Hashim Thaci at his initial appearance on obstruction of justice charges at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in the Hague, December 8, 2024. Photo: Kosovo Specialist Chambers/Live Updates.

Thaci Expects Acquittal as Hague Court’s War Crimes Verdict Nears

Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci says he expects to be acquitted of all charges in the war crimes case against him and three other former Kosovo Liberation Army leaders when the verdict is announced on September 16.

Remains of 23 Wartime Victims Unearthed from Mass Graves in Kosovo
  • August 20, 2026

The remains of 23 individuals have been found at three sites near northern Kosovo’s Zubin Potok in excavations that authorities believe are connected to victims who were forcibly disappeared during the 1998-99 war.

Kosovo Demolishes Illegal Lakeside Constructions on Public Land
  • August 19, 2026

Kosovo’s Environmental Inspectorate demolished illegal structures on public land near Radoniq Lake in Gjakova area, as a continuation of a wider action on illegal construction around the country’s water resources and public lands.

Kosovo Police Officers Suspected of Beating Serb Should Be Suspended, Inspectorate Says
  • August 19, 2026

The independent inspectorate has launched an investigation into allegations that a Kosovo Serb man was beaten by police officers during a raid on his home in the northern village of Dren, in the Zubin Potok municipality.

Kosovo Court Detains Suspect Over 2023 Attack on KFOR and Kosovo Police
  • August 18, 2026

A court in Prishtina has ordered 30 days of pre-trial detention for Igor Mirkovic, a Serb from Zvecan suspected of taking part in the violent attack on KFOR peacekeepers and Kosovo Police during civil unrest in northern Kosovo in May 2023.

Kosovo Opposition Snubs Acting President’s Meeting Amid Parliamentary Crisis
  • August 18, 2026

As the country's political crisis continues, the three largest opposition parties in Kosovo skipped a meeting with the acting president, claiming she no longer holds the post legitimately.

Kosovo Activists Protest Media Outlet Reporting on Suicide Cases
  • August 18, 2026

Kosovo’s suicide prevention centre Life Line has called for greater accountability in media reporting on suicide, protesting outside the offices of the Sinjali news portal over the publication of private images and details about victims.

Kosovo Court Detains Man Over Alleged Spying for Serbian Intelligence
  • August 14, 2026

Prishtina Basic Court ordered 30 days detention for Fehim Sali, a teacher from Dragash suspected of espionage and of working for Serbia’s intelligence agency, BIA.

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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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