{"id":1529,"date":"2026-06-15T04:36:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T04:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=1529"},"modified":"2026-06-15T04:36:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T04:36:50","slug":"protesters-tear-down-albanian-development-site-fences-amid-anger-over-coastal-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=1529","title":{"rendered":"Protesters tear down Albanian development site fences, amid anger over coastal projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>RRJOLL, Albania &#8211; Some 200 protesters on Saturday tore down metal and razor wire fences surrounding a luxury development site on Albania\u2019s Adriatic coast, in another sign of growing anger against construction in environmentally sensitive areas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=1527\">Carolina Hurricanes stifle Vegas to capture first Stanley Cup since 2006<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Albanians have been protesting for weeks against a planned luxury resort backed by a company linked to Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump, near Vlora, which is famed for its flamingos and a turtle nesting site.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, villagers from Rrjoll, located in an area of sandy beaches and pine forests in northwestern Albania, protested against another project not linked to Kushner, saying it was being built on their confiscated land.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>They waved Albanian national flags and shouted \u201cRevolution\u201d as they tore down the fences. Some scuffles with police broke out but authorities did not stop them from removing the fencing.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=1525\">Prepare for strong thunderstorms in Oconee Mountains Sunday evening, says the NWS<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe protests will not stop until the residents of the village of Rrjoll are compensated. We are 200 families whose land has been seized,\u201d said Zeke Nikolle Shullani, 56, one of the landowners who have been protesting for several months.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>An Albanian company has been developing a five-star luxury tourist resort on the site, and the project was granted \u201cspecial status investor\u201d by the Albanian government.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat is happening in this country is madness,\u201d said Nikolin Markpalaj, 60, another local landowner. \u201cWe asked the investors to come and consult with the people but they refused. They think they can take all this wealth without blood or anything else that might happen here?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=1523\">UPDATE: Weather alert for Allendale County early Sunday evening<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><i> Copyright Reuters or USA Today Network via Reuters Connect.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RRJOLL, Albania &#8211; Some 200 protesters on Saturday tore down metal and razor wire fences surrounding a luxury development site on Albania\u2019s Adriatic coast, in another sign of growing anger against construction in environmentally sensitive areas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1528,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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