Prishtina Insight

At the entrance to Prishtina’s landmark ‘Germia’ department store stands an old Land Rover, recently transported from London. It’s a homecoming, of sorts. prishtinainsight.com/war-sto…

Kosovo Police Director Gazmend Hoxha resigned amid mounting protests and calls for justice and institutional accountability following the latest femicide in Pejë, which exposed failures by the authorities to protect the victim before her murder. prishtinainsight.com/kosovo-…

The chief prosecutor and deputy chief prosecutor of Peja/Pec, as well as 11 police officers, were suspended on Thursday after a recent femicide case demonstrated institutional failures. prishtinainsight.com/prosecu…

By passing amendments to the Law on the Specialist Chambers, Kosovo’s parliament has taken the wrong approach to supporting former Kosovo Liberation Army leaders sentenced by the Hague-based court in September, argues Arben Qirezi, a political scientict. prishtinainsight.com/changin…

The Kosovo court has ordered one month of pre-trial detention for Albert Sylaj, suspected of killing his former sister-in-law, Arlinda Zekaj, after she returned home from a police station where she had reported her ex-husband for domestic violence. prishtinainsight.com/man-rem…

After the murder of a woman in Kosovo at the weekend, protesters took to the streets of Prishtina to demand accountability, high-level resignations and an end to gender-based violence.

After the murder of a woman in Kosovo at the weekend, protesters took to the streets of Prishtina to demand accountability, high-level resignations and an end to gender-based violence. prishtinainsight.com/kosovo-…

Kosovo’s capital, Prishtina, is grappling with a worsening sanitation crisis as mounting piles of uncollected garbage and recurring sewage system failures leave residents in several neighbourhoods frustrated and concerned about public health. prishtinainsight.com/garbage…

Civil society organisations are demanding institutional accountability over the handling of Arlinda Zekaj’s case, who was killed hours after reporting domestic violence. prishtinainsight.com/kosovo-…

Kosovo authorities have been accused of failing to protect women after a woman was murdered mere hours after reporting domestic violence to the police on Sunday evening. prishtinainsight.com/kosovo-…

Children continue to be exploited through street begging in Kosovo, as investigations stall and inadequate social services struggle to provide lasting protection. prishtinainsight.com/childre…

The exhibition ‘A Bird with a Stone Wing’ brings together local and international artists to Prishtina to explore antifascist resistance, contested histories, and the meaning of political memory today. prishtinainsight.com/antifas…

Following the war crimes convictions of former KLA leaders in The Hague, Kosovo’s assembly passed a bill attempting to curb the court’s powers. The bill now returns to the assembly for reconsideration. prishtinainsight.com/propose…

Letters exchanged between Fehmi and Xheve Lladrovci in the 1980s, while Fehmi was serving a prison sentence as a political prisoner, are now on display at an exhibition in Prishtina’s Reporting House museum. prishtinainsight.com/love-on…

Kosovo’s judicial institutions have taken steps to strengthen the handling of serious organised crime and corruption cases, but lengthy proceedings and inconsistent courtroom practices continue to pose challenges, an OSCE report says. prishtinainsight.com/osce-sc…

Bedri Hamza, the leader of PDK, Kosovo’s largest opposition party, announced his resignation on Wednesday, opening the way for the party to select a new leader. prishtinainsight.com/leader-…

Kosovo Serb Milorad Djokovic was sentenced by a Prishtina court to 10 years in prison for war crimes related killings and beatings of civilians during a Serbian military assault on a village in 1999. prishtinainsight.com/kosovo-…

Prishtina mayor Perparim Rama has warned that delays in meeting financial and administrative obligations could jeopardise the city's hosting of the 2030 Mediterranean Games, citing a warning letter from the event’s international governing body. prishtinainsight.com/prishti…

Prime Minister Albin Kurti announces plan to move ahead with stalled changes to civil legislation as opposition MP attacks provisions deemed hostile to 'traditional family values' such as same-sex partnerships. prishtinainsight.com/family-…

Justina Shiroka Pula takes office after months of political deadlock, as the new Specialist Chambers law and strained relations with international partners are set to test her authority and diplomatic skills. prishtinainsight.com/backlog…

Kosovo’s media regulator has approved an experimental broadcasting licence for a radio station run by the Kosovo Police, but media experts have cast doubts over the move. prishtinainsight.com/kosovo-…