Kosovo’s ex-Mine Director Recalls 1989 Strike: I Thought We Were All Going To Die

In 1988, Burhan Kavaja became the main director of the Trepça flotation mine. Just one year later, he and his colleagues organized one of the biggest miners’ strikes in the history of modern Europe—the Trepça miners’ hunger strike. The strike, which many consider to be the beginning of the end of Kosovo under Serbian rule,…

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Kosovo’s Media Commission Elects New Head Amid Claims of Political Interference

The Kosovo Independent Media Commission has elected Besnik Berisha as the new chairman following claims of political and illegal interference. Kosovo’s Independent Media Commission, ICM, elected a new chairman on Friday amidst claims of political interference and allegations that members were attempting to unlawfully dismiss the current chairman, Jeton Mehmeti.  Changes were made to ICM’s…

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Kosovo NGOs Urge Ruling Vetëvendosje to Reconsider Boycott of Kallxo Pernime Election Debates

Twenty non-governmental organisations in Kosovo have strongly condemned the Vetëvendosje Movement’s decision to boycott BIRN and Internews Kosova-moderated debates ahead of the 2025 parliamentary elections, arguing that the move undermines the public interest and the fair and accurate dissemination of information to voters. Twenty non-governmental organisations have reacted to the decision of the Vetëvendosje Movement…

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Husband and Three Others Indicted Over Femicide in Prishtina

The Prishtina Basic Prosecution filed on Wednesday an indictment against four individuals for the murder of 30-year-old Liridona Ademaj, which occurred in November 2023.  Her husband, Naim Murseli, is among the accused. They had two children and lived in Sweden together. The other three defendants are identified as Kushtrim Kokalla, Granit Plava, and Tom Dodaj….

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Kosovo Ruling Party’s Boycott of TV Electoral Debates Draws Criticism

Domestic and international journalists’ associations have criticised the ruling Vetevendosje Movement party for refusing to participate in electoral debates aired by three leading private television broadcasters in Kosovo, Klan Kosova, T7 and TV Dukagjini. Vetevendosje, which has been in power since 2021 and is seeking re-election at parliamentary polls on February 9, has not publicly…

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Kosovo Parties Count on Celebrities’ Influence to Reach More Votes

Ahead of the February 9 parliamentary elections, political parties in Kosovo have initiated a competition to enlist public figures based on their social media following and fame rather than academic or political qualifications.  Singers, actors, athletes, and social media influencers have become part of electoral candidates’ lists, marking a trend where popularity and number of…

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Russia-Driven Disinformation Campaign Aims at Drawing Parallels Between Kosovo and Ukraine

A months-long investigation by KALLXO.com revealed that Kremlin-produced disinformation is being circulated in the Albanian language. The objective of these false narratives is to portray Kosovo as analogous to Ukraine, that is, as countries that lack sovereignty and independence.  The EU’s anti-disinformation task force, through its platform EUvsDisinfo, has identified several Russian narratives linking Kosovo…

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Far-Right Extremism and its Influence on Kosovo’s Public Discourse

Kosovo’s public discourse is drenched with hate speech, which is driven by far-right extremist ideologies that target vulnerable communities, promote nationalism, and spread anti-globalist narratives. Amid this, media outlets lack robust editorial filters, allowing dangerous rhetoric to proliferate unchecked. In 2022, an investigation by Kallxo Pernime identified at least five active far-right organisations in Kosovo….

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