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Albania’s ‘Flamingo Revolution’ reaches 100th day over Kushner-linked resort

Protests opposing a proposed luxury resort project described by Al Jazeera as backed by Jared Kushner have reached their 100th day.

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Adrian Cole
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Source: Al Jazeera Global News · View original source
Crowd carrying large pink flamingo signs and playing drums during a nighttime demonstration.
Albania

Protests in Albania against a proposed luxury resort project have reached their 100th day, marking a sustained challenge to the development.

The campaign, known as the “Flamingo Revolution”, is focused on opposition to the resort project, which Al Jazeera Global News described as linked to or backed by Jared Kushner.

Demonstrators carried pink flamingo signs and drums during the 100th-day protest, according to image notes supplied with the report.

The available material does not specify where the protests are taking place, who is organising them, the scale of participation or whether the project has entered construction.

It also provides no details of an official response or any wider demands associated with the campaign.

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