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Excavations for missing persons during the Kosovo war, in Prekaz, Ferizaj, November 20, 2023. Photo: Kosovo Government Commission on Missing Persons/Facebook

Kosovo Calls for Blood Samples and Witnesses to Help Identify War Missing

More than two decades after the Kosovo war, the fate of around 1,600 missing persons remains unresolved. State institutions are now urging families to provide DNA samples and for witnesses to come forward—regardless of their ethnicity or role during the conflict.

Kosovo Court Remands Custody to Minor Suspected of Murdering Police Sergeant

The Basic Court of Ferizaj remanded thirty-day custody for a minor suspected of murdering police sergeant Muhamet Lika at the beginning of April, while the police arrested a total of seven suspected to have collaborated and planned the murder.

Kosovo outgoing Minister of Justice Albulena Haxhiu at the documentary launch in Pristina. Photo: BIRN/Fatrion Ibrahimi.

Money Laundering Causes Poverty, Income Disparity in Balkans, Says BIRN Film

A new BIRN documentary shows how money laundering has been increasing poverty, prices and income inequality in Albania, Kosovo and Montenegro.

Kosovo's Prime minister Albin Kurti. Photo: Urim Krasniqi/Prishtina Insight.

PM Kurti Refuses to Testify Over Alleged Misuse of Kosovo’s Reserves

Kosovo's prime minister again ignores summons to testify in a probe about the alleged about misuse of state reserves, accusing the prosecutors of abusing their freedom in order to 'fight the government and not crime'.

Kosovo Public Misinformed by Authorities About War Crimes, BIRN Report Warns

One-sided narratives and incomplete documentation provided by the authorities fuel misinformation about war crimes and transitional justice in Kosovo, a BIRN report launched on Wednesday says.

Unburied Pain: Kosovo’s Missing Persons 26 Years Later

View of Vërmica, the border area between Kosovo and Albania. Photo: BIRN

Refugee Smuggling Networks Along Kosovo-Albania Border Profit Millions Using Blackmail and Violence

Kosovo Court Finds Serb Guilty of Wartime Rape

British journalist, Vaughan Smith (L), receiving the 'Honorary Citizen' award in Skenderaj, June 18, 2025. Photo: BIRN

UK Journalist who Reported on Kosovo War Declared ‘Honorary Citizen’ in Skenderaj

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