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Not for the microphone and cameras, nor for groups and parties: Here's why I'm protesting and why I'll continue to protest

2026-08-25 19:36:00 / IDE NGA BESMIR SEMANAJ
Not for the microphone and cameras, nor for groups and parties: Here's why

By Besmir Semanaj

I am protesting the multitude of scandals that have accumulated during these 34 years of pseudo-democracy.

I'm not protesting about the microphone.

I'm not protesting about the cameras.

I'm not protesting for any group or party that is in the square.

I'm saying it bluntly: Neither the clashes, nor the debates, nor the behavior of different groups in the square affect me and will not affect me. I am not there for any of them.

I'm there for my own reasons.

I am protesting because I am a citizen and I believe that in a normal state, the government must be held accountable.

It is enough to recall some of the biggest scandals that have accompanied these years: Gërdeci, January 21, CEZ, files 339 and 184, incinerators, concessions and PPPs, the McGonigal scandal, patronage, scandals with public tenders and abuses of state funds.

As someone who works in IT, I am particularly concerned about issues that affect technology, data, and how the state uses digital systems.

We have seen the massive leak of citizens' personal data, the publication of sensitive data, problems with state systems and cybersecurity, huge digitalization contracts, and the way technology has been used to collect, process, and control data about citizens.

The problem is the state. That's why I protest.

Not because I want a seat in the stands. Not because I want a microphone. Not because I want to be part of a group.

I protest because I don't want the scandal to be normalized. I don't want every affair to be forgotten after a few days. I don't want responsibility to disappear amidst political statements. I don't want the citizen to always be the one who pays the bill.

And above all, I will not allow public clashes, provocations, or the behavior of individuals to distract me from the reason I came out. None of them affect me and will not affect me.

I'm not in the square for them.

I am in the square for myself, for my family, and for Albania. I believe that every citizen should think this way.

To come out not for a party.

Not for a leader.

Not for a group.

To stand up for himself. For his family. For the future of his children. For the country he lives in. If each of us waits for someone else to stand up, speak out, and protest in our country, then nothing changes.

I will continue to protest. Even when there are no cameras. Even when there is no microphone. Even when no one applauds me. Because my protest is not about the microphone.

It's about principle.

I want an Albania where the law applies to everyone, where citizens' data is protected, where public money is controlled, and where the government is afraid of the citizen, not the citizen of the government.

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