151 days in the square for a grey-bearded RamaLive

Day 151 · 28 October 2026 · peak index 3.3 · Broadcast

Wednesday, the students' sixteenth day: protesters march through Tirana and enter the Economics and Law faculties during classes, calling on students to join them. The cabinet approves the legal package Rama presented on Sunday, with security perimeters of up to 72 hours and fines of up to 500,000 lek. A separate decision sets up a police register of people referred to prosecutors or under investigation for violence at assemblies, whom border police may refuse exit from the country even without a court order barring them from leaving. In a letter dated 22 October and reported on Wednesday, Republican US congressmen Joe Wilson and Keith Self urge Secretary of State Marco Rubio to impose visa restrictions on Albanian officials involved in significant corruption.

Day 150 · 27 October 2026 · peak index 2.9 · Broadcast

Tuesday, the students' fifteenth day: medical students march from the Education Ministry to the PM's office, in a smaller and calmer protest than at the weekend, with small fires in rubbish bins and cardboard at the ministry; according to Report TV, the protest ends without clashes with police. Rama renews his offer of dialogue with a stone table and written invitations. According to News24, a court releases 12 arrested protesters under an obligation to report to police, while prosecutors collect camera footage, ammunition and medical records in the inquiry into the eye injury of 24 October. The European Commission tells the broadcaster A2 CNN that neither it nor the EU delegation took part in drafting the measures against violent protests that Rama presented on Sunday. The Democratic Party calls a national protest for Saturday 31 October in support of university and high-school students.

Day 149 · 26 October 2026 · peak index 3.9 · Broadcast

Monday, the students' fourteenth day: from the Education Ministry protesters march to the PM's office, where photographs of Rama and Vučić are burned on the dialogue table; according to the broadcaster A2 CNN, turnout is lower and the situation calm. The head of the university staff union says lecturers will stand with the students every day at their 14:00 gatherings. According to the public broadcaster RTSH, the government intends to adopt changes to the law on assemblies by normative act before sending them to Parliament, while Rama, in an interview with Greek media, repeats that he will not resign. The Tirana prosecutor's office opens a criminal investigation into a protester's eye injury on Saturday and into possible disproportionate use of force by police. Students are called to gather outside their faculties on Tuesday 27 October at 13:00, then march to the Education Ministry.

Day 148 · 25 October 2026 · peak index 8.3 · Broadcast

Sunday, the students' thirteenth day: Rama presents a legal package "against violence and urban anarchy", proposing fines of up to 500,000 lek and security perimeters of up to 72 hours. Students, parents and citizens march in the rain from the Education Ministry to the PM's office, where the chairs set out for dialogue are burned; at the Parliament presidency stones are thrown and windows broken. In the evening police disperse protesters on the boulevard with water cannon and tear gas and remove the media from outside the PM's office, a move the Albanian Journalists' Association condemns. According to the Health Ministry's preliminary count, four people receive medical help: two protesters and two officers. The protester injured in the eye on Saturday reports arriving in Rome for specialist treatment.

Day 147 · 24 October 2026 · peak index 14.8 · Broadcast

Saturday, the students' twelfth day: Democratic Party MPs and supporters march at midday to the PM's office, where the cushions set out for dialogue are burned, then on to the Education Ministry, where students are called for 14:00, with lecturers and doctors alongside them. At the ministry stones and pyrotechnics are thrown and police use water cannon, tear gas and rubber bullets; the clashes spread to Skanderbeg Square, the Interior Ministry and the Socialist Party headquarters. According to the Health Ministry, 23 people go to hospital: 13 protesters, six officers, three media workers and one MP; a 28-year-old protester undergoes eye surgery. Police announce an inquiry into the eye injury, separately suspend an inspector of the Shqiponja unit for overstepping their powers, and report 23 arrests, criminal proceedings against 13 others and 30 people wanted. Students are called back to the Education Ministry on Sunday 25 October.

Day 146 · 23 October 2026 · peak index 4.4 · Broadcast

Friday, the students' eleventh day: medical students and resident doctors join the protest outside the PM's office. Rama renews his offer of dialogue and claims the protest is orchestrated by criminal circles and from abroad; a medical student he describes as a drug trafficker rejects the accusation, for which, according to BIRN, the PM's office has provided no evidence. Deputy minister Silva Caka reports seven officers suspended so far and 55 complaints of officers exceeding their authority. According to the broadcaster A2 CNN, two protests are called for Saturday: the Democratic Party's at 12:00 outside the PM's office and the students' at 14:00 at the Education Ministry.

Day 145 · 22 October 2026 · peak index 4.3 · Broadcast

Thursday, the students' tenth day: students and lecturers gather outside Parliament during the plenary session, where opposition MPs block the rostrum, scuffles break out and the majority passes its bills and closes the session. In the early afternoon protesters march to the PM's office and remove the stone benches carrying Rama's invitations to dialogue; in the evening police use water cannon on the boulevard. The teaching boycott continues in Korçë and Shkodër. Students call a national protest for Saturday 24 October outside the Education Ministry.

Day 144 · 21 October 2026 · peak index 5.7 · Broadcast

Wednesday, the students' ninth day: the union's teaching boycott takes hold unevenly, with lecturers and students leaving classes in Elbasan and Korçë (in Korçë they also march) while teaching continues in Vlorë, Gjirokastër, Durrës and Sarandë. In Tirana the march from the Polytechnic University goes to the PM's office, where the dialogue chairs are overturned again and one of them is set on fire, then on to the Education Ministry. In the evening, according to Euronews and Lapsi.al, stones and Molotov cocktails are thrown toward the PM's office and police respond with water; the protest then moves to Skanderbeg Square. Rama renews his offer of dialogue, warns of legal and financial consequences and promises to cover half of students' rent under a housing bill sent to Parliament; the government raises the number of officers receiving bonuses from 2,750 to 2,821. Some teachers and lecturers receive threatening messages; police deny sending them. Protesters are called to Parliament on Thursday 22 October at 09:00.

Day 143 · 20 October 2026 · peak index 11.9 · Broadcast

Tuesday, the students' eighth day: the university staff union organizes a march of lecturers, parents and professionals from the Polytechnic University to the PM's office, where chairs set out for dialogue are overturned and a government invitation to talks is rejected. Protesters then gather at the Education Ministry, where stones are thrown at the building and police use water cannon and tear gas; in the evening, according to Euronews, a Molotov cocktail is thrown toward the PM's office and police disperse protesters toward Zogu i Zi. Rama defends the police, says the protests are directed from abroad and announces a package of sanctions and compensation for damage. According to the Health Ministry, eight people go to hospital, four of them bystanders and two officers; police report 11 arrested (two of them minors) and criminal proceedings against seven others. The union calls an open-ended teaching boycott from Wednesday 21 October, with gatherings every day at 10:00 at the Polytechnic University.

Day 142 · 19 October 2026 · peak index 6.2 · Broadcast

Monday, the students' seventh day: school boycotts resume in Lezhë and Mirditë, where a road is blocked with burning tyres; in Vlorë police enter university lecture halls, at the administration's request according to police. In Tirana protesters are dispersed several times across the centre and a masked group breaks the doors and windows of the Appeals Court, where police say five people are arrested; in the evening police chase protesters into the courtyard of the Orthodox Cathedral and the Church calls for sacred spaces to be respected. The government approves bonuses of 269,120 lek for each of 2,750 officers, while Rama threatens students with the loss of scholarships and free education. Seven people are treated, among them an officer, a minor protester and two media workers; police report 33 arrested (six of them minors) and criminal proceedings against 41 others. The university staff union calls a solidarity march for Tuesday 20 October at 10:00 from the Polytechnic University.

Day 141 · 18 October 2026 · peak index 7.6 · Broadcast

Sunday, the students' sixth day: from the Education Ministry the protest is dispersed and regroups several times across central Tirana. Stones break the windows of the Socialist Party headquarters, from which masked men with sticks emerge; Police Station No. 3 catches fire, and police say ten officers are injured there. In the evening police also fire tear gas into the courtyard of the Democratic Party headquarters, where the party's and the police's accounts do not match. 36 people are treated: 23 officers, eight protesters, four bystanders and one media worker; police report 68 arrests and criminal proceedings against 22 others. 141 lecturers call for Rama's resignation and a caretaker government, 97 diaspora academics call for an independent inquiry into police violence, and Rama's 19 October visit to Vienna is cancelled.

Day 140 · 17 October 2026 · peak index 8.3 · Broadcast

Saturday, the students' fifth day: outside the Education Ministry a suitcase is burned in protest against emigration and the crowd chants “Rama n'burg, Berisha n'burg”, then the march turns toward the PM's office. Police use tear gas, water cannon and rubber bullets, while Reuters reports two of its journalists hit; after the boulevard is cleared, protesters are chased as far as the Blloku and Skanderbeg Square, the former Dajti hotel catches fire and a fire from an adjoining shop spreads into Supreme Court offices. 65 people go to hospital: 37 officers, 24 protesters and four bystanders. Police report 27 arrests and criminal proceedings against 27 others; protests also take place in Durrës, Korçë, Shkodër and Elbasan.

Day 139 · 16 October 2026 · peak index 8.0 · Broadcast

Friday, the students' fourth day: the school boycott spreads to Shkodër, Elbasan, Durrës, Korçë, Vlorë, Peshkopi, Burrel and Fushë-Arrëz, while in Tirana a morning march to the Education Ministry is followed by clashes outside the PM's office, tear gas, water cannon and a fire at a ministry entrance. In the evening the tension eases and protesters shake hands with officers outside the PM's office. The court rules on 19 people detained on Tuesday and Wednesday: one is sent to prison and six are put under house arrest; two officers are suspended for overstepping their powers. For Friday police report 10 arrests in Tirana and criminal proceedings against 22 others, while 21 people are treated at the Trauma hospital: 10 protesters (three of them minors), eight officers and three bystanders.

Day 138 · 15 October 2026 · peak index 9.9 · Broadcast

Thursday, the students' third day: high-school pupils join the boycott, protests spread to Durrës, Shkodër, Korçë, Elbasan and Vlorë, and Parliament's plenary session is cancelled. At the Education Ministry protesters stand their ground against the water cannon; in the evening barricades go up outside the Interior Ministry, tear gas is fired and a fire is lit at the Economy Ministry entrance. At night plainclothes men in unmarked cars take protesters off the street; 40 people are treated at the Trauma hospital: 14 protesters (four of them minors) and 26 officers; police report 56 arrested (16 of them minors) and criminal proceedings against 97 others.

Day 137 · 14 October 2026 · peak index 7.1 · Broadcast

Wednesday, the students' second day, starts with a class boycott and a march to the Education Ministry, where railings are torn down, windows broken and a fire lit. The protest then spreads to the Finance Ministry, the Pyramid, the PM's office and the Assembly Presidency, where protesters force the door and a fire is lit at the entrance, while police use tear gas and water cannon; in the evening a patrol car burns at Police Station No. 2. After more than 12 hours of protest, police arrest 55 people and open criminal proceedings against 98 more; 51 officers are reported injured, while the Health Ministry counts 89 people treated.

Day 136 · 13 October 2026 · peak index 6.3 · Broadcast

Tuesday, students gather outside the Education Ministry at 14:00 chanting “Kur zgjohet rinia, bie qeveria”, over university conditions and study costs. Eggs and bottles are thrown at the ministry; police use tear gas and water cannon and chase the students through Tirana's side streets, and in the evening a group enters the City Hall lobby and fires are lit in the streets. Police arrest 16 people and open criminal proceedings against 49 more; five officers are suspended after a 19-year-old's leg is broken, and the Ombudsman opens an inquiry into the use of force.

Day 135 · 12 October 2026 · peak index 2.7 · Broadcast

Monday, after the speeches, protesters block the road at one of the PM's office entrances on word that Rama is inside, and police surround the building; two activists are taken in by police.

Day 134 · 11 October 2026 · peak index 3.6 · Broadcast

Sunday marches from the PM's office through Shallvare and New Tirana with the messages “Jemi kundër sistemit” and “Rama në burg, Berisha në burg”; the square calls on SPAK to arrest Rama and Balluku.

Day 133 · 10 October 2026 · peak index 3.0 · Broadcast

Saturday marches from Skanderbeg Square to the PM's office, then through Shallvare and the Small Ring toward Police Station No. 3, calling for the release of a detained protester.

Day 132 · 9 October 2026 · peak index 2.0 · Broadcast

Friday, the day after the vote, marches from Skanderbeg Square to the PM's office with placards against Rama and Erion Braçe, who spoke against the territorial reform and voted for it; the demands are Rama's resignation and a 12-month transitional government. That night's livestream doesn't show the crowd clearly, so this figure is less reliable than usual.

Day 131 · 8 October 2026 · no figures · Broadcast

Thursday holds outside Parliament all day, in the rain, on the day of the vote on the territorial map that merges 15 municipalities; after clashes with police, eight people are taken to Police Station No. 1. No usable footage: the rain keeps the cameras close, among umbrellas, the second broadcast is mostly studio, and no shot reaches the 100-person threshold the index uses.

Day 130 · 7 October 2026 · peak index 2.7 · Broadcast

Wednesday marches past Parliament on the eve of the territorial reform vote and returns to the PM's office, where a protester is arrested after striking the car reported to be carrying Rama.

Day 129 · 6 October 2026 · peak index 3.0 · Broadcast

Tuesday marches from the PM's office through New Tirana and back again, demanding Rama's resignation, the repeal of the protected-areas law and SPAK investigations.

Day 128 · 5 October 2026 · no figures · Broadcast

Monday starts in the morning outside Parliament with residents of the municipalities facing merger, while the Legal Affairs Committee approves the territorial reform in principle; in the evening protesters outside Police Station No. 1 demand the release of three protesters taken in that morning. No usable footage: only the daytime protest at Parliament is streamed, mostly split-screen beside the committee room, and no shot reaches the 100-person threshold the index uses.

Day 127 · 4 October 2026 · peak index 4.0 · Broadcast

Sunday marches with students at the front toward Student City as the academic year begins; the square calls a protest at Parliament on Monday.

Day 126 · 3 October 2026 · peak index 3.2 · Broadcast

Saturday marches from Skanderbeg Square to the PM's office and stops outside the Education and Health ministries; students are called to boycott classes and to protest outside the Education Ministry on 13 October at 14:00.

Day 125 · 2 October 2026 · peak index 3.6 · Broadcast

Friday marches behind the placard “Bashkohuni studentë, kombi na thërret”; the square calls a mass protest in Tirana on 8 October, tied to the expected vote on territorial reform.

Day 124 · 1 October 2026 · peak index 3.0 · Broadcast

Thursday still carries placards against Rama's meeting with von der Leyen; during the march there is a clash with police near the Police Directorate.

Day 123 · 30 September 2026 · peak index 4.8 · Broadcast

Wednesday takes to the street in the afternoon, during Ursula von der Leyen's visit: protesters stand facing the police cordon near her meeting with Rama, with messages addressed to her and the chant “Rama në burg”.

Day 122 · 29 September 2026 · peak index 4.6 · Broadcast

Tuesday marches from the PM's office through Tirana chanting “Poshtë patronazhistët” and “Arrestoni Ramën”, while placards also name Belinda Balluku and the National Security Council.

Day 121 · 28 September 2026 · peak index 3.7 · Broadcast

Monday opens the fifth month of protest: the march carries on to Student City with the chant “Pa rini nuk ka Shqipëri”, while students are called to protest on 5 October.

Day 120 · 27 September 2026 · peak index 5.2 · Broadcast

Day 120 marks four months of protest: the march stops outside Parliament with smoke flares, while the square calls a diaspora gathering in Brussels on 3 October.

Day 119 · 26 September 2026 · peak index 3.5 · Broadcast

Saturday finds the road closed by a police cordon near the Artificial Lake during the Albania-Belarus match; the march changes direction and “Arrestoni Ramën” is written on the boulevard.

Day 118 · 25 September 2026 · peak index 3.6 · Broadcast

Friday marches with the placard “Me SHISH e polici nuk e mbani dot këtë tirani” and the demand that SPAK investigate the health system.

Day 117 · 24 September 2026 · peak index 3.3 · Broadcast

Thursday starts in the morning outside Parliament during the plenary session and continues to the Interior Ministry, with clashes with police and protesters taken in; in the evening the march goes from the square back to the PM's office.

Day 116 · 23 September 2026 · peak index 2.8 · Broadcast

Wednesday takes the march to Parliament with the chant “Parlament i krimit”, while the demand is a one-year transitional government; the square calls an action outside Parliament tomorrow morning.

Day 115 · 22 September 2026 · peak index 3.3 · Broadcast

Tuesday marches from Skanderbeg Square to the PM's office and on into the former Blloku with the chant “Arrestoni Ramën”, on a day when arrests of institution heads in the AKSHI case are reported.

Day 114 · 21 September 2026 · peak index 4.7 · Broadcast

Monday marches from Skanderbeg Square to the PM's office and then onto Zogu i Parë Boulevard, before returning to the square; the chants demand Rama's resignation and the diaspora's support.

Day 113 · 20 September 2026 · peak index 4.2 · Broadcast

Sunday marches with students, women and girls at the front and the demand “Anuloni ligjet!” over the protected areas, strategic investments and the Mountain Package; the square calls a gathering outside Parliament on 24 September.

Day 112 · 19 September 2026 · peak index 4.6 · Broadcast

Saturday marches from the PM's office to Mother Teresa Square; the square calls residents of the municipalities set to be merged to a protest outside Parliament on 8 October, the day the new territorial map is expected to be voted.

Day 111 · 18 September 2026 · peak index 3.6 · Broadcast

Friday hits Rama's “Prania Besnike” initiative: the placards demand the ministers go to SPAK, while the march through Tirana repeats the resignation demand.

Day 110 · 17 September 2026 · peak index 4.9 · Broadcast

Thursday starts in the morning outside Parliament during the plenary session, while the court rules the 14 September arrests unlawful and frees the 12 protesters; in the evening the march goes along Rruga e Elbasanit to Police Station No. 1.

Day 109 · 16 September 2026 · peak index 4.3 · Broadcast

Wednesday ends the march at the Mine Peza detention block with the demand to free those detained, while the square calls a gathering outside Parliament on Thursday at 10:00, on the day of the plenary session.

Day 108 · 15 September 2026 · peak index 4.9 · Broadcast

Tuesday keeps the diaspora participants in the square too, in Tirana until 17 September according to the organizers, while outside the PM's office the demand is a technical government with a one-year mandate and the repeal of the disputed laws.

Day 107 · 14 September 2026 · peak index 4.7 · Broadcast

Monday starts in the morning with a road blockade at Zogu i Zi, where police intervene near the Qemal Stafa high school and take protesters in; in the evening the march goes from the PM's office to the Mine Peza detention block in solidarity with those detained.

Day 106 · 13 September 2026 · peak index 4.1 · Broadcast

Sunday brings the diaspora back to the square and the march; the square calls for a week of civil disobedience and a gathering tomorrow at 18:30.

Day 105 · 12 September 2026 · peak index 10.8 · Broadcast

The national protest brings the diaspora into the march from Skanderbeg Square to the PM's office; instead of the usual onward march, protesters stay outside the building, surround it and call for civil disobedience, while some block the Small Ring road.

Day 104 · 11 September 2026 · peak index 4.6 · Broadcast

Friday ends with calls for a bigger turnout at the next day's national protest, while emigrants on their way to Albania report being stopped in Montenegro.

Day 103 · 10 September 2026 · peak index 5.4 · Broadcast

Thursday marches from the PM's office toward Mother Teresa Square, with placards against the reshuffling of ministers and for an investigation into healthcare contracts, as Saturday's diaspora gathering approaches.

Day 102 · 9 September 2026 · peak index 3.6 · Broadcast

Wednesday splits between a Small Ring roadblock and a march on the PM's office, with calls to join the diaspora gathering on 12 September; police report 16 people taken in, one arrested and 15 investigated without detention.

Day 101 · 8 September 2026 · peak index 6.2 · Broadcast

Tuesday protests at Parliament as the session opens, where cars are pelted with eggs; in the evening the march passes the PM's office and reaches the police directorate to demand the release of around 20 people taken in, according to the organizers.

Day 100 · 7 September 2026 · peak index 4.8 · Broadcast

Day 100 is marked with a symbolic encirclement of the PM's office: women link hands in a human chain and protesters parade with flares.

Day 99 · 6 September 2026 · peak index 3.9 · Broadcast

Sunday criticizes the government and the opposition alike; the square calls a national gathering for day 100 on 7 September and a protest at Parliament on 8 September, for its 17:00 session.

Day 98 · 5 September 2026 · peak index 4.3 · Broadcast

Saturday ties the resignation demand to public land and protected areas: the square announces a return to Rrjoll on 12 September and calls on SPAK to investigate the disputed construction, before a march through Tirana.

Day 97 · 4 September 2026 · peak index 4.4 · Broadcast

The court rules the arrest of the 14 protesters unlawful and releases them without security measures; in the evening the square calls for a bigger gathering on 7 September and a technical government.

Day 96 · 3 September 2026 · peak index 4.7 · Broadcast

Thursday keeps up the demand to free the detained protesters, while a gathering is called outside the Tirana court tomorrow at 10:00 for the hearing of the 14 arrested.

Day 95 · 2 September 2026 · peak index 4.9 · Broadcast

Wednesday demands the detainees' release: after a symbolic encirclement of the PM's office, students lead the march to the detention block on Mine Peza Street.

Day 94 · 1 September 2026 · peak index 4.4 · Broadcast

Tuesday concentrates at the entrances of the PM's office while Rama is inside; after police intervene, several protesters are taken in and the march moves on to Police Station No. 1 in solidarity with them.

Day 93 · 31 August 2026 · peak index 3.4 · Broadcast

Monday marches beneath “Rama ciao” and talks of civil disobedience: the square sets day 100 on 7 September and a wider mobilization on 12 September.

Day 92 · 30 August 2026 · peak index 4.5 · Broadcast

The last Sunday of August leaves the next escalation to September: at the PM's office the resignation demands are repeated, along with the calls for students and lecturers to join.

Day 91 · 29 August 2026 · peak index 4.2 · Broadcast

Saturday speaks of endurance, “Koha nuk na lodh, na forcon”, with diaspora and youth participation running through the speeches; from the square 12 September is set as the next national mobilization.

Day 90 · 28 August 2026 · peak index 3.5 · Broadcast

Day 90 demands a change of system, not just a resignation: the square calls for an Albania led by its young people rather than by the parties, while the satire targets “Besa” and the whole political class.

Day 89 · 27 August 2026 · peak index 4.0 · Broadcast

Thursday shifts the speeches to the cost of living, expensive housing and the narrow prospects facing young people, while the placards hit SPAK and corruption alongside the demand to arrest Rama and Balluku.

Day 88 · 26 August 2026 · peak index 4.7 · Broadcast

Wednesday halts the march outside the Tirana police directorate too, where a businessman's arrest becomes a theme and the demand is for investigations to reach senior officials, while the placards mock government communication and “Pasqyra Albania”.

Day 87 · 25 August 2026 · peak index 4.2 · Broadcast

Tuesday opens the signature drive for a referendum to repeal the protected-areas law, while from the podium students, lecturers and teachers are called to mobilize in September and the Pact for the University is called a failure.

Day 86 · 24 August 2026 · peak index 5.2 · Broadcast

Monday brings the five-demand platform to the PM's office and gives Rama a three-day deadline to respond or resign, while the boulevard holds one of the steadiest signals of late August.

Day 85 · 23 August 2026 · peak index 3.6 · Broadcast

Sunday carries the speeches from the PM's office into a march through the main streets, with resignation as the non-negotiable demand and the chants “Arrestoni Ramën” and “Rama në burg, Berisha në burg”; the square promises a stronger September.

Day 84 · 22 August 2026 · peak index 4.0 · Broadcast

Saturday lays out the full demand package: resignation, a 12-month non-partisan transitional government and repeal of the 2008 electoral changes, the protected-areas law, the strategic-investor law and the Mountain Package, beneath the chant “Shqipëria kërkon revolucion”.

Day 83 · 21 August 2026 · peak index 4.1 · Broadcast

Friday announces September: a placard on the boulevard calls for a mass presence outside Parliament on 10, 17 and 24 September at 08:00, while the march sets off beneath the banners “Edi Rama dorëhiqu” and “Shqipëri e re”.

Day 82 · 20 August 2026 · peak index 4.2 · Broadcast

Thursday demands resignation, a new constitution and a transitional government after it; from the podium a teacher speaks on schools and healthcare and an ex-athlete back from France says Albanians are being driven out every day.

Day 81 · 19 August 2026 · peak index 5.5 · Broadcast

Wednesday adds pensions, emigration and the economy to the platform, while the march closes with “Shqiptarët e bashkuar, pushteti i tmerruar” and “Arrestoni Ramën, arrestoni Ballukun”.

Day 80 · 18 August 2026 · peak index 6.5 · Broadcast

80 days: after the speeches at the PM's office, the march also stops outside the Democratic Party headquarters, where the opposition is called sold out; the demands are a technical government and SPAK action against the “big fish”.

Day 79 · 17 August 2026 · peak index 4.5 · Broadcast

Monday falls below the diaspora weekend, but the message hardens against the whole political class: “Rama në burg, Berisha në burg” is written out in front of the PM's office.

Day 78 · 16 August 2026 · peak index 7.9 · Broadcast

Sunday closes the diaspora's three days with the highest crest since 18 July: the boulevard fills with flags, banners and the pink flamingos of the “Flamingo Revolution”, while the square says no one leaves until the whole political class changes.

Day 77 · 15 August 2026 · peak index 5.5 · Broadcast

Saturday, the middle day of the mobilization, unrolls the giant flag down Bulevardi Dëshmorët e Kombit, where the diaspora from New York to Divjaka marches beneath the chants “Dorëheqje”, “Revolucion” and “Shqipëri e re”, while the square says Albanians have “killed fear”.

Day 76 · 14 August 2026 · peak index 6.2 · Broadcast

The 14-16 August diaspora mobilization opens: neither the heat nor the holidays stop the column filling the boulevard toward the PM's office, beneath the placard “76 ditë, koha nuk na hesht” and calls for a stronger September.

Day 75 · 13 August 2026 · peak index 5.6 · Broadcast

Thursday holds out against the heat: the square calls for an ultimatum to Rama and for unity from north to south, while the speeches tie the 75 days to corruption, weak institutions and the demand for a new constitution.

Day 74 · 12 August 2026 · peak index 3.4 · Broadcast

Wednesday speaks through banners: “74 days, the boulevard speaks” and “You represent your own pockets, not Albania” accompany the march from Skanderbeg Square, which after a long circuit returns to the boulevard and closes at the PM's office.

Day 73 · 11 August 2026 · peak index 4.3 · Broadcast

Tuesday widens the platform beyond resignation: the podium calls for a new constitution, while the speeches tie the 73 days of protest to corruption, the emptying of the country and healthcare; the crest falls but the baseline holds close to Monday.

Day 72 · 10 August 2026 · peak index 5.8 · Broadcast

Monday brings the crest back well above recent days: after the speeches outside the PM's office, the march through the main arteries temporarily blocks traffic, while the column echoes with “We will not withdraw until Rama falls”.

Day 71 · 9 August 2026 · peak index 2.9 · Broadcast

Sunday opens with speeches outside the PM's office and takes the march past the police directorate and the Serbian and Ukrainian embassies, where the message “Rruga Dardania e Lirë” is unfurled and “UÇK” chants echo.

Day 70 · 8 August 2026 · peak index 3.7 · Broadcast

Saturday brings a rebound across every measure, in the tenth week of protest: the crest catches the dense column on the boulevard beneath the “Shqiptarët e bashkuar” banner, while the strongest stretch begins with the march through the central streets.

Day 69 · 7 August 2026 · peak index 3.1 · Broadcast

Friday holds the same demand: the column fills Bulevardi Dëshmorët e Kombit with flags and resignation banners, while the evening's crest falls below recent days and the visible baseline holds almost unchanged.

Day 68 · 6 August 2026 · peak index 3.6 · Broadcast

Thursday brings a warning of escalation and road blockades if Rama does not go; the long march toward the former Blloku moves behind the chants “The homeland is not for sale” and “Unity makes strength”.

Day 67 · 5 August 2026 · peak index 5.2 · Broadcast

Wednesday takes the march out toward the Artificial Lake and Willson Square, while the column echoes with “Down with the dictatorship” and “Government of crime”; the banners carry the call “Edi Rama, resign”.

Day 66 · 4 August 2026 · peak index 5.2 · Broadcast

The march through the centre closes at Mother Teresa Square, where “Albania demands Revolution” echoes; the chants also target the patronage networks, while SPAK is called on to arrest the corrupt politicians.

Day 65 · 3 August 2026 · peak index 7.0 · Broadcast

Monday lifts the visible baseline slightly above Sunday, with a less sustained wave: the square demands a transitional government, free elections and system change, while the closing call announces the large mobilization with the diaspora on 14-16 August, the third major diaspora return after 20 June and 4 July.

Day 64 · 2 August 2026 · peak index 6.8 · Broadcast

Sunday returns to the usual central circuit after the diaspora weekend, on a lower baseline than Saturday but with a denser crest in the narrow streets of the former Blloku; outside the PM's office a young woman from the Florence diaspora says: “Today is my first day of holiday, and where is there a better place to spend it than here?” The march carries the placard “We said arrest Balluku, not release Beqaj”.

Day 63 · 1 August 2026 · peak index 6.1 · Broadcast

Saturday delivers the promised diaspora-focused national action: the giant banner “Albanians united, those in power terrified” and a long flag banner accompany the march from Skanderbeg Square to the PM's office; activists call on citizens from 15 small municipalities to join, while a separate Shkodër protest is announced for the next day.

Day 62 · 31 July 2026 · peak index 5.6 · Broadcast

Friday brings a broad rebound across every measure ahead of the 1 August action: the march extends to the “1 Maji” school in Ali Demi, while the chant “Rama in prison, Berisha in prison” continues, as always, rejecting both political poles; Saturday is billed as an action for Albania, not for a party.

Day 61 · 30 July 2026 · peak index 4.3 · Broadcast

Thursday dips after the two-month milestone, an expected nightly rhythm; the news is the open call for 1 August, when citizens from across Albania are invited to join while the diaspora heads to Tirana for the national protest.

Day 60 · 29 July 2026 · peak index 6.2 · Broadcast

Day 60 marks two uninterrupted months of protest: the march reaches Willson Square with patriotic songs and messages of support for the diaspora, while Channel 4's Lindsey Hilsum asks Rama about protesters showing up outside his office almost every night for nearly 60 days.

Day 59 · 28 July 2026 · peak index 4.7 · Broadcast

Tuesday returns to a single evening action after Monday's two actions at Parliament: a giant “RESIGN” message is laid out on the boulevard facing the PM's office, while the march passes Rruga e Elbasanit and the Air Albania stadium toward Parliament and closes with the call “more tomorrow”.

Day 58 · 27 July 2026 · peak index 5.5 · Broadcast

A day with two actions: in the morning protesters throw eggs outside Parliament during the final plenary sitting, police respond with pepper spray and escorts, and protesters then march on to the Interior Ministry and Police Station No. 1 demanding the detainees' release; in the evening the march returns to its usual format from Skanderbeg Square to the PM's office and closes with the call “more tomorrow”.

Day 57 · 26 July 2026 · peak index 5.2 · Broadcast

Sunday brings a quiet continuation after Saturday: from Skanderbeg Square to the PM's office echo the chants “your time is up” and “parliament of crime”; the march through the centre closes without incident and becomes the bridge to the next morning's Parliament action.

Day 56 · 25 July 2026 · peak index 7.6 · Broadcast

Saturday brings the strongest rebound in days, the peak 36% higher than the day before; a copy of “Besa” is torn up outside the PM's office, while the march changes route to Police Station No. 3, demanding the release of day 54's detainees.

Day 55 · 24 July 2026 · peak index 6.4 · Broadcast

Rama presents the “Besa” document to the Socialist parliamentary group and cabinet, framed as a response to the protests; the square rejects it that same evening, saying trust was broken long ago and resignation remains non-negotiable.

Day 54 · 23 July 2026 · peak index 6.0 · Broadcast

A day with two actions: in the morning protesters face savage police violence outside Parliament, with tear gas, water cannon and several activists briefly detained; in the evening turnout holds as strong as the day before, a sign the morning's violence didn't keep people away, and the march closes without a repeat incident.

Day 53 · 22 July 2026 · peak index 5.7 · Broadcast

The march reaches Parliament behind a long red-and-black banner; the final call resolves the earlier conflicting times, settling on a gathering outside Parliament tomorrow at 08:30.

Day 52 · 21 July 2026 · peak index 5.0 · Broadcast

From the podium the Mountain Package is criticized, the same day Rama defends it in Theth; the call to mobilize outside Parliament on 23 July, at 08:00, becomes explicit.

Day 51 · 20 July 2026 · peak index 5.3 · Broadcast

A day with two actions: a midday egg-throwing protest outside Parliament and the opposition's return from its boycott; in the evening the march rebounds, with a strong call to mobilize on 23 July.

Day 50 · 19 July 2026 · peak index 4.2 · Broadcast

On Sunday, day 50, the signal drops from Saturday's peak. From the podium, a symbolic protest is called for tomorrow outside Parliament, and the larger mobilization for 23 July, the day of the last plenary sitting before the summer recess.

Day 49 · 18 July 2026 · peak index 9.2 · Broadcast

A marked rise in participation, as every Saturday; protesters dismiss the “national assembly” held during the day, saying the only real assembly is the one in the square.

Day 48 · 17 July 2026 · peak index 6.5 · Broadcast

Friday holds the peak almost unchanged from the day before: the column marches behind the “Shqipëri e re” banner toward the US embassy and the stadium; before the start, police detain a citizen who protested near the prime minister's car, while the podium calls for a mobilization outside Parliament on 23 July.

Day 47 · 16 July 2026 · peak index 6.3 · Broadcast

Thursday brings the signal back after two declining nights: young people appear in graduation gowns and throw their caps in the square as a symbol of diplomas without a future; the march sweeps through Shallvaret and the former Blloku, while the asphalt in front of the Prime Minister's office carries the call addressed to SPAK.

Day 46 · 15 July 2026 · peak index 5.3 · Broadcast

Wednesday deepens the weekday decline, but the march keeps a dense wave through the centre: the column passes Parliament and closes in front of the Prime Minister's office with the call “More tomorrow”; from the podium, Dua Lipa's public support for the protests and environmental protection is invoked.

Day 45 · 14 July 2026 · peak index 6.2 · Broadcast

Tuesday shows a lower overall signal, but the densest stretch of the march holds almost unchanged: the column passes the US embassy and the stadium; the diaspora protests in Brussels outside the European Council and the government announces the repeal of the strategic investments law, in line with one of the five demands.

Day 44 · 13 July 2026 · peak index 6.1 · Broadcast

Monday partly returns to the usual nightly rhythm: the square consolidates its five-demand platform; the SPAK complaint is formally filed and the diaspora announces a protest in Brussels during the Albania-EU conference.

Day 43 · 12 July 2026 · peak index 5.9 · Broadcast

Sunday pulls back after the national action, but the march stays dense: the column stops at Parliament and the Democratic Party headquarters; a criminal complaint at SPAK is announced over the investigation of negative online reviews.

Day 42 · 11 July 2026 · peak index 10.6 · Broadcast

A national protest with the diaspora in the square: the broadest rebound since 4 July; the march stops in front of Parliament with a call to mobilize on 23 July, while placards set the concert's public funds against people's everyday needs.

Day 41 · 10 July 2026 · peak index 7.0 · Broadcast

A sustained march through Tirana: a lower peak than the night before, but a denser and longer marching wave; young people at the front and the diaspora itself stepping into the square.

Day 40 · 9 July 2026 · peak index 9.2 · Broadcast

40 days and the strongest peak since 4 July: outside the PM's office protesters set out plates of halva for Rama's ironic “40-day memorial” and share it with police officers; the march protests the €4 million spent on the Kanye West concert, and a call goes out for a big protest on 11 July.

Day 39 · 8 July 2026 · peak index 7.8 · Broadcast

A visible rebound after two quieter nights: speeches focus on public funds, healthcare and pensions; Korça takes to the square again as well.

Day 38 · 7 July 2026 · peak index 4.8 · Broadcast

Night 38: the protest chain continues at lower intensity after the peak; the message widens into everyday grievances: healthcare, emigration, education, the cost of living.

Day 37 · 6 July 2026 · peak index 5.2 · Broadcast

After the nationwide-protest weekend, turnout dips noticeably, but the daily march toward the PM's office continues; the French magazine Paris Match covers the movement, from Tirana to Paris.

Day 36 · 5 July 2026 · peak index 7.1 · Broadcast

The day after the peak: protesters released that same day join the protest; talk in the square turns to political organizing.

Day 35 · 4 July 2026 · peak index 60.0 · Broadcast

The 4 July nationwide protest, on Rama's 62nd birthday: diaspora convoys join the march from Skanderbeg Square to the PM's office, where a bust of Rama labelled “the last dictator” is pulled down with a rope. At night a group marches to Police Station No. 3 over the 2 July arrests, windows are smashed and police use a water cannon; the next day the court releases all 19, two of them to house arrest.

Day 34 · 3 July 2026 · peak index 5.8 · Broadcast

A bridge day toward 4 July: from the square comes the call for a nationwide protest, “from Konispol to Vermosh”.

Day 33 · 2 July 2026 · peak index 7.5 · Broadcast

In the morning hundreds try to confront MPs at Parliament; police use pepper spray and a water cannon and say 15 officers are injured, 19 people arrested and 12 proceeded against at liberty. Organizers accuse the police of violence; at night protesters sit in the road outside Police Station No. 3, where 11 of those arrested are held, demanding their release.

Day 32 · 1 July 2026 · peak index 6.3 · Broadcast

Institutional pressure: the “Albanian Files” dossier is submitted to SPAK, and the evening march stops before Parliament.

Day 31 · 30 June 2026 · peak index 13.5 · Broadcast

Outside Parliament during the session, protesters throw eggs at MPs' cars and push against the cordon; police detain six, all released that afternoon. The Ombudsman, concerned by footage of blows during the detentions, opens an inquiry into possible disproportionate force; in the evening the protest returns to the PM's office with the call to resign.

Day 30 · 29 June 2026 · peak index 9.5 · Broadcast

One month of nonstop protest: a flamingo banner reading “Your time is up” goes up at the Polytechnic University; police remove it, and protesters take it back and carry it into the square. Visiting Green MEPs tell Rama “Listen to the citizens!”, and the square calls a protest at Parliament for Tuesday at 10:00.

Day 29 · 28 June 2026 · peak index 7.0 · Broadcast

On the eve of the one-month mark: “we won't leave the square until Rama falls”.

Day 28 · 27 June 2026 · peak index 8.5 · Broadcast

A Saturday national call, from Albania and the diaspora.

Day 27 · 26 June 2026 · peak index 6.4 · Broadcast

The protest continues every day before the PM's office.

Day 26 · 25 June 2026 · peak index 7.4 · Broadcast

Recovery after the rain; the calls to resign continue.

Day 25 · 24 June 2026 · peak index 5.5 · Broadcast

The rainy day: June's lowest index point, yet the square stays active.

Day 24 · 23 June 2026 · peak index 6.8 · Broadcast

The five-point platform is restated outside the PM's office, while placards and chants turn to SPAK (“Arrest Balluku”); turnout is smaller than on earlier days according to Euronews, and a diaspora speaker calls people out for 4 July.

Day 23 · 22 June 2026 · peak index 7.8 · Broadcast

The coordinating group reads out a five-point platform: the non-negotiable resignation of Rama and the government, a non-partisan technical government with a 12-month mandate, constitutional changes approved by referendum, repeal of the protected-areas changes and the Mountain Package, and a new social contract; the Socialist Party calls it a political protest.

Day 22 · 21 June 2026 · peak index 7.5 · Broadcast

The three-week marker; still a massive presence.

Day 21 · 20 June 2026 · peak index 100.0 · Broadcast

The biggest day: the diaspora arrives in car convoys from the UK, France, Germany and Austria and marches from Skanderbeg Square to the PM's office, with an estimated 100,000+ in the square by ground geometry. A group stays overnight on the boulevard; police open proceedings at liberty against 9 people who refuse to leave after 22:00.

Day 20 · 19 June 2026 · peak index 8.1 · Broadcast

A long march through Tirana toward Skanderbeg Square.

Day 19 · 18 June 2026 · peak index 9.0 · Broadcast

A day of continuity: the protest carries on.

Day 18 · 17 June 2026 · peak index 10.8 · Broadcast

Streets full of citizens, even if the cameras don't catch them all.

Day 17 · 16 June 2026 · peak index 9.9 · Broadcast

Civic persistence, day after day.

Day 16 · 15 June 2026 · peak index 12.3 · Broadcast

After Rinas: full squares and continued calls to resign.

Day 15 · 14 June 2026 · peak index 22.4 · Broadcast

Sunday: after speeches on the boulevard the march heads onto the Tirana–Durrës highway and the Rinas road, the first time the highway is fully blocked; after about 20 km a police cordon stops it several kilometres short of the airport and the marchers turn back to Tirana. Police open criminal proceedings against 19 people at liberty, with no arrests.

Day 14 · 13 June 2026 · peak index 17.3 · Broadcast

The second Saturday, with thousands of emigrants present according to the Albanian news site Lapsi.al: outside the PM's office protesters lay out a pair of shoes for every person who has emigrated, and a piece of the fence torn down in Rrjoll; a kilometre-long march then passes the Municipality, Parliament and the Police Directorate and returns to Skanderbeg Square.

Day 13 · 12 June 2026 · peak index 28.8 · Broadcast

Tens of thousands demand Rama's resignation; “Albania is not for sale”.

Day 12 · 11 June 2026 · peak index 26.9 · Broadcast

The national protest continues, drawing attention from abroad.

Day 11 · 10 June 2026 · peak index 28.5 · Broadcast

The national framing strengthens, a nationwide gathering in Tirana.

Day 10 · 9 June 2026 · peak index 14.3 · Broadcast

Still a high-intensity phase, with another large protest in Tirana.

Day 9 · 8 June 2026 · peak index 38.6 · Broadcast

The second big wave: “Now or never”, tens of thousands toward the PM's office.

Day 8 · 7 June 2026 · peak index 15.4 · Broadcast

Continuation after the Saturday peak.

Day 7 · 6 June 2026 · peak index 50.0 · Broadcast

The first-week climax: a march from Skanderbeg Square to the PM's office with five demands, from Rama's resignation to repeal of strategic-investor status and the Mountain Package; protests also in Shkodër, Elbasan, Fier, Korçë, London, Vienna and Frankfurt. Rama writes that only about 2,000 took part, a figure the Albanian fact-checking site Faktoje rates false.

Day 6 · 5 June 2026 · peak index 11.6 · Broadcast

The build-up before the peak, day six of civic protest; protests begin across the diaspora.

Day 5 · 4 June 2026 · peak index 9.5 · Broadcast

Tens of thousands before the PM's office; the stand for Zvërnec continues.

Day 4 · 3 June 2026 · peak index 16.7 · Broadcast

The political tone hardens, with direct calls to resign.

Day 3 · 2 June 2026 · peak index 19.6 · Broadcast

Tuesday, day three: Rama invites protesters to gather “no more than 20 people” for a public conversation, and the square answers “No dialogue”. Outside the PM's office three demands are read out: the government's resignation, repeal of the strategic-investment law and the Mountain Package, and reversal of the changes to the protected-areas and cultural-heritage laws.

Day 2 · 1 June 2026 · peak index 14.9 · Broadcast

First strong expansion: “Albania is not for sale”.

Day 1 · 31 May 2026 · peak index 4.8 · Broadcast

Day one in Tirana, the day after private guards dragged a protester at the Zvërnec site with police present: hundreds set off from the State Police Directorate, stop at the Interior Ministry and end at the PM's office, chanting “Albania is not for sale” and “Cancel the project”.