Albania’s “Flamingo Revolution” has reached 100 days of sustained anti-government protests, marking the country’s largest mobilisation against Prime Minister Edi Rama’s government. Beginning in May 2026 as opposition to luxury tourism development projects in the protected Vjosa-Narta wetlands, the protests have expanded into broader demands for transparency in construction projects and deals, opposition to corruption, and the government’s economic, social and environmental policies. Recent investigative reporting revealed additional development permits for hotels and tourist resorts in protected areas, while CSOs are calling for the repeal of the 2024 amendments to the Law on Protected Areas. The government has responded with delegitimisation, stigmatisation and repression, including accusations of foreign interference against protesters. Reports of disproportionate police force, mass detentions and the targeting of journalists and activists have raised serious concerns about civic freedoms and wider democratic backsliding in Albania. Read more here.
Source: Civic Space Watch
