women’s rights

"The action by the NGO 'QIKA' at the premises of Klan Kosova. Photo: QIKA/Facebook"

Activists Accuse Kosovo’s ‘Big Brother’ Show of Promoting Domestic Violence

Human rights groups have reacted in outrage after Kosovo's version of the 'Big Brother' reality TV series arranged for a contestant to confront her ex-husband, who has been charged with domestic violence, on the set of the show.

The Barcelona Flamenco Ballet "Carmen" Performance at the Opening of Femart Festival on September 25 in Prishtina. Photo: BIRN

Kosovo Feminist Festival Highlights Sisterhood in Times of War and Peace

The 12th edition of the FemArt Festival, which aims to empower women through their art and activism, highlights Sisterhood as a form of women's unity in times of war and peace.

Posters at the opening of Anibar International Animation Festival read: “‘Patriarkati: Fabrikë e Dhunuesve (The Patriarchy: a Factory of Abusers)’; ‘Patriarkati: Armik i Përbashkët (The Patriarchy: Mutual Enemy)’; ‘Patriarkati: Fundi po i vjen (Patriarchy: Its end is coming)’." July 15, 2024. Photo: BIRN

‘Smashing the Patriarchy’: Anibar Film Festival Provides Possibilities for Equality

In its fifteenth edition, the Anibar International Animation Festival, in Kosovo’s town of Peja, urges citizens to raise their voices against patriarchal oppression.

Dardan Krivaca in court on Monday, July 29, 2024. Photo: BIRN

Kosovo Man Given Life Sentence for Femicide in Retrial

A Kosovo court in a retrial on Monday sentenced Dardan Krivaca to life imprisonment for the brutal murder of an 18-year-old woman in August 2021, while his accomplice got 15 years.

Posters at the opening of Anibar International Animation Festival read: “‘Patriarkati: Fabrikë e Dhunuesve (The Patriarchy: a Factory of Abusers)’; ‘Patriarkati: Armik i Përbashkët (The Patriarchy: Mutual Enemy)’; ‘Patriarkati: Fundi po i vjen (Patriarchy: Its end is coming)’." July 15, 2024. Photo: BIRN

‘Smashing the Patriarchy’: Anibar Film Festival Provides Possibilities for Equality

In its fifteenth edition, the Anibar International Animation Festival, in Kosovo’s town of Peja, urges citizens to raise their voices against patriarchal oppression.


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