22 Aug 2024 | 10:47 AM UTC
Albania: Opposition activists protesting outside Tirana City Hall, Aug. 22
Opposition activists protesting in Skenderbej Square, Tirana, Albania, Aug. 22. Increased security, localized disruptions reported.
Opposition activists are protesting outside Tirana City Hall in Skenderbej Square on Aug. 22. Participants are denouncing municipal officials' alleged misappropriation of funds. A few hundred activists are attending the event.
Police are monitoring the proceedings and have closed several roadways in the area. Localized disruptions will likely persist until the protest concludes, but violence is not anticipated.
Avoid the protest area as a standard precaution. Allow additional time if traveling in central Tirana through at least the early afternoon.
