{"id":78724,"date":"2025-05-20T21:11:29","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T19:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=78724"},"modified":"2025-05-20T21:11:29","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T19:11:29","slug":"albanians-set-fire-to-cell-in-corfu-prison-protest-over-inhumane-conditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albanians-set-fire-to-cell-in-corfu-prison-protest-over-inhumane-conditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Albanians Set Fire to Cell in Corfu Prison, Protest Over Inhumane Conditions"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-4\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"3e201add-746d-452f-8f98-778ac5460e86\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"208\">Albanians held in Corfu prison have protested for their rights, claiming they are being subjected to scandalous conditions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"210\" data-end=\"433\">They allege they are discriminated against for being Albanian and are denied even the most basic human rights, such as proper food, water, and access to legal rights, including permission for leave or conditional release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"435\" data-end=\"552\">According to the inmates, they are treated differently than Greek prisoners, who they say enjoy certain privileges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"554\" data-end=\"705\">As an act of protest, one Albanian inmate set his cell on fire. 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