17 Dec 2024 | 01:51 PM UTC
Albania: Activists plan protest march through central Tirana Dec. 18
Teaching staff and activists plan to stage protest march in central Tirana, Albania, from 13:00 Dec. 18. Increased security likely.
Teachers, political activists, and schoolchildren's parents plan to gather and march from Qemal Stafa Street to the Ministry of Education and Youth from 13:00 on Dec. 18. The purpose of the protest is to demand improved security measures at schools and the resignation of Albania's Minister of Education. The demand follows the recent killing of a pupil in front of the "Fan Noli" school on Qemal Stafa Street. Several hundred people are likely to participate based on previous events. Further similar demostrations are likely in the coming weeks.
Authorities will likely deploy increased security to monitor the march. Localized road travel and transport disruptions are likely near the protest sites and march route. Violence is not anticipated.
Avoid the affected area as a standard precaution. Allow additional travel time near the march route. Heed all official transport and security advisories. Immediately leave the area at the first signs of security disturbances.
