Key facts
- Approximately 200 protesters removed fences from a luxury development site on Albania's Adriatic coast.
- The protest targeted a project in Rrjoll, where villagers claim their land was confiscated.
- Protesters demanded compensation and consultation with the investors.
- The Albanian government granted the luxury resort project 'special status investor' status.
- Locals expressed anger over the development impacting sandy beaches and pine forests.
Approximately 200 protesters on Saturday dismantled metal and razor-wire fences surrounding a luxury development site on Albania's Adriatic coast, signaling escalating anger over construction in ecologically sensitive regions. The demonstration occurred in Rrjoll, where villagers claim their land was seized for a five-star luxury tourist resort.