Ismail Cakolli

Oct 8, 2024 | kosovotwopointzero.com | Kristina Millona |Uran Haxha |Ismail Cakolli |Duggi Nokaj

Since communism’s collapse in 1991, state authorities in Albania have grappled with how to address the legacy of human rights abuses from the communist era. In recent years, officials have introduced transitional justice mechanisms such as providing citizens and researchers access to former secret police archives. But despite such reforms and the growing research on the history of communism in Albania, the experiences and voices of the LGBTQ+ community from the time continue to be overlooked.

Aug 14, 2024 | kosovotwopointzero.com | Uran Haxha |Ismail Cakolli |Duggi Nokaj |Shan Karemani

“We are Albanians first — religion for us is secondary.” This common claim, frequently heard among many Albanians, is deeply rooted in the 19th-century nationalist concept of Albanianism.

Jul 24, 2024 | kosovotwopointzero.com | Vjosa Musliu |Piro Rexhepi |Uran Haxha |Ismail Cakolli

In 2014, Palestinians in Gaza were grappling with renewed attacks from the Israeli military. At that time, Vetëvendosje (VV), a political movement in opposition in Kosovo, was at the peak of its political mobilization. That mobilization was largely built against the endemic corruption of Kosovo’s political elite and the colonial (like) approach — as they called it — of structures of liberal interventionism in Kosovo.

Jun 13, 2024 | kosovotwopointzero.com | Kristina Millona |Uran Haxha |Ismail Cakolli |Duggi Nokaj

Hard-right and far-right parties have secured more seats in the 2024 European Parliament (EP) elections than ever before. These parties, who make up the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) and Identity and Democracy (ID) groups, will hold roughly 25% of the seats, up from under 20% in the previous parliament. This power shift could have far-reaching future consequences in the European Union (EU) and in the Western Balkans.

May 24, 2024 | kosovotwopointzero.com | Uran Haxha |Violeta Oroshi Berishaj |Ismail Cakolli |Duggi Nokaj

The 25th anniversary of the end of NATOā€™s bombing campaign against Serbian military, police and paramilitary forces, which marked the end of the 1998-1999 war in Kosovo, is approaching. Today, it seems that the citizens of Kosovo are experiencing a cold war with Serbia. The narratives used by Serbian and Kosovar officials cannot be compared; history has clearly marked who the aggressor was and who the victim was.