In a village around 30 kilometres from Kosovo’s capital, students and citizens flock daily to the country’s first observatory and planetarium. Until last year, a small plot in the heart of Rashince in the Shtime municipality that used to grow corn has transformed into a hub for astronomy enthusiasts, now home to the village’s first…
Following reports that a 14-year-old girl was allegedly drugged and raped by five individuals in Prishtina, the Kosovo Women’s Network, has called for immediate institutional action. The police and prosecutor’s office have initiated investigations into suspicions that on Sunday, a 14-year-old girl in Prishtina was drugged and sexually assaulted by five individuals in the capital….
A Kosovo lawyer has been sentenced to 150 days in prison for sending a message to journalist Vehbi Kajtazi, owner of news website Paparaci, threatening to douse him with gasoline. The Prishtina Basic Court on Monday sentenced lawyer Driton Dobruna to 150 days in prison after he admitted sending a death threat to a Kosovo…
Nuredin Ibishi told the Hague court that collaborators with Serbia’s regime had to be detained, as the information that flowed from them had ‘severe consequences’ for the KLA Nuredin Ibishi, a former member of the Kosovo Liberation Army, KLA, has told the war crimes and crimes against humanity trial of former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci…
A former KLA unit commander told the Hashim Thaci trial that certain KLA members considered everyone who did not follow them or even met with ethnic Serbs, collaborators of Serbia’s regime, bolstering the prosecution case. If you were not part of the Kosovo Liberation Army’s (KLA) inner circle you were viewed as a traitor who…
Kosovo’s announcement in mid-October that it will abolish visas for Bosnian citizens from January 1, 2025 is a dream come true for Morina and others like him, who currently have to pay to travel outside Bosnia to queue at an embassy with a pile of papers in the hope of getting a stamp in their…
In its 2024 report, the European Commission demanded both Kosovo and Serbia fulfil obligations from the 2023 agreement on normalisation of relations. The European Commission has released its annual Progress Report, evaluating Kosovo’s progress on EU integration requirements and underscoring that dialogue with Serbia remains crucial for advancing Kosovo’s European path. It also points to…
Justice might not come for women and girls from the Balkans, who have been slut-shamed and stalked through Telegram groups, mainly with so-called ‘deep fake’ photos of them being shared at unprecedented speed. Early this year, a Telegram group called “AlbKings” that shared explicit photos and videos of women and girls without their consent was…
A European Union Spokesperson told BIRN that Serbia should ‘reconsider’ its draft law declaring Kosovo a ‘special zone of social protection’ as it violates obligations Belgrade undertook during dialogue on normalisation of relations with Pristina. The European Union on Wednesday criticised Serbia’s move to adopt a law declaring Kosovo an “area of special protection” in…
Kosovo’s government has announced a public sector salary increase, set to take effect just ahead of the parliamentary February 2025 elections. Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti announced in a press conference on Tuesday that from January to July 2025, public sector employees will receive a 55 euros increase in their monthly salaries with an additional…