Albanians Protest Jared Kushner-Linked Luxury Resort

Will the development proceed in a responsible way or cause irreversible damage to the environment?

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Albanians Protest Jared Kushner-Linked Luxury Resort

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Above: Protesters in Tirana, Albania are sprayed by a police water cannon on June 3. Image credit: Armando Babani/Getty Images

The Spin

Pro-establishment narrative

While the project is being carried out on an environmentally delicate area, developers have pledged to move forward in a responsible approach that respects the community while respecting the ongoing and public institutional processes.

Reuters

Establishment-critical narrative

Heavy machinery has been tearing through one of Europe's most ecologically important coastal habitats and it is being done without the requisite approvals and environmental impact assessments. While some of the damage is already irreversible, work must be stopped and there needs to be an investigation into how this was allowed to move forward.

BirdLife International