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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.

The landfill in the village of Velekince in Gjilan. Photo: BIRN/Denis Slovinja

Waste Management: A Systemic Crisis in Kosovo

The lack of proper waste treatment and recycling systems in Kosovo has caused the creation of hazardous open-air landfills and illegal waste dumpsites, causing environmental pollution and health concerns.

Nights out in 1990s Kosovo shown in ‘Album 1990-1999’. Photo courtesy of Gresa Nuredini

Shift in Perspective: Book of Family Photos Tells ‘Personal’ Story of 1990s Kosovo

For her book ‘Album 1990-1999’, Gresa Nuredini asked Kosovo Albanians to provide their own family snapshots - showing how they would like the turbulent decade to be remembered.

Pensioners play chess at the elderly centre in Prishtina’s Tophane neighbourhood. Photo: BIRN

Struggling Kosovo Pensioners Find Solace at Social Centres

Pensioners in Kosovo face space constraints for activities, , lack of health insurance, and low pensions, regardless of their contributions to the country.

Debate on the role of home – schools in Kosovo during the 90s at Reporting House, on March 7, 2025. Photo: BIRN"

Kosovo’s Home Schools in the 1990s, the Most Successful Form of Resistance

On March 7, widely celebrated as Teacher's Day in Kosovo, a discussion took place at BIRN's 'Reporting House' in Prishtina, focusing on the huge role of "Home Schools" in Kosovo during the 1990s, which were created as an answer to government oppression of the Albanian population at the time.

Kosovo Court Orders Detention for Six Suspects in Police Sergeant Assassination

Young boys stand in front of the ruins of Adem Jashari's house, destroyed by Serbian forces in Prekaz. Photo: Joakim Roos

“The War Was Over, But They Were Still Hiding”: Swedish Photographer Recalls His Work During the Kosovo War

Kosovo Court Remands Custody to Minor Suspected of Murdering Police Sergeant

Session of the new Kosovo parliament on April 25, 2025. Photo: BIRN

Stalemate Continues as Kosovo MPs Fail to Elect Parliament Speaker

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