverage of the #protest to incentivize them to keep covering the #FlamingoRevolution. And if you're in a position to communicate more immediately with them, ask them to follow up on why we're not seeing live coverage of the protest tonight, whether there were arrests, etc
"Police Launches (sic) Criminal Proceedings Against 23 Protest Participants After Tirana Rally" June 18, 2026
https://albaniandailynews.com/news/police-launches-criminal-proceedings-against-23-protest-participants-after-tirana-rally #Albania #USpol #Corruption #Balkans #USpol #Europe #EU #FlamingoRevolution
16 Protestors, Including Organizers, Face Criminal Proceedings Over Tirana Road Blockades
June 17, 2026
https://albaniandailynews.com/news/16-protesters-including-organizers-face-criminal-proceedings-over-tirana-road-blockades #Albania #USpol #Corruption #Balkans #USpol #Europe #EU #FlamingoRevolution
The livecast started more than an hour later tonight. But people are still out protesting.
Tonight is the 19th day/night of protests in Tirana, Albania
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qY8tX7_VpM #Albania #USpol #Corruption #Balkans #Europe #EU #FlamingoRevolution
On the 19th day, the protest goes to Parliament
"Hundreds of protesters today decided to change their protest route to march towards Parliament, where the next session was being held. During the march, citizens encountered MPs who were leaving.
Under the calls for revolution, they accused majority MPs like Blendi Çuçi or Mirela Kumbaro, who had just left Parliament, of corruption."
https://citizens.al/en/2026/06/18/ne-diten-e-19-te-protesta-shkon-ne-parlament/ #Albania #Corruption #Balkans #Europe #EU #FlamingoRevolution
Hundreds of protesters today decided to change the protest route to march towards Parliament, where the next session was being held. During the march, citizens encountered MPs who were leaving. Under calls for revolution, they accused majority MPs like Blendi Çuçi or Mirela Kumbaro, who had just left Parliament, of corruption. […]
Op-Ed: The False Civil Society and the Real One By Mrika Temali
https://www.tiranatimes.com/the-false-civil-society-and-the-real-one/ #Albania #Corruption #Balkans #Europe #EU #FlamingoRevolution #Democracy
20th night of anti-corruption protests in Tirana, Albania catalyzed by private goons working for Kusher-linked development
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoG7BuBBxh4 #Albania #Corruption #Balkans #Europe #EU #FlamingoRevolution #Democracy
Tirana, Albania - 14 June 2026
- SOUNDBITE (English) Marilda Ledi, protester:
"None of the Albanian youngsters that are protesting here are against the development, (they) are against corruptive development and development that exploits natural environment and everything else."
- SOUNDBITE (English) Ardesian Binjakaj, protester:
"I came here to protest because we are currently facing a very corrupt government who is doing a lot of things against their own people. They're doing everything they can in their power to suppress us as protesters. They're doing everything they can in order to pocket and increase their earnings while the average citizen is out here suffering for basic needs, such as water, healthcare, and a lot more."
-. Mid of protesters chanting UPSOUND "Rama step down"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igVYTJGJnRs
#Albania #Corruption #Balkans #Europe #EU #FlamingoRevolution #Democracy
"The largest anti-government protest in Albania / Motorcade with hundreds of protesters from the diaspora"
Too bad it was a car protest, though. I guess it makes it harder for authorities to charge them with "blocking traffic" than charging pedestrians and cyclists.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cN0RQ6SfPhM #Albania #Corruption #Balkans #Europe #EU #FlamingoRevolution #Democracy
"Wait for us, we're coming!", "Rama in prison!"/ Diaspora together, convoy of Albanians towards Tirana
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2mkrIq-7eU #Albania #Corruption #Balkans #Europe #EU #FlamingoRevolution #Democracy
21st night of anti-corruption protests in Tirana.
Formally incorporating many diaspora Albanians who arrived in Tirana today to join in.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YX4awxIRLEk #Albania #Corruption #Balkans #Europe #EU #FlamingoRevolution #Democracy
They spent the night in front of the Prime Minister's Office, police demand the protesters leave
"The main protest in Tirana starts at 6pm every night (so those who work day jobs can attend).
This hardy group tried to set up overnight outside the prime minister's office with chairs and patio umbrellas. The police didn't like that."
The auto-translate is bad. What they're chanting is "Rama (the PM's surname) resign!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPCrU1S0Qao #Albania #Corruption #Balkans #Europe #EU #FlamingoRevolution #Democracy
Protestë historike para Kryeministrisë. Dita e 22-të e revoltës për dorëheqjen e Edi Ramës
22nd day/night of protests. Usually a big group gathers by 6pm, but it looks like they're talking with folks who are still demonstrating (after an overnight presence) in front of the PM's building.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GG6Ci1xqfY #Albania #Corruption #Balkans #Europe #EU #FlamingoRevolution #Democracy
Albania’s Street Revolt Turns (Party) Political
"The protest, now in its 21st consecutive day, has become openly political. It is no longer mainly about the disputed Zvërnec project, nor only about the lack of transparency surrounding so-called strategic investment projects. Zvërnec was the match that lit a much larger fire.
That fire had been building for years: over bad governance, corruption, arrogance, institutional deafness, the concentration of power in one man’s hands and the personalization of authority. For many protesters, Albania no longer resembles a functioning parliamentary democracy. As one local analyst put it, the country has come to look more like a sultanate, where one person controls and directs almost everything."
https://www.tiranatimes.com/albanias-street-revolt-turns-political/
#Albania #Corruption #Balkans #Europe #EU #FlamingoRevolution #Democracy
Revolta në Kakome: Rrëzohet rrethimi që prej dy dekadash pengonte hyrjen në plazh
Machine translation: Kakome riots: The fence that had blocked access to the beach for two decades has collapsed
Kakome is between Sazan Island (where Kusher development deal is) and the Greek Island of Corfu, further down along the Albanian coast.
"The civic uprising in Kakome has brought down the fence that had been preventing citizens from freely accessing the beach for nearly 20 years. This development has been seen by many participants as a symbol of the strength of civic unity. According to them, citizens have understood that only united can they protect rights, property and the public interest, taking their destiny and that of the country into their own hands."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA_OmVPshKc
#Albania #Corruption #Balkans #Europe #FlamingoRevolution #Democracy
Interview in Italian with an Albanian member of the diaspora (in Netherlands) who came back to support the protests. Diaspora Albanians came back before this weekend to protest, but there was an organized return of diaspora Albanians just this past Saturday.
He speaks of how the corruption and patronage keep Albanians poor, forcing better-educated anti-corruption Albanians to leave the country.
For decades, Albania's youth have had to emigrate to survive & to support their extended families.
There was no reckoning for the oligarchs under Hoxha. Many of the same people run things now under "democracy".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgoBwf8D-Rk #Albania #Corruption #Balkans #Europe #Democracy
Carving Up the Adriatic: Why Are Albanians Protesting the Kushner Luxury Resort?
This is not from an Albanian commentator, but from someone who comes from the Balkans and does a good summary of Albanian and regional history that is important to understand to put the Flamingo Revolution into context.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1a92meECMvU #Albania #Corruption #Balkans #Europe #Democracy
Interview in Italian with an Albanian who was in the diaspora and came back to live in Albania. He speaks of why many in the diaspora are afraid to come back, and of how corruption has gotten worse.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3358wzdhFSs #Albania #Corruption #Balkans #Europe #Democracy
I was unable to post this yesterday, but here's the archive of the livecast of the 23rd day/night of protests in Tirana, the capital of Albania.
There are also protests in other Albanian cities. And also in cities abroad with significant numbers of Albanian diaspora.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMZoKWr84E4 #Albania #Corruption #Balkans #Europe #Democracy
"For decades, migration from Albania was largely explained by poverty and the search for survival after the collapse of communism. Today, according to researcher Ilir Gëdeshi, the pattern has changed. Migration is increasingly selective and structural. It affects young people, educated people and skilled professionals in disproportionate numbers.
The reasons are no longer only economic. Young Albanians are leaving because they do not see a future at home. The study points to dissatisfaction with corruption, lack of meritocracy, weak trust in institutions, poor services, inadequate infrastructure and the feeling that success depends more on political connections than on talent or work."
https://www.tiranatimes.com/albanias-missing-generation-a-country-losing-its-future-before-2050/ #Albania #Corruption #Balkans #Europe #Democracy
Brief piece, mostly focusing on a member of the Albanian diaspora who's been living in France but came back for the protest.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMz7zIsYSbo #Albania #Corruption #Balkans #Europe #Democracy
How Ivanka Trump’s plans for a lux resort sparked The Flamingo Revolution
This is a better report than I expected from a major US network (my expectations are low these days).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNSlGOKqrR8
#Albania #Corruption #Balkans #Europe #Democracy
The 24th straight day of protests in Tirana, Albania, the capital.
There are also protests in other cities in Albania and at Albanian embassies in countries with significant Albanian diaspora.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkgHVFYvkN0 #Albania #Corruption #Balkans #Europe #Democracy #Resistance
The 25th day/night of protests in Tirana, Albania. There's a thunderstorm right now and protestors are still out there meeting up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYS-Ln89w-c #Albania #Corruption #Balkans #Europe #Democracy #Resistance
Albania’s flamingo protests: Will protests stop Trump’s family luxury resort plan? • FRANCE 24
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKKolg5RaVw #Albania #Corruption #Balkans #Europe #Democracy #Resistance #USpol
The 26th day/night of anti-corruption protests in Tirana, Albania.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBmYNN147dI #Albania #Corruption #Balkans #Europe #Democracy #Resistance #FlamingoRevolution
Kushner-backed luxury resort sparks outrage, dividing Albanian population • FRANCE 24 English
This includes some interview footage from Albanian scientists and environmentalists, who've been carrying this fight for at least 2 years before it erupted generally in late May.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wA2t84BV6xs #Albania #Corruption #Balkans #Europe #Democracy #Resistance #FlamingoRevolution
27th day/night of anti-corruption protests in Tirana, Albania
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Arj1D-miO04
#Albania #Corruption #Balkans #Europe #Democracy #Resistance #FlamingoRevolution
28th day/night of anti-corruption protests in Tirana, Albania
They've got some new chants, new signs, and someone's projecting onto the Prime Minister's office building.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErUYZKiRZoA
#Albania #Corruption #Balkans #Europe #Democracy #Resistance #FlamingoRevolution
Albania's "Flamingo revolution": Trump-linked luxury resort plan triggers mass protests
"Protests in Albania entered their fifth week on Saturday, with demonstrations that began in May over a planned luxury resort project linked to the Trump family. Since then, the movement has expanded into a broader criticism of Prime Minister Edi Rama and his government, with protesters raising wider concerns about governance and political accountability. Vladimir Karaj, a journalist and editor at the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, joins us from Tirana for further insights."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgm6m4O4EvY #Albania #Corruption #Balkans #Europe #Democracy #Resistance #FlamingoRevolution
29th day/night of anti-corruption protest in Tirana, #Albania
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flsxU50Ubr0 #Corruption #Balkans #Europe #Democracy #Resistance #FlamingoRevolution
Albanians keep protesting against Jared Kushner-linked resort project
They interview two Albanians who speak English.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmTglc2flDM #Corruption #Balkans #Europe #Democracy #Resistance #FlamingoRevolution #Albania
Day 30 of anti-corruption protests in Tirana, Albania.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTptRlikdfc #Corruption #Balkans #Europe #Democracy #Resistance #FlamingoRevolution #Albania
Americans could take some lessons from this. An orchestrated, scheduled, very nondisruptive performance of dissent every several months gets us nothing.
@Selvari21106 It's hot in Albania, but not as hot as it currently is in France. Yesterday they were out in a heavy thunderstorm still protesting. They're quite committed and inspiring.
@Selvari21106 Boost things (not necessarily mine, although you can). Pressure from Western Europe helps the mass media keep interested in covering the protest, and that's where most of the pressure they can apply right now comes from.
@Selvari21106 Haha, good on ya. Well, if you let others you can persuade know and upvote BBC or other coverage of the story, it helps keep media covering this ongoing story.
They tend to get bored with peaceful protests that don't have dramatic camera-ready escalations for them. But long sustained peaceful protest isn't wimpy, esp in this context.
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