Blerim Isufaj (C), Chief Prosecutor at the Kosovo Special Prosecution, with prosecutor Valdet Gashi on September 4, 2026. Photo: BIRN.

Kosovo Charges Serbian Security Officers Over Jashari Compound Massacre

High-profile former Serbian security figures including Jovica Stanisic and Milorad ‘Legija’ Ulemek are indicted for mass killings in then Kosovo Liberation Army commander's Adem Jashari family compound in 1998.

‘Return Hubs’ for Migrants Anticipated in Balkans for ‘Era of Deportations’
  • August 26, 2026

As the EU awaits final approval for plans to set up ‘return hubs’ in third countries for migrants awaiting deportation, it’s predicted that Balkan countries could end up hosting such holding centres despite concerns about human rights violations.

LDK leader Lumir Abdixhiku at a press conference on Tuesday, September 1, 2026. Photo: BIRN

Kosovo President’s Election Jeopardised by Party’s Inner Divisions
  • September 2, 2026

Election of new head of state and end to political crisis now looks less likely after several Democratic League of Kosovo MPs said they would not support a joint candidate backed by their party leader.

Kosovo presidential candidate Bekim Sejdiu (C) at a joint press conference with (L-R) Vetevendosje MP Hekuran Murati, former President Vjosa Osmani, LDK leader Lumir Adbixhiku, LDK MP Lutfi Haziri, and Vetevendosje leader Albin Kurti in Pristina on August 31, 2026. Photo: BIRN.

Kosovo’s Vetevendosje, LDK Agree on Ex-Judge as Joint Presidential Candidate
  • August 31, 2026

Kosovo's governing Vetevendosje party and opposition Democratic League of Kosovo, LDK agreed on a joint presidential candidate - which could end the country's political deadlock and allow a new parliament to be constituted.

Dusan Dobrac (R) and Milos Radosavlevic (L) at the Pristina Basic Court on August 31, 2026. Photo: BIRN.

Two Kosovo Serbs Plead Guilty to Participating in 2022 Unrest
  • August 31, 2026

Two Kosovo Serbs pleaded guilty to violating the constitutional order by participating in setting up roadblocks and barricades in the Serb-majority north of the country during protests in 2022.

The Basic Court of Prizren, January 23, 2026. Photo: BIRN

Man Detained in Kosovo over Wife’s Suspected Murder
  • August 27, 2026

The Basic Court of Prizren has ordered 30 days of pre-trial detention for an 81-year-old man suspected of the aggravated murder of his 80-year-old wife.

Kosovo Town Festival Turns to Improvised Stages as Theatre Undergoes Renovation
  • August 27, 2026

The 56th Ferizaj Theatre Festival will be staged in galleries, improvised halls, and public spaces this year, after the city’s main theatre was closed down for renovations and funding problems complicated preparations.

Kosovo’s Ruling Party Optimistic About Resolving Deadlock Over New President
  • August 26, 2026

The deputy leader of the governing Vetevendosje said that his party can now talk to the opposition Democratic League of Kosovo about “concrete names” for the new country’s next president, following months of political deadlock.

Kosovo Prosecution Indicts Man on Espionage and Blackmail Charges
  • August 25, 2026

Kosovo’s Special Prosecution has indicted Fatmir Sheholli on charges of espionage and blackmail, alleging that he was recruited by Serbia’s intelligence agency and acted on its instructions.

Kosovo Starts Countdown on KLA Leaders War Crimes Verdict
  • August 25, 2026

Activists in Kosovo are installing countdown timers counting off the days until the September 16 verdict in the crimes against humanity trial of former president Hashim Thaci at The Hague.

Man Suspected of Killing Pregnant Wife in Kosovo

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Albin Kurti – Baba: Kosovo’s ‘Father’ Who Inherits an Absence

Vjosa Musliu
  • July 22, 2026
Illustration. BIRN/Besnik Krivanjeva

The Missing Context in Kosovo’s Energy Debate

Viktor Berishaj
  • June 5, 2026

Testing the Future: North Macedonia’s Non-Existent Albanian Language Bar Exam

Xhavit Rexhaj
  • April 15, 2026

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Serbia President Aleksandar Vucic (L), EU High Representative Josep Borrell (2-L) and Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti (R) at a meeting of the EU-Kosovo-Serbia Dialogue in Brussels on February 27, 2023. Photo: EPA/STEPHANIE LECOCQ

Two Years On, Kosovo- Serbia Normalisation Deal Still Pending
  • March 18, 2025

The EU-facilitated verbal deal to implement the ‘normalisation’ of relations between Serbia and Kosovo, reached in Ohrid, North Macedonia in 2023, continues to hang in the balance as the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue remains nearly paralysed.

NATO General Secretary (L) and Kosovo's President Vjosa Osmani (R) in Prishtina, Kosovo on March 11, 2025. Photo: Official Facebook Account of Vjosa Osmani

NATO General Secretary Urges Leadership and Dialogue for Lasting Peace in the Balkans
  • March 11, 2025

NATO General Secretary Mark Rutte emphasised the need for leadership and commitment from all parties to secure lasting peace and stability in the Balkans during his visit to Kosovo.

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.

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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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