Perparim Isufi

Six-year jail sentence imposed on Nezir Mehmetaj for war crimes against non-Serbs in a Kosovo village in 1999 condemned by the speaker of Kosovo's parliament – who calls the charges 'invented and arbitrary'.Milica Stojanovic and Perparim Isufi, December 6, 2024Belgrade Higher Court. Photo: BIRNBelgrade’s Higher Court sentenced Nezir Mehmetaj, a Kosovo Albanian, to six years in prison for war crimes against civilians in the village of Rudice in Klina municipality in Kosovo in June and July 1999.M

Kosovo's prime minister hailed the launch of a new scheme to track domestic violence perpetrators with electronic bracelets, as authorities strive to deal with rising number of reports of violence in the home.

Kosovo's Appeals Court has ordered a retrial for former policeman Caslav Jolic, who was sentenced to eight years in prison in June for wartime violence against ethnic Albanians in the Istog/Istok area.

Authorities in several Balkan countries are voicing concern over the number of children and teenagers needing medical attention after taking part in a so-called 'Superman Challenge' on TikTok.

Former Kosovo Liberation Army fighters Haxhi Shala and Sabit Januzi have admitted charges of witness intimidation and obstruction of justice in war crimes proceedings, Kosovo's Specialist Prosecution announced.

Police ordered a manhunt for ex-Deputy Prime Minister Artan Grubi – who has vanished from his home since being accused of corruption.

In the first ever war crime trial in absence, Pristina Basic Court sentenced former Serbian fighter Cedomir Aksic to 15 years' imprisonment for involvement in the mistreatment, expulsions and murders of Kosovo Albanian civilians in Shtime/Stimlje municipality.

February's elections won't be an easy ride for embattled Prime Minister Albin Kurti – and, even if his party wins, Donald Trump's return could see US pressure on Kosovo to ‘deliver' on agreements with Serbia grow.

On the anniversary of the 1999 Recak/Racak massacre, Prime Minister Albin Kurti paid tribute to former diplomat William Walker, whose condemnation of the killings shook the West - and whose new book recalls again what happened.

Experts say the campaign for Kosovo's February 9 general election has been marred by an ‘unprecedented and incomprehensible' level of negativity, with hate speech becoming the ‘norm'.