Students gather again to protest outside Ministry of Education

Students from several universities boycotted classes on Tuesday and gathered outside the Ministry of Education to protest for a second consecutive day.
The boycott involved students from the University of Medicine, the Agricultural University, the Polytechnic University, the Faculty of Law, the Faculty of Economics and the Faculty of Philology.

Some medical students marched to the Faculty of Natural Sciences and called on others to join the protest.

According to media reports, protesters chanted slogans including “Your time is up” and “Resign,” while urging others to join them.

The protests began on Monday, when students demonstrated for several hours along Tirana’s main streets. The march started outside the Ministry of Education, where protesters threw stones and pyrotechnic devices, according to reports.

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