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POLITICSSep 16Former Kosovo president Hashim Thaci jailed for 25 years for war crimesThaci was found guilty by a panel of judges at a court in The Hague on WednesdayThe Independent World
POLITICSSep 16Former Kosovo president Thaci gets 25 years in prison for war crimesFormer Kosovo president Hashim Thaci was found guilty of ‌war crimes including murder, torture and illegal detention by the Kosovo war crimes tribunal on Wednesday. Thaci, 58, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for crimes committed as top commander of the ethnic Albanian Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) during the territory’s violent break from Serbia in the 1990s. The tribunal said ⁠he was guilty of the murder of 96 political opponents and perceived collaborators with ‌Serbian security forces by...South China Morning Post
POLITICSSep 16Hague Court Finds Former Kosovo President Thaci Criminially Responsible For War CrimesRFE/RL
CONFLICTSep 16Kosovo ex-president Thaci faces Hague war crimes verdictA tribunal will rule if Hashim Thaci, a former commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), committed war crimes during the war of independence with Serbia.DW News [en]
POLITICSBREAKINGSep 16Live Blog: Kosovo Liberation Army Leaders’ War Crimes Trial VerdictBalkan Insight
POLITICSSep 15Kosovo’s New Govt Challenged in Court as Presidential Pick WithdrawsPolitical crisis worsens as opposition PDK contests legality of Albin Kurti's re-election as Prime Minister, and Bekim Sejdiu withdraws his bid to become President.Balkan Insight
POLITICSSep 13Kosovo approves new government after months of political deadlockA newly approved government offers Kosovo only brief respite before a contentious presidential vote.Al Jazeera [en]
HEALTHSep 6Germany, Kosovo unite against ticks carrying deadly virusGermany has high-security labs while Kosovo has Hyalomma ticks and experience with the deadly Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever. Working together, German and Kosovar scientists are fighting the disease and its vectors.DW News [en]
CONFLICTSep 4Kosovo Charges Serbian Security Officers Over Jashari Compound MassacreKosovo has filed charges against Serbian security officers regarding the Jashari Compound Massacre. This marks a significant legal development related to past conflict and accountability.balkaninsight.com
POLITICSAug 11Kyiv’s Kosovo conundrum: Zelenskyy’s independence comments fuel anger in PrishtinaUkrainian President Zelenskyy's first visit to Serbia was unexpected — but it was his comments on Kosovo that sparked a wave of anger in Prishtina.EuroNews [en]