Albania’s ‘flamingo revolution’ has grown beyond its environmentalist origins

The protests, raising concerns about conservation, transparency and the project’s ties to the Trump family, have been staged all week in the Albanian capital.

Government hopes the project can boost Albania as a global tourism destination - but environmental concerns are rife.

Environmentalists oppose the plan, which they say would affect pristine beaches and thousands of flamingos.

Trump's son-in-law is key investor in luxury resort on uninhabited island which campaigners say threaten bird species and local biodiversity

Thousands have taken to the streets to oppose the project, which is set to be built on an environmentally sensitive part of the country's coast.

Protesters on Saturday gathered at the Vjosa-Narta lagoon, a nature reserve on the Albanian coast, to denounce a plan by US President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, to…

The so-called "Flamingo Revolution" has taken up the cause of protecting the Albanian coast from a development led by the president's son-in-law.

Ivanka Trump has floated "manifestations" of luxury holidays. Meanwhile, Albanians are claiming "irreversible" ecological damage. Why protests are shaking Albania.

Thousands of people have flooded the streets across Albania to protest against a major coastal development project linked to Jared Kushner, son-in-law of US President Donald…

The Jared Kushner-backed $1.6 billion project has drawn thousands of protesters — some wielding inflatable flamingos — to the streets of Albania’s capital over fears it threatens…

A luxury island project linked to US President Donald Trump's daughter, Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, has ignited one of the biggest political and environmental…

Albania’s ‘flamingo revolution’ has grown beyond its environmentalist origins

Protests erupt in Albania against a massive luxury resort planned by Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump. Thousands demonstrate against the $6.1 billion project on protected coastal…