Albanian protesters rally against Kushner-backed resort in protected area
Key takeaways
- Demonstrators chant “Albania is not for sale,” challenging coastal projects tied to Kushner amid environmental concerns.
- Saturday’s march drew what appeared to be one of the biggest crowds since the movement began, with many members of the Albanian diaspora travelling home to join.
- “We are not against the country’s development; we are against the arrogance and lack of transparency surrounding projects that affect our lives,” said Alma, a science student.
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Demonstrators chant “Albania is not for sale,” challenging coastal projects tied to Kushner amid environmental concerns.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Protesters march through central Tirana, as one of Albania’s largest recent rallies denounces a Trump-linked luxury resort planned on the protected Vjosa-Narta coast [Hameraldi Agolli/AP Photo]By AFP and APPublished On 21 Jun 202621 Jun 2026Thousands of protesters have marched through Albania’s capital, Tirana, in one of the largest rallies yet against a luxury resort project linked to United States President Donald Trump that has become a lightning rod for anger over alleged corruption.
Since late May, demonstrators have gathered every evening to oppose the planned construction of a hotel complex tied to Trump’s daughter Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner, on a protected stretch of the Balkan country’s coast.