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Kosovo’s ‘Commander Wolf’ Appeals Against Guilty Verdict in Hague Trial

3 weeks ago | prishtinainsight.com | Xhorxhina Bami

Former Kosovo Liberation Army guerrilla Pjeter Shala appealed against the verdict jailing him for 18 years for war crimes – but the prosecution and victims’ representative insisted the sentencing was fair.
Kosovo’s New Parliament Blocked by Logjam Over MPs’ Verification

1 month ago | prishtinainsight.com | Xhorxhina Bami

Parliament's inauguration was blocked again on Thursday after parties failed to agree to verify the mandates of new MPs – delaying the formation of important institutions stemming from the February 9 elections. In an unprecedented event since Kosovo declared independence in 2008, the inauguration of the country’s new parliament was blocked again on Thursday after the parties failed to agree to verify the new MPs’ mandates.
Three Serbs Go on Trial for 2023 Armed Attack in Banjska, Kosovo

1 month ago | prishtinainsight.com | Xhorxhina Bami |Laurant Berisha

As the trial started for the September 2023 attack on the Kosovo village of Banjska, in which a police officer was killed, the prosecution said it would prove the assault was well planned by a trained group of armed Serbs.
Ramadan Nishori rrëfen publikisht dhunën seksuale gjatë luftës

1 month ago | reporter.al | Xhorxhina Bami

Ramadan Nishori theu heshtjen rreth abuzimit seksual të viktimave meshkuj gjatë luftës së Kosovës në vitet 1998-1999 të hënën, duke u bërë thirrje të mbijetuarve të mos kenë turp sepse “turpi nuk është i yni, turpi është i atyre (i autorëve)”. “Unë jam një burrë, një baba i tre fëmijëve që po përpiqem të jetoj një jetë normale”, tha Nishori në qendrën komunitare Kino Armata në kryeqytet, Prishtinë, më 14 prill – Dita Memoriale të të Mbijetuarve të Dhunës Seksuale të Luftës në Kosovë.
Kosovo Male Wartime Rape Survivor Breaks Taboo With Public Testimony

1 month ago | prishtinainsight.com | Xhorxhina Bami

Ramadan Nishori became the first man in Kosovo to publicly testify about surviving sexual abuse during the Kosovo war – as other survivors called for the deadline to apply for victim status to be scrapped. Ramadan Nishori broke the silence about sexual abuse of male victims during the 1998-99 Kosovo war on Monday, calling on survivors not to be ashamed because “the shame is not ours, the shame is theirs [the perpetrators’]”.
Kosovo Regulator Allows Big Electricity Price Rise Despite Protests

1 month ago | prishtinainsight.com | Xhorxhina Bami

Energy regulator greenlights a 16-per-cent average increase in electricity tariffs despite widespread discontent and demonstrations. Kosovo’s Energy Regulatory Office, ERO, on Friday allowed the price of electricity to rise by 16 per cent on average.
Hate Speech Marred Kosovo’s 2025 Election, BIRN Report Finds

2 months ago | prishtinainsight.com | Xhorxhina Bami

Election oversight bodies need new powers to tackle the falsehoods, disinformation and 'dehumanising' abuse that tarnished February's parliamentary polls, a new BIRN report says. Kosovo’s 2025 parliamentary election campaign was marred by unprecedented hate speech and disinformation from local and foreign actors, raising concerns about the integrity of future elections unless significant action is taken, a new BIRN report, launched on Wednesday, concluded.
Money Laundering Causes Poverty, Income Disparity in Balkans, Says BIRN Film

2 months ago | prishtinainsight.com | Xhorxhina Bami

A new BIRN documentary shows how money laundering has been increasing poverty, prices and income inequality in Albania, Kosovo and Montenegro. A new BIRN documentary, The Impact of Money Laundering on Poverty, launched on Friday in Pristina, Kosovo, shows how organised crime uses money laundering to build “economic empires” that worsen poverty and income inequality.
Kosovo Jails Administrator of Misogynistic ‘Albkings’ Telegram Group

2 months ago | prishtinainsight.com | Xhorxhina Bami

Pristina court hands jail sentence for identity theft and blackmail to main administrator and founder of a Telegram group that made available intimate photos and videos of women and girls without their permission.
Kosovo Liberation Army was a ‘Voluntary Force’, Witness Tells Thaci Trial

2 months ago | prishtinainsight.com | Xhorxhina Bami

Naim Maloku told Kosovo ex-President Hashim Thaci's trial for war crimes and crimes against humanity that the KLA did not have the structure of a 'real army' with orders issued by the General Staff.