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For more than two decades, disinformation in Kosovo has fueled ethnic hatred, legitimised violence, enabled terrorism, and, in some cases, led directly to murder.
Arbenita Muhaxheri has spent most of her life wondering what happened to her mother after she was stopped at a Serbian checkpoint in 1999 during the Kosovo war. A deal agreed a year ago to expedite the search for 1,600 people still missing from the war is slowly gathering dust.
The findings of a BIRN documentary detailing Kremlin-linked disinformation during Kosovo’s 2025 elections prompted ambassadors to call for greater vigilance, warning that external influence feeds on internal divisions.
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.
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.
