Student-led protests against Albanian PM Rama enter fifth day, defying rubber bullets

What began as student protests over university fees, poor facilities and limited jobs has grown, after months of separate rallies against a Kushner-linked luxury resort project, into a movement demanding Prime Minister Edi Rama's resignation. Police fired rubber bullets as clashes ran for a fifth consecutive day on October 17; one student, Sinan Billa, said protesters want their rights, their future and a better country. Rama has refused to resign, pledging to protect the right to protest while blaming his conservative opponents for encouraging the violence.

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