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Left to right, Blagoje Spasojevic, Vladimir Tolic, and Dusan Maksimovic at Pristina Basic Court on September 25, 2024. Photo: BIRN

Kosovo Postpones Trial for Banjska Attack, Awaits Supreme Court Ruling

The first trial hearing for the 2023 deadly attack in Banjska was postponed to October, and Kosovo's Supreme Court was asked to rule on whether the trial of fugitive kingpin Milan Radoicic and 41 others can be held in absentia.

Kosovo Court Convicts Ex-Policeman Over Village Massacre

Muhamet Alidemaj, a former member of the Serbian police, was sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment by the Prishtina Basic Court for participating in a massacre at Izbice during the Kosovo war in March 1999, when around 130 people were shot dead.

KLA ‘Overestimated Itself to Improve its Status’, Ex-Diplomat Tells Thaci Trial

A former Austrian diplomat in Serbia told the trial of former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci and three co-accused that the Kosovo Liberation Army claimed to be far more organised than it was.

Kosovo Must Learn from Croatia’s Mistakes in War Crimes Trials in Absentia

As Kosovo gets closer to Council of Europe membership, bringing access to the ECHR, experts tell BIRN that it must take notes from Croatia’s mistakes in conducting war crime trials without the presence of defendants.

One Year into Kosovo War Leaders’ Trial, Much Remains Unclear

In the first year of the trial of Kosovo’s former President Hashim Thaci and three co-defendants, the Hague war crimes court has heard testimony about murder and torture, but many sessions have been held behind closed doors.

Not Only Blank Margins: Kosovar Artists Face the Repercussions of Political Stalemate

Kosovo Indicts Yugoslav Army Ex-Reservist for War Crimes Against Villagers

Women members of the Kosovo parliament sign declaration to combat violence against women in politics and public life on November 19, 2024 in Prishtina. Photo: Kosovo Assembly

Women for Women: Kosovo MPs Commit to Combating Gender-Based Violence

Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani addresses the assembly on November 21, 2024. Photo: Kosovo Presidency

President Osmani: Preserving Alliances and Constitutional Values Key to Kosovo’s Future

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