Kallxo.com Journalists, Kreshnik Gashi and Behar Mustafa, were awarded first prize for investigative journalism by the European Union for their investigation into corruption at local and central governance levels enabling hundreds of illegal constructions in the protected area of Brezovica. The September 2023 Kallxo.com investigation revealing how Albanian businessmen became the ‘lords’ of Brezovica by…

Kosovo’s judicial system is facing numerous challenges due to widespread misinformation, defamatory accusations, and the public’s lack of understanding of the competences of judiciary and security institutions. The blending of responsibilities between Kosovo’s police, prosecutors, and courts, coupled with biased reporting from media and unfounded claims by politicians, has led to confusion and mistrust in…

Fans entered the field during a Kosovo vs Romania football match on September 6 in Kosovo’s capital of Prishtina. They were taken by surprise when people threw fireworks and verbally abused other fans during the national anthem of Romania. Skender Perteshi, a security expert from the Prishtina based think tank Institute for Security and Resilience,…

New report lists three Balkan states among the ten countries worldwide where fewest people separate their household waste, causing problems for the environment and risks to health – with a lack of awareness largely to blame. Kosovo, Montenegro and Albania are among the top ten countries worldwide where fewest households report separating their household waste,…

Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani was awarded the M100 Media Award in Potsdam, Germany, for her commitment to strengthening democracy, freedom of expression, freedom of the press, and European values. Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani was honored with the M100 Media Award on Thursday, September 12 at the international media conference Sanssouci Colloquium in Potsdam, Germany. The…

Most survivors of sexual abuse during the Kosovo war still suffer severe psychological consequences as a result of their ordeal, a new report by two NGOs, Medica Mondiale and Medica Gjakova, concludes. German NGO Medica Mondiale and local Kosovo NGO Medica Gjakova, which works with survivors of sexual abuse from the Kosovo war, published a report on…