Albania’s rallies against a coastal development project have garnered global attention, both for their connection to US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and because of their curious mascot.
The luxury project has two components: a small resort on the uninhabited island of Sazan and a coastal development in the nearby Narta Lagoon area, which is a wildlife reserve frequented by wetland species including flamingos.
Every evening for weeks, protesters have marched by the thousands in the capital Tirana, holding up cut-outs of flamingos. The result has been a nickname for their fledgling movement: “The Flamingo Revolution.”
Here are some of its members.
The artist who makes flamingos
