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Albania TikTok ban violated free speech, court rules

Albania TikTok ban violated free speech, court rules

An almost year-long ban on TikTok by the Albanian government violated freedom of expression and press freedom, Albania’s Constitutional Court ruled on Wednesday in a decision praised by journalists. The Albanian government blocked the billion-user app in March 2025 after the fatal stabbing of a teenager during

The woman fighting to reclaim her face from Albania's 'AI minister'

The woman fighting to reclaim her face from Albania's 'AI minister'

Albanian actor Anila Bisha is renowned for playing complex women on the stage and screen, skills honed over a 30-year career, but now she lives in the shadow of her AI avatar and a performance she never gave. Last September, Prime Minister Edi Rama announced with much fanfare he

Police battle opposition protesters in Albanian capital

Police battle opposition protesters in Albanian capital

Albanian police on Friday fired water cannon and tear gas to break up new anti-corruption protests by opposition right-wing demonstrators who hurled fireworks and homemade petrol bombs. Thousands of followers of the Democratic Party (PD) of former prime minister Sali Berisha first gathered outside the government headquarters demanding