Albania faces the dual challenge of aligning with EU digital and media regulations while contending with serious internal governance weaknesses.

Police in Albania have fired water cannon and tear gas against protesters outside Prime Minister Edi Rama’s office in the capital, Tirana, as the demonstrators called for his resignation following a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Albania's lawmakers in 2016 approved a law to check the personal and professional backgrounds of judges and prosecutors as part of ...

On Oct. 6, Albanian Appeals Court Judge Astrit Kalaja was shot inside the Tirana courtroom where he oversaw a property dispute case, according to the International Commission of Jurists. Kalaja died ...

An appeal court judge was shot dead inside a courtroom in the Albanian capital on Monday, October 6, 2025, by a man who was involved in a trial that was presided over by the judge. The victim was ...

A judge was shot dead inside a courtroom in Albania on Monday for the first time in the country’s modern history. Judge Astrit Kalaja, 53, was shot multiple times shortly after handing down a ruling ...

Judge Astrit Kalaja was shot inside the courtroom by a 30-year-old suspect with the initials E. Sh., according to police. | Image: X TIRANA, Albania: A judge at the Tirana appeals court was shot dead ...

Judge Astrit Kalaja was fatally shot during a trial in Tirana, prompting calls for tighter court security across Albania. An Albanian judge was shot dead in court on Tuesday after a man on trial ...

The shocking killing of judge Astrit Kalaja on Monday inside a Tirana court has led to serious questions over levels of security in the country’s institutions. Photo illustration: EPA-EFE/MALTON DIBRA ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A judge in Albania was shot dead after a man on trial opened fire during a hearing over a property dispute, according to local ...

11:12, Tue, Oct 7, 2025 Updated: 13:48, Tue, Oct 7, 2025 An Appeals Court judge has been shot dead after the man whose trial he was presiding over opened fire with a gun inside the courtroom itself, ...

Several police officers were seen rushing inside the courthouse after the attack A COURTROOM turned into a scene of terror when a man on trial opened fire, killing ...