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‘Freedom House’ Report Highlights BIRN’s Investigation on Alleged Gender-Based Discrimination at Public Broadcaster

An annual report on democracy in Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia by Freedom House, mentioned the BIRN’s investigation “RTK’s Board Blocks High-Scoring Women from Top Jobs” published in September 2023, by journalists Jeta Xharra and Mediana Halili. The investigation dealt with gender discrimination in the processes of recruitment for high positions in Kosovo’s public…

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“Am I to blame?”: Students Speak Up About Sexual Harassment at Prishtina University

Students from the University of Prishtina have exposed the misconduct of a mathematics professor with accusations ranging from indecent comments to unwanted physical advances. “You can wear red lipstick as much as you want, but your lips will never be like Teuta’s,” this comment by a man was overheard by two female students from the…

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Kosovo Security Sector Becomes Target of Disinformation

False narratives, which target the security sector in Kosovo and are often influenced by Russian and Serbian propaganda, distort the interpretation of security incidents and portrayal of security institutions, leading to potential destabilisation, BIRN and Internews Kosova fact checking platform concludes. Kosovo has experienced a surge in disinformation since the Banjska attack in late September…

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Love Under Fire: How an Ethnically-Mixed Couple Survived the Kosovo War

NATO launched its bombing raids to force Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic to end his campaign of repression against Kosovo Albanians. But during the 78 days of air strikes, Yugoslav forces intensified their armed attacks before they were ultimately made to withdraw into Serbia. Despite all this, Zeqaj, Kerezovic and their family would be the last…

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Kosovo Optimistic About Becoming Newest Member of Council of Europe, Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister

The Kosovo deputy minister of Foreign Affairs, Kreshnik Ahmeti, told Kallxo Përnime TV programme that the implementation of the Constitutional Court ruling which awarded land to the Decani Monastery will lead to Kosovo becoming the newest member of the Council of Europe very soon. “We will become the 47th member of the Council of Europe,”…

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