Reuters: Albania's National Theatre Shelf Sparks Anger Protests

The prestigious news agency “Reuters” has written about today's event in Albania, where the National Theatre object in Tirana collapsed.

Reuters in the article writes about the protest clash with police.

“for more than two years, actors, activists and opposition have opposed Socialist Prime Minister Edi Rama's plan for building a new theatre, saying the old building is part of the country's heritage and accused it of corrupt practices”, Reuters quoted Klan Kosova as saying.

The article further speaks of a large number of police forces being deployed before dawn over the theatre and expelled members of the Alliance for Theatre Protection.

Later, bulldozers began to tear down the building, explains how it originated in the Albanian capital.

The facility, built in 1939 and converted to National Theatre in 1945, has divided society.

According to this article, many people have expressed anger at Rama's decision to act in her isolation from the Coronavirus.

This is not about destroying theatre, it's about falling democracy and freedom. We're in a dictatorship”, heard saying on a Facebook video an unidentified member of the” alliance.

Protesters clashed with police, cheering “Downside dictatorship”, resulting in the arrest of 37 people.

A policeman has been sent to the hospital after being hit by a protest, while a witness has also seen a protester with head injuries writes Reuters.