09 Mar 2022 | 11:55 AM UTC
Albania: Activists to protest increased fuel prices in Tirana March 9
Activists in Albania plan protest outside the Prime Minister's Office in Tirana from 17:00 March 9. Increased security, disruptions likely.
Event
Activists will protest in central Tirana March 9. Participants will gather outside the Prime Minister's Office on Bulevardi Deshmoret e Kombit from 17:00. The action is to denounce rising fuel prices; organizers allege that the local rise in prices for all fuel types has outstripped the increase in global oil prices. Attendance will likely not exceed the low hundreds.
Additional police will likely deploy to monitor the event. Some ground travel delays are likely in the vicinity. Violence is not anticipated.
Advice
Avoid the demonstration as a standard precaution. Plan for localized ground travel delays. Heed instructions of local officials.
