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-stories-ex…

Kosovo has seen an increase in measles infections among children over the past two years, with health professionals and institutions noting that vaccine hesitancy fueled by conspiracy theories and online disinformation has contributed to the situation. prishtinainsight.com/vaccine-fear-a…

In the latest in a series of espionage verdicts, Bojan Jevtic was jailed for six years for leaking confidential police information to Serbia's intelligence service, the BIA. prishtinainsight.com/kosovo-jails-s…

Businessman Blerim Devolli’s defamation lawsuit against BIRN Kosovo over a 2020 investigation revealing shell companies set up to profit from solar energy is dismissed after he fails to appear in court. prishtinainsight.com/kosovo-busines…

Weeks before snap elections in Kosovo, a claim that the Mayor of Skenderaj attacked a senior official of the ruling Vetevendosje party in the town centre raises tensions. prishtinainsight.com/kosovo-ruling-…

The Kosovo Specialist Chambers said a review commissioned by the Kosovo Ombudsperson does not establish that the rights of defendants at the Hague-based war crimes court were violated, contrary to media reports. prishtinainsight.com/kosovo-special…

Kosovo is at risk of losing tens of millions of euros in European Union funding if it fails to implement key reforms under the EU Growth Plan by the end of June. prishtinainsight.com/renewed-politi…

BIRN Kosovo launched a documentary showcasing the European Union’s contribution to Kosovo’s development and its path toward European integration. prishtinainsight.com/birn-documenta…

Kosovo’s Special Prosecution has launched an investigation into an alleged criminal network accused of trafficking women from Latin America and exploiting them for prostitution in Prishtina. prishtinainsight.com/allegations-of…

Judges in the trial of ex-President Hashim Thaci and three others have extended the deadline to issue the verdict until July – sparking condemnation in Kosovo, where some called it 'an extension of injustice'. prishtinainsight.com/delay-to-thaci…

Claims by Serbia and Russia about instability and institutional failure in Kosovo continue to appear in international forums, amplified by aligned media outlets, as part of a broader coordinated disinformation effort. prishtinainsight.com/from-the-un-se…

In Canada’s Parliament, Kosovo refugees were recognised and honoured for their resilience and contribution to society. prishtinainsight.com/stories-recogn…

After meeting representatives of the political parties on Thursday, Kosovo’s Acting President Albulena Haxhiu announced that snap elections will be held on June 7. Read more about parliament’s failure to elect a new President: prishtinainsight.com/https-prishtin…

For more than a decade, Besnik Kelmendi has been under US sanctions for facilitating the alleged drug trafficking operations of his father, Naser, yet in that time he obtained a gun licence in Kosovo with the help of a senior anti-drugs officer. prishtinainsight.com/with-kosovo-po…

Kosovo has recorded significant progress in media freedom compared to last year, according to the latest World Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders, RSF. prishtinainsight.com/kosovo-marks-i…

Following parliament’s failure to elect a new president, Kosovo is heading towards snap polls in which former President Vjosa Osmani is clearly planning a role. prishtinainsight.com/kosovo-awaits-…

Slobodan Radenkovic was jailed for two years for taking part in attacks on NATO peacekeeping troops in the north of Kosovo in May 2023 that left over 90 soldiers injured. prishtinainsight.com/serb-jailed-fo…

“DUA,” the new movie by @Blertabb, set to premiere at the Semaine De La Critique in Cannes Festival, tells the story of a young girl coming of age in late 1990s Kosovo. prishtinainsight.com/kosovos-movie-…

The Reporting House museum has been accepted as a member of the Network of European Museum Organisations, NEMO, marking an important step in the international recognition of Kosovo’s cultural and historical storytelling. prishtinainsight.com/birns-reportin…

Kosovo commemorated the 27th anniversary of the Meja massacre, the largest mass killing of civilians by Serbian forces during the 1998–99 war, while marking the National Day of Missing Persons. prishtinainsight.com/kosovo-marks-n…

Court sentences Jelena Djukanovic, a former OSCE employee in Kosovo, to six years in jail for using her position to supply Serbia's intelligence agency, the BIA, with sensitive information. prishtinainsight.com/kosovo-court-f…