Albania

03.07.2008 The Mjaft Movement reports that, in spite of repeated attempts to contact the office of Prime Minister, there have been no reaction so far to the demands of the striking workers of Gerdec, who continued their two-week hunger strike with protests in the park next to the PM`s office.

15.05.2008 The families of eleven victims of the ammunitions depot explosion in Gerdec filed a class action suit against the Albanian state and asked Mjaft Movement to serve as their legal council.

05.05.2008 The Confederation of Albanian Trade Unions, the Mjaft! Movement and other labor union groups held protests last Thusrday, May 1, in the Skanderbeg Square in Tirana, demanding better working conditions. May 1 is the day where the workers openly speak and present their complaints and demands regarding the working conditions.

30.04.2008 World Bank will approve of $4.5 million US in loans to Albania and Montenegro for protection of the eco-system in the region of the Lake of Skadar.

04.04.2008 MJAFT! Movement strongly protests the arrests of protesters by the Vlora Police Department, during the protests against the planned oil terminal that Italian Petrolifera Company intends to build in the Bay organized by the Alliance for Protection of the Bay of Vlora (AMGJ).

17.03.2008 Ten people were confirmed killed and nearly 300 injured in a huge explosion at an Albanian munitions depot on the outskirts of Tirana, authorities said. But more casualties were likely to be found by rescuers combing the area devastated by the blast Saturday that virtually flattened a town outside the capital, Tirana.

31.01.2008 The Children\'s Human Rights Centre of Albania – CRCA/DCI Albania, one of the major civil society organisations in Albania and the region of South Eastern Europe working to improve the situation of children\'s and youth rights through lobbying and advocacy, capacity building, policy and legislation formulation, announced today a new initiative related to children with genetic diseases.

30.01.2008 Marking the Data Protection Day, the OSCE Presence in Albania, the Delegation of the European Commission and the Council of Europe in Albania jointly emphasized the importance of a data protection system that meets European standards.

12.11.2007 A Study on Youth Employment conducted by the AGENDA Institute and MJAFT Movement, with the support of the World Bank, shows that Albania remains in huge problems regarding employment related issues.

17.09.2007 The Mjaft (Enough) nongovernmental organization continues its daily protests over the current situation with energy supply in the country, in front of the Ministry of Economy and Energy.