Albania’s capital, Tirana, has witnessed mass student protests demanding Prime Minister Edi Rama’s resignation, fuelled by public anger over corruption, unemployment and a lack of trust in the government. Demonstrations turned violent this week, with protesters setting fire to government buildings and banks and clashing with police. Authorities reported around 500 arrests,
In Bashkortostan, Russia, riot police clashed with protesters, deploying tear gas and batons, following the sentencing of rights activist Fail Alsynov to four years in a penal colony. Footage showed confrontations near the court, with supporters of Alsynov, some throwing snowballs, expressing their discontent. Alsynov was convicted of inciting ethnic hatred, a charge he

