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Survivors of sexual violence during the war in Kosovo, Vasfije Krasniqi Goodman and Shyhrete Tahiri-Sylejmani (L) and Mirlinda Sada, executive director of NGO Medica Gjakova (R) at the launch of the 'Trauma Has No Deadline' campaign in Pristina, Kosovo, on April 14, 2025

“Trauma Has No Deadline”: Survivors of Wartime Sexual Violence Demand Justice Without Timeframes

Survivors of wartime sexual violence and NGOs have called on the Government of Kosovo to remove application deadlines for victims seeking to come forward and claim official survivor status, while criticizing the work of the victim verification commission.

General Auditor of the National Audit Office in Kosovo, Vlora Spanca, in an interview for the Kallxo Pernime TV program on April 5, 2025. Photo: BIRN

General Auditor Criticises Poor Management and Slow Investigations in Public Investments

Vlora Spanca, Kosovo’s General Auditor, highlighted persistent issues in the management of public funds and capital investments by government institutions. She voiced concerns over the slow pace of prosecution investigations and the minimal number of indictments regarding their findings.

Doloreza Musabelliu, prosecutor at Albania’s Special Anti-Corruption and Organised Crime Structure, SPAK. Photo: BIRN

Albanian Prosecutor Reveals Money Laundering Networks and Criminal Methods

Criminal organisations in Albania launder millions through the construction sector, cryptocurrency markets, and international networks, warns Doloreza Musabelliu, a prosecutor at Albania’s Special Anti-Corruption and Organised Crime Structure, SPAK.

A F-16 fighter jet takes off from the northern Italian NATO airbase Aviano on 24 March 1999 to hit targets in Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo with air strikes. PHOTO: EPA/STRINGER/

Kosovo Commemorates 26th Anniversary of NATO Airstrikes

Kosovo marked the 26th anniversary of the NATO airstrikes against Yugoslav and Serbian military and police targets, an intervention aimed at halting the ethnic cleansing of Kosovo Albanians.

Kosovo Albanian children run towards helicopters bringing humanitarian aid to a refugee camp near Kukes, northern Albania, April 1999. Photo: EPA /ANJA NIEDRINGHAUS/NIE-HH

Learning on the Run: Young Kosovo Wartime Refugees Recall Schooling in Tents

For the children of Kosovo Albanians seeking refuge from the war in neighbouring countries, improvised classes offered hope amid hardship – and a rare feeling of safety.


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Ramadan Nishori (L) tells his story at the Kino Armata community centre in Pristina, April 14, 2025. Photo: BIRN.

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Former Kosovo Liberation Army leaders in court. Photo: Kosovo Specialist Chambers.

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Survivors of sexual violence during the war in Kosovo, Vasfije Krasniqi Goodman and Shyhrete Tahiri-Sylejmani (L) and Mirlinda Sada, executive director of NGO Medica Gjakova (R) at the launch of the 'Trauma Has No Deadline' campaign in Pristina, Kosovo, on April 14, 2025

“Trauma Has No Deadline”: Survivors of Wartime Sexual Violence Demand Justice Without Timeframes
The meeting of the Energy Regulatory Office board for the approval of new energy tariffs on April 16, 2025. Photo: BIRN

Kosovo Energy Regulator Determines Electricity Tariffs after Detested Price Hike

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