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Albanian Journalists Complain of Police Violence, Abuse During Anti-Govt Protests

Balkan Insight3 November 2026, 06:59 UTCAlbania

Just in the last two weeks, reporters and media watchdogs have documented dozens of cases of verbal abuse and physical violence directed against members of the press covering anti-governments protests in Albania. In most cases, police officers were the perpetrators.

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