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Local elections in Kosovo on October 12, 2025. Photo: BIRN/Denis Sllovinja.

Election Disinformation, a Tool of Undermining Trust in Kosovo Institutions

Kosovo’s elections remain a prime target of coordinated disinformation campaigns by Russia, Serbia, and various extremist groups, all of which aim to erode trust in institutions and undermine the country’s democratic legitimacy.

“That Trauma Never Lets You Breathe”: A Daughter’s 26-Year Search for Her Missing Father

For more than two decades, Shqipe Zogu has lived between hope and heartbreak. Her father, Bali, disappeared during a food supply mission in 1999. In the absence of answers, waiting became her childhood and adulthood routine.

“Mirëdita, Dobar dan!” Festival Resumes in Prishtina, After Last Year’s Belgrade Ban

Following the ban of last year’s edition in Belgrade, the 12th edition of the “Mirëdita, Dobar dan” cultural reconciliation festival between Kosovo and Serbia, opened on Thursday in Prishtina.

Kosovo’s Decades-Long Battle with Disinformation: Propaganda Slowed Economic Growth

Disinformation and propaganda targeting Kosovo after the war have contributed to its slower economic development and green transition compared to other countries in the region.

A person scrolls the screen of a mobile phone. Illustration: EPA-EFE/HARISH TYAGI

Russian-Controlled Media Flood Kosovo’s Information Space with Disinformation

In the two months surrounding the October 12 elections, Kosovo's media sphere has been inundated with more than 350 articles containing disinformation narratives published by Kremlin-controlled media outlets spreading disinformation and contaminating the information space during a politically sensitive period for the country.


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