The student protest outside the Ministry of Education escalated in Tirana, with strong tensions on the ground and clashes with police. Students from several universities joined the gathering, while the situation was also marked by pyrotechnic items being thrown toward the ministry building.
Large gathering outside the ministry
Students from the University of Medicine, UBT, the Polytechnic University, the Faculty of Law and other faculties gathered outside the Ministry of Education. Police were positioned opposite them, while tensions in the area increased as the hours passed.
Footage from the protest shows a heated situation, where the confrontation between protesters and police officers went beyond a symbolic gathering. At the center of developments remains the response of law enforcement and the way the gathering of young people outside the institution is being managed.
Pyrotechnic items thrown at the building
During the protest, pyrotechnic items began to be thrown toward the building of the Ministry of Education. This moment took the protest to another level of escalation, while the police presence increased in front of the institution’s entrance.
Up to this stage, no further official details have been made public about the consequences or concrete measures taken against protesters. What can be clearly seen is that the situation has moved beyond the framework of a routine student reaction.
Tensions also at the Faculty of Natural Sciences
Clashes were also reported at the Faculty of Natural Sciences. According to the published information, some protesters broke the main door and entered the faculty’s interior premises.
This development expands the map of tensions beyond the ministry building and raises questions about control of the situation in educational institutions, at a time when the institutional response is expected to be under public pressure.
High school students and boycott in other cities
High school students from the “Partizani” school also joined the protest in Tirana, turning the gathering into a broader youth revolt. The presence of pre-university students shows that dissatisfaction is moving beyond the boundaries of university lecture halls.
Meanwhile, universities in Elbasan and Shkodër have begun boycotting classes in solidarity with students in the capital. In Durrës, Vlorë and Gjirokastër, the situation appears without similar developments and classes are continuing normally.
The scale the protest is taking shows that student dissatisfaction is no longer remaining an isolated reaction. Faced with a situation that is becoming increasingly tense on the ground, attention is now shifting to the response institutions will give and the way they will justify the handling of this confrontation.