Alan Chin, a photojournalist for the New York Times who covered the war in Kosovo said that powerful images of civilian suffering in the conflict ‘perhaps had influence on policies in the US and London’. New York-based photojournalist Alan Chin said during a lecture at BIRN’s Reporting House in Prishtina on Monday that images published in…
In an interview with BIRN, Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani urged ‘coordination’ with the West in steps concerning Serbia and Kosovo Serbs, saying some EU states need to be convinced – not attacked – to lift punitive measures in place since June last year. As Kosovo drifts into another diplomatic row with its Western allies over…
Kosovo’s Foreign Minister Donika Gervalla Schwarz considered Serbia’s move to withdraw from the letter of reservations on the deal on normalisation of relations with Kosovo as “partial.” The European Union envoy on Kosovo- Serbia dialogue, Miroslav Lajcak, said on Friday that Serbia has withdrawn the letter it sent to the EU last year, in which…
Kosovo’s Hardh Fest returns for its 10th anniversary, offering three days of music, culture, and festivities where visitors can enjoy traditional grape-stomping, family-friendly activities, and the annual Wine Fair to celebrate the start of the grape harvest. Under the motto “Për kokërr të qejfit” (Just for fun), the 10th edition of Hardh Fest, the most…
Kosovo’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora advised Kosovo citizens and the diaspora to avoid border crossings with Serbia amid reports of plans to block roads in Serbia surrounding the crossings. Kosovo authorities have urged citizens and diaspora to avoid going through Serbia amidst reports of plans to block roads that lead to border crossings…
As the new school year starts on Monday, the teachers’ union is criticising the government for again not supplying schools with textbooks directly, forcing parents to buy them from stores using money allocated online. Kosovo parents have been touring one bookstore after another recently – just as they did last year – to get textbooks…
osnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Kosovo marked International Missing Persons Day on Friday, reminding the public of the fate of more than 10,000 people whose bodies have never been found following the violent breakup of Yugoslavia. Emza Fazlic, spokesperson for the Bosnian Missing Persons Institute, which organised a gathering with families of the missing and…
The Kosovo Parliament’s approval of a controversial law regulating the Independent Media Commission has sparked widespread criticism, raising concerns among local and international organisations and media freedom advocates about potential threats to press freedom. A new law regarding the Kosovo Independent Media Commission, IMC, was approved by the Kosovo Parliament on July 11, 2024, and…
Kosovo’s flag at the opening ceremony of the Paralympics. Photo: Kosovo Paralympic Committee/Facebook The Paris Paralympics will include 4,400 athletes with physical, visual and intellectual impairments competing in 22 sports from August 29 to September 8. France 24 has reported that 2 million tickets have been sold so far.
Through its vibrant culture, Prishtina is attracting an increasing number of tourists, challenging the once-dominant stereotype of Kosovo as a troubled place to visit. Despite stereotypes of Kosovo’s capital as being uninteresting and dangerous, Dyonne Beaudine van Hoorn found Prishtina to be very safe, along with having a lively youth culture. “Everyone thought I was…