Women members of the Kosovo parliament sign declaration to combat violence against women in politics and public life on November 19, 2024 in Prishtina. Photo: Kosovo Assembly

Women for Women: Kosovo MPs Commit to Combating Gender-Based Violence

Women members of the Kosovo parliament, with support from the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, signed an official declaration to combat violence against women in politics and public life.

Not Only Blank Margins: Kosovar Artists Face the Repercussions of Political Stalemate
  • November 19, 2024

Kosovo’s artists miss out on regional collaboration opportunities because of politics, lack of money, and sometimes unwillingness.

Kosovo Indicts Yugoslav Army Ex-Reservist for War Crimes Against Villagers
  • November 19, 2024

Srdjan Lazovic, a Kosovo Serb arrested in June, is accused of taking part in the mass detention and torture of hundreds of civilians at a village in the Malisheve/Malisevo area in 1999.

The cast of ‘Women of Troy’ at the end of the play. Photo: BIRN

Kosovo, Serbia Actors Give Ancient Play on Women’s Suffering Modern Slant
  • November 14, 2024

Actors from Kosovo and Serbia have been collaborating on a new version of ‘Women of Troy’, the Greek tragedy that views war though the lens of women – and has clear relevance to recent Balkan history.

Locals enjoy take away coffee on the main square in Prishtina, Kosovo, 27 May 2020. Photo: EPA/Valdrin Xhemaj

Unmatched Realities: Kosovo’s Labor Market Needs to Meet a Generation’s Aspirations
  • November 8, 2024

In Kosovo, many businesses display “Worker Wanted” signs in gastronomy, retail, and construction. Paradoxically, the country reports high unemployment rates, which experts contribute to a mismatch between the skills in demand and the training sought in educational institutions.

Shukri Buja testifying in court on Wednesday, November 6, 2024. Photo: Livestream/Kosovo Specialist Chambers

Guerrilla Chiefs in Kosovo War Trial ‘Didn’t Give Operational Orders’: Witness
  • November 7, 2024

A witness who was compelled to testify in the war crimes trial of former President Hashim Thaci and three co-defendants in The Hague said the four wartime Kosovo Liberation Army officials couldn't have ordered the crimes.

"The action by the NGO 'QIKA' at the premises of Klan Kosova. Photo: QIKA/Facebook"

Activists Accuse Kosovo’s ‘Big Brother’ Show of Promoting Domestic Violence
  • November 5, 2024

Human rights groups have reacted in outrage after Kosovo's version of the 'Big Brother' reality TV series arranged for a contestant to confront her ex-husband, who has been charged with domestic violence, on the set of the show.

Kosovo’s First Observatory and Planetarium Inspires a New Generation of Stargazers
  • November 5, 2024

In a village around 30 kilometres from Kosovo’s capital, students and citizens flock daily to the country’s first observatory and planetarium.

A protest against sexual violence towards women in Ferizaj/Urosevac | Photo: Bardha Goga.

Kosovo Authorities Urged to Act After Minor Allegedly Drugged and Sexually Assaulted
  • November 4, 2024

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.

Kosovo Lawyer Sentenced for Sending Death Threat to Journalist
  • November 4, 2024

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.

Nuredin Ibishi at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in the Hague, Photo: Livestream/Kosovo Specialist Chambers

Witness Tells Thaci Trial Detaining Serbia’s Collaborators Was Necessary

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A Walk through Resistance: A Visitor’s Take from Kosovo’s Reporting House

Penesta Dika
  • September 26, 2024

Kosovo’s Taken Crucial Step to Join Council of Europe

Petrit Selimi
  • March 14, 2024
The Serbian Orthodox Visoki Decani Monastery in Kosovo, January 2013. Photo: EPA-EFE/Valdrin Xhemaj.

Why are we overlooking the development of a resilient critical energy infrastructure in Kosovo?

Donika Marku
  • January 22, 2024

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Kosovo Optimistic About Becoming Newest Member of Council of Europe, Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister
  • March 22, 2024

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.

Talks with EU leaders in Brussels Yield No Progress in Kosovo-Serbia Dialogue, on Paper at Least
  • October 27, 2023

Another high-level meeting in Brussels, the first of this size, did not yield clear results, at least not for the public. Preconditions set by both Kosovo and Serbia were the primary cause of this impasse, according to EU.

EU Sanction Dilemma: Kosovo Awaits Action, Serbia Escapes Scrutiny
  • October 13, 2023

Three weeks after the terrorist attack in Banjska, North Kosovo, the European Union has refrained from imposing sanctions on Serbia, even as the sanctions against Kosovo, imposed prior to the attack, remain in place.

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Posters at the opening of Anibar International Animation Festival read: “‘Patriarkati: Fabrikë e Dhunuesve (The Patriarchy: a Factory of Abusers)’; ‘Patriarkati: Armik i Përbashkët (The Patriarchy: Mutual Enemy)’; ‘Patriarkati: Fundi po i vjen (Patriarchy: Its end is coming)’." July 15, 2024. Photo: BIRN

‘Smashing the Patriarchy’: Anibar Film Festival Provides Possibilities for Equality

Anibar International Animation Festival

In its fifteenth edition, the Anibar International Animation Festival, in Kosovo’s town of Peja, urges citizens to raise their voices against patriarchal oppression.
Purple flags at the Sunny Hill festival for this year’s festival’s theme “A Flag for Her”, against gender based violence. Photo: BIRN

Sunny Hill festival

Most attendees praise the new out-of-town site of Kosovo’s Sunny Hill festival, which opened on Thursday – though some are less happy about updated ticket prices.

Prishtina

You might have read that Yahoo article about how the best macchiatos in the word are made in Prishtina. But the city has more than that. A visitor spending a day in the newest capital of Europe should take in a macchiato before walking around some of the interesting places, old cultural objects and bars – without which Prishtina would be known only for good macchiato and nothing else.

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