Albania's Rama rejects resignation as student protests turn violent

The protests, driven by education costs, poor university conditions and weak job prospects, went on in Tirana on Thursday, 15 October, with police firing tear gas and water at demonstrators, according to Koha. Albanian police say 71 officers were hurt, some of them seriously. Koha also reports that 14 people are being treated at Tirana's Trauma Hospital, including a police officer from Shkodra under intensive monitoring. Protesters marched toward Parliament chanting for Rama to resign. Rama refused and, per Koha's headline, said the violence came from the opposition's hands, not the students'.