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In Albania, two women take on a nation with a rooftop wedding
In many ways Alba Ahmetaj and Edlira Mara lead an ordinary life. They brush their twin daughters' hair before school and play fight with them in their flat on weekend mornings. They have matching shoulder tattoos that mark their 14 years together.
But in their fight to be treated like other families, the lesbian couple did something extraordinary.
In loving protest, Albanian lesbians marry unofficially
On the roof of the mayor's office in Albania's capital Tirana, lesbians Alba Ahmetaj and Edlira Mara held an unofficial wedding ceremony on Sunday, a symbolic move they hope will promote LGBT+ rights in the conservative Balkan country.
Albania’s Parliament Greenlights ex-Deputy PM’s Arrest
Albania's parliament voted on Friday to accept the Special Prosecution Against Corruption and Organised Crime's request to be able to arrest former Deputy Prime Minister, Arben Ahmetaj.
The SPAK had requested the arrest and a personal search warrant and a house search in connection with charges on corruption and money laundering.
Albania Prosecutors Seek Former Deputy PM Arben Ahmetaj’s Arrest
Arben Ahmetaj, a long-time member of Albania's parliament and former Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister is facing a request from prosecutors for his arrest on charges of corruption and money laundering.
Ahmetaj, 54, holds parliamentary immunity, so the Special Structure Against Corruption and Organised Crime, SPAK, has asked parliament for permission to arrest him.