On this edition of Your Call's Media Roundtable, we're discussing the ongoing mass anti-government protests in Albania over a proposed $1.4 billion luxury resort development linked to Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump.
Thousands of people are protesting a project in Sazan Island, Albania, targeting protected coastal land. The movement has been nicknamed the “flamingo revolution,” with pink flamingos becoming a symbol of people-led resistance against the takeover of protected wetlands and coastlines.
Guests:
Mitchell Prothero, journalist and former Iraq bureau chief for McClatchy Newspapers
Erisa Kryeziu, Albanian journalist for the independent media outlet Citizens.al
Resources:
The Nation: How Jared Kushner Sparked a Political Crisis in Albania
OBCT: The Flamingo Revolution for a different Albania
eurobserver: From protected park to Trump-linked playground: how Albania is privatising its coastline
The Guardian: Look at the protests Jared Kushner has caused in Albania. This could be a shining light for Europe
