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
Despite calls and protests, violence against women, often with fatal consequences remains an issue that leaves a black mark on the map of the youngest country in Europe, Kosovo. The latest victim was reported on Sunday. Sebahate Morina, 44 years old was murdered by her husband, Lulzim Sopi who then killed himself. Only 11 days
Kosovo lawyer Tome Gashi has announced he will be filing a lawsuit against Dick Marty, Carla del Ponte, and Jose Pablo Baraybar over the “Yellow House” allegations. Gashi is representing the Katuci family who are the owners of the so-called “yellow house”. In 2010 Carla del Ponte, a former Prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal
The Albanian government is planning to pass a new law that will allow it to bypass existing legislative protections and award a concession for a hydropower plant to a company it once described as “corrupt”. The draft law on ‘determining the special procedure for negotiating and executing the contract with the company Bechtel International INC
Political parties of non-Serb communities in Kosovo filed a complaint with the Election Complaints and Appeals Panel (ECAP), demanding the annulment of votes coming from the Serb community for Bosniak and Roma parties in the February 14th snap parliamentary elections. Representatives of Bosniak, Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities claim that the citizens’ initiative Ujedinjena Zajednica
Political parties in Albania have intensified meetings with the electorate despite the COVID-19 situation in the country, continuing to deteriorate. Amongst these meetings have been a number of examples of COVID-19 protocols and measures being violated. The main political parties such as Democratic Party (PD), Socialist Party (PS), and Integration Socialist Movement for Integration (LSI),
Following the arrest of dozens of members of the ‘Ndrangheta mafia group in Italy, attempts to connect with officials of the Municipality of Tirana and the Rama government have come to light. Here is what we know so far. On January 18, Italian anti-mafia forces arrested 50 members of the Italian mafia group Ndrangheta in
The Public Commissioner has demanded the dismissal of the Durrës Appellate Judge, Anita Mici. In an official announcement, the Commissioner writes: “The Public Commissioner requests from the Special Appellate Panel, that at the end of the review of the appeal in the public session, to decide to change the decision no. 287, dated 4.8.2020, of the
Former Prime Minister of Kosovo, Agim Ceku and 11 other defendants were acquitted of falsifying the list of Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) veterans and illegally providing welfare benefits to those who did not participate in the war. Ceku, former minister of Defense, Rrustem Berisha, former MP Shkumbin Demaliaj, Nuredin Lushtaku and Shukri Buja, Sadik Halitjaha,
Indrit Taullai, suspected of killing Klodjan Saliu, Vajdin Lamaj and Artan Arsi in 2005, has been extradited from Kosovo where he was being held in custody. The police said that 4 criminal charges have been filed against Taullai: “Premeditated murder committed in cooperation in the form of a structured criminal group, illegal possession of firearms, with serious