Kosovo leaders vowed to demand justice from Serbia in an international court over the thousands killed during the ‘98-’99 war engaged by Serbia under the Slobodan Milosevic regime. On Saturday, on the 22nd anniversary of three Serbian massacres against Albanian civilians in the Suhareka, Krusha e Madhe and Krusha e Vogel villages, the country’s leaders
The Day of Remembrance for Victims of the Communist Regime passed unmarked in Albania, a county where more than 6800 people were murdered by the regime and a further 7000 died from conditions in prison and work camps. February 20, the day of memorial for these victims, marked worldwide was not mentioned by politicians in
Catholic charity Caritas has warned of a looming humanitarian crisis for migrants in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Italian branch of the organisation has sounded the alarm over the risk to hundreds of mmigrans and refugees who they say will be at the mercy of worsening weather conditions in inadequate shelters in the Western Balkan country.
The crowds are gone, many of the guesthouses are closed, and the weather can be unpredictable. But if you are willing to be a bit more flexible, Theth will not disappoint. On a whim, we started driving to Theth one December afternoon without a reservation or clear idea of what we would be able to
The Demolition of the National Theatre 2020 saw the three-year-long battle of the artists, activists and citizens that formed the Alliance for the Protection of the Theatre come to an abrupt end. Following the transfer, by the government, of the land ownership of the National Theatre to the Municipality on May 8, 2020, the later
I am 13 years old, in a neighbourhood in Kosovo’s capital, Prishtina. It’s March 1999. I’m out playing with friends, and I have a very beautiful wooden gun in my hands. I made it myself, and I even wrote UÇK [Kosovo Liberation Army/ KLA] on it. I have to hide it though, we can’t really
It was a rainy Sunday morning in Shkodra, a city in the north of Albania, not far from the border with Montenegro. Walking down the pedestrianised arterial street of the city, groups of men of apparent Middle Eastern descent sat huddled under trees, glued to their smartphones. Well dressed but forlorn looking, they looked up
Turkish authorities have arrested 82 people, including the mayor of Kars province, involved in a pro-Kurdish protest six years ago, according to local media. They are all charged with offences like murder, property damage, robbery, burning the Turkish flag and injuring 326 security officials and 435 citizens. Among those arrested was the mayor of the
Fires have engulfed the Moria migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, home to more than 13,000 people. The camp which was designed for 3,000 people is the centre of an ongoing struggle between the influx of migrants and the pushback of the Greek authorities.Tensions have been high all year, exacerbated by violence from