Archive · Politics
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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- GovernmentUniversity union declares open-ended teaching boycott: lecturers to protest daily alongside studentsSPUSH unanimously decided to suspend classes at all public universities from Oct. 21, demanding an end to violence against students and an independent investigation into the use of force.
- DiplomacyUN human rights chief Volker Türk condemns violence at protests in Albania, calls for independent investigationThe UN High Commissioner called on all sides to de-escalate, describing inclusive dialogue as the only way forward.
- PartiesBerisha to branch leaders: PD will compensate convicted protesters 100%, party headquarters is their homeThe Democratic leader promised free legal aid, a medical station and protection for minors, while accusing the government of using inspectors in police uniforms.
- GovernmentRama in Montenegro for the Berlin Process summit: with Merz, Kurti and regional leaders in MiločerThe prime minister will spend two days in Montenegro, where besides the Oct. 22 summit he is expected to meet President Milatović and Parliament Speaker Mandić.
- ParliamentParliament meets Thursday in the shadow of the protests: PD gets urgent interpellation of Minister Ervin DemoThe Oct. 22 plenary session is expected to focus on the protests and the police response, while three draft laws and two international agreements are also on the agenda.
- PoliticsJudges' Association condemns attacks on the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal, criticizes Rama's language toward judgesJudges raise the alarm over the lack of protective measures by police and warn that statements by the head of the executive risk being perceived as interference in the judiciary.
- ParliamentPD asks Peleshi for an urgent session of Parliament on the student protestThe Democratic parliamentary group wants the session held today or Wednesday, with a single item: the youth protest and allegations of police violence.
- GovernmentDialogue chairs outside the Prime Minister's Office knocked over as lecturers and students reject Rama's invitationRama set out chairs with letters of invitation in front of his office, but protesters tore them up and marched on the Ministry of Education; Salianji calls on the prime minister to resign.
- ParliamentBalla: Students must be heard; PS offers talks on a university “Pact 2.0”The head of the Socialist parliamentary group condemned the violence against police and announced that Parliament will vote Thursday on the agreement with Germany on student dormitories.
- GovernmentRama: We are working on a social media ban for children under 16Meeting with Tirana high school principals, the prime minister said the government is also studying a lower age of criminal responsibility after the violent protests.
- GovernmentTop Channel: Government drafting blacklist that would bar violent protesters from entering the EUAccording to Top Channel, a working group at the Prime Minister's Office is drafting the package Rama announced, under which people identified as violent would be entered into the TIMS system.
