Hava Shala (left) and Myrvete Dreshaj (right) during a discussion on the role of women in blood feuds reconciliation, at the Reporting House museum in Pristina, July 2025. Photo: BIRN

“We’ll do it”: The Women Who Pioneered Blood Feud Reconciliation in Kosovo

From prison cells to the oda—two women from Peja conceived the initiative that would bring an end to hundreds of retaliatory killings between ethnic Albanians in Kosovo in the early 1990s.

An OSCE officer checks the Studencane and Suva Reka area in Kosovo, February 1999. Photo: EPA/ATTILA KISBENEDEK/STF/AK/CL/OW.

Balkan Insight’s First Despatch: Net Closes On Alleged Suva Reka Killers

In the first ever report published by Balkan Insight, BIRN revealed that ten Serb policemen accused of carrying one of the worst massacres in the Kosovo war were about to face justice. For BIRN's 20th anniversary, we are republishing the original report - plus an update on what happened next.

Danijela Vucinic (L) and Radojica Radomirovic (R), 'Narodna Prava' MP candidates, at Debat Pernime on Feb. 7, 2025. Photo: BIRN

Party Representing Kosovo Serbs Demands Reintegration in Kosovo Institutions

The ‘Narodna Pravda (People’s Justice)’ party, which hopes to represent Kosovo Serbs in parliament after the February 9 elections, blamed Serbia’s President Alexandar Vucic for ongoing challenges faced by ethnic Serbs in Kosovo and pledged to integrate the Serbian community into Kosovo’s institutions and improve inter-ethnic relations.

Ramush Haradinaj, AAK candidate for Kosovo's Prime Minister, on 'Debat Pernime' TV Programme on February 5, 2025. Photo: BIRN.

Ramush Haradinaj Strives for Kosovo PM Seat, Promising Better Relations with US, NATO Membership

Ramush Haradinaj, leader of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo, AAK, attempts to win votes and return as Kosovo Prime Minister after the February 9 elections by promising to strengthen Kosovo's relationship with the United States, fulfill international obligations, and push for Kosovo’s NATO membership.

Alan Chin. Photo: BIRN

‘We Had an Impact’: Kosovo War Photographer Says Images Affected West’s Policies

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'.