Albania protests over Kushner-linked coastal resort
2026-06-07 → 2026-06-08
Mass protests have gripped Tirana for days over a multi-billion-euro luxury resort being developed by Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners in a protected coastal zone, with demonstrators rallying under 'Albania is not for sale.'
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- 2026-06-08Albania
Tirana protests enter fifth day over Zvernec Peninsula resort
For a fifth consecutive day, thousands protested in Tirana under 'Albania is not for sale,' demanding the halt of the Affinity Partners luxury tourism project on the Zvernec Peninsula near the protected Vjosa-Narta lagoon. The dispute escalated after May 30 when bulldozers, fences and private security moved into the site.
- 2026-06-07Albania
Albania protests continue against $1.4bn Kushner-linked Vjosa-Narta resort
Thousands continued protesting in Tirana against the development in the ecologically sensitive Vjosa-Narta/Zvernec area, with anger heightened after bulldozers, fencing and private security removed activists from the site.