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Kosovo

Government International Politics 

Pop Royalty, US Pride and a Special Court: 5 Facts on Kosovo

February 12, 2021February 12, 2021 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Elections, Kosovo

Here are five things to know about the former Serbian province, which broke away from Belgrade in a bloody 1990s war and is still fighting for full global recognition of its statehood.

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Criminal Health International 

Judge Truncates Sentence of Young Hacker Who Helped Islamic State

December 4, 2020December 4, 2020 BRANDI BUCHMAN
coronavirus, deportation, hackers, Islamic State Group, Kosovo, military

Coronavirus concerns abruptly ended the 20-year sentence of a young hacker who sold data on more than 1,000 members of the U.S. military to the Islamic State group.

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Government International 

Kosovo’s Rival Communities Reach Deal on World Heritage Site

November 12, 2020November 12, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
churches, culture, highways, history, infrastructure, Kosovo

Italian mediation on Thursday helped resolve a long-running dispute between Kosovo’s ethnic Albanian government and the Serb minority, allowing a highway project that will bypass a historic Christian Orthodox monastery listed as an endangered World Heritage site.

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Criminal Government International Politics 

Ex-Kosovo President Pleads Not Guilty to War Crimes

November 9, 2020November 9, 2020 MOLLY QUELL
Kosovo, murder, Netherlands, torture, war crimes

Kosovo’s former president appeared before a special war crimes court in the Netherlands on Monday, pleading not guilty to six counts including murder and torture.

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Criminal Government International 

Facing War Crimes Charges, Kosovo President Steps Down

November 5, 2020November 5, 2020 CAIN BURDEAU
Europe, Kosovo, resignation, war crimes

The president of Kosovo, the small Balkan republic that gained independence following a NATO bombing campaign against Serbia, resigned on Thursday after a judge confirmed war crimes charges against him.

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Criminal Government International 

Kosovo President Resigns to Face War Crimes Charges

November 5, 2020November 5, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
history, Kosovo, politician, resignation, war crimes

Kosovo’s President Hashim Thaci, a guerrilla leader during Kosovo’s war for independence from Serbia in the late 1990s, resigned on Thursday and will face charges for war crimes and crimes against humanity at a special court based in The Hague.

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Criminal Government International 

Former Kosovo Army Leader Appears Before War Crimes Tribunal

September 28, 2020September 28, 2020 MOLLY QUELL
Kosovo, military, Netherlands, war crimes

A former Kosovo military officer on Monday became the first defendant to be brought before a special court established to try war crimes during the Kosovo War.

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Criminal International 

1st Kosovar Albanian Arrested on War Crimes Charges

September 24, 2020September 24, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
crimes against humanity, Kosovo, Serbia, war crimes

A special international court said Thursday that a former commander of the separatist fighters in Kosovo’s 1998-1999 war has been arrested as part of a war crimes and crimes against humanity investigation stemming from the conflict with Serbia.

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Civil Rights Criminal International 

Kosovo President, 9 Ex-Fighters Indicted for War Crimes

June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
crimes against humanity, Kosovo, war crimes

Kosovo’s president and nine other former separatist fighters were indicted on a range of crimes against humanity and war crimes charges, including murder, by a court investigating crimes against ethnic Serbs, Albanians and Roma during and after Kosovo’s 1998-99 independence war with Serbia.

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Criminal International 

Kosovo Court in Another Step Toward Indicting War Suspects

April 28, 2020April 28, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
history, indictment, Kosovo, Serbia, war crimes

A court investigating crimes against ethnic Serbs during and after Kosovo’s 1998-99 independence war with Serbia on Tuesday said it has initiated charges against suspects without giving details.

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International 

Serbia and Kosovo on Alert as Tensions Rise

May 28, 2019May 28, 2019 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kosovo, military, Serbia

Serbia ordered its troops to full alert on Tuesday as tensions soared in the Balkans amid reports that heavily armed Kosovo police entered Serb-populated regions of the former Serbian province and made several arrests.

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Criminal Government 

US Prosecutor Tapped to Head Up Kosovo War Crime Court

May 7, 2018May 7, 2018 BARBARA LEONARD
EU, Kosovo, prosecutors

The foreign ministry of the European Union appointed a former U.S. prosecutor on Monday to take over its unit that investigates war crimes out of Kosovo.

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Courts International 

Kosovo Special Court Issues Lawyers’ List, No Cases Yet

March 14, 2018March 15, 2018 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Attorneys, Kosovo, war crimes

A court established to prosecute crimes committed during and immediately after Kosovo’s war for independence has issued the list of lawyers who will represent suspects, victims and others appearing before the tribunal.

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Courts Government International Politics 

Kosovo President Slams International War Crimes Court

February 14, 2018February 14, 2018 ASSOCIATED PRESS
International Criminal Court, Kosovo, war crimes

Kosovo’s president has called an international war crimes court with jurisdiction over potential Kosovar suspects a “historical injustice,” adding his government only reluctantly accepted it as the “price for its liberty.”

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Criminal Government International Politics 

Kosovo Serb Politician Gunned Down; Police Start Manhunt

January 16, 2018January 16, 2018 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kosovo, Serbia, Shooting

A leading Serb politician in northern Kosovo was gunned down Tuesday morning, an attack that raised ethnic tensions in the Balkans and prompted the suspension of EU-mediated talks between Kosovo and Serbia.

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Government International Politics 

Western Powers Warn Kosovo on Changing War Crimes Court Law

January 4, 2018January 5, 2018 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kosovo, war crimes

Five western nations have warned Kosovo against repealing or amending a law on a war crimes court, saying it would suffer negative consequences “in international and Euro-Atlantic integration.”

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Courts Government International Law Politics 

Kosovo Independence Fighters Try to Amend Special Court Law

December 15, 2017December 15, 2017 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kosovo, Serbia, war crimes

Former fighters of Kosovo’s independence movement are collecting signatures for a petition seeking to extend the jurisdiction of a war crimes court to include Serbs, their adversaries in their war for independence.

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Education International 

EU Warns Serbia on War Criminal Teaching at Military Academy

October 30, 2017 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Albania, college, EU, Kosovo, military, Serbia, war crimes

The European Union on Monday warned member candidate Serbia that appointing a general who was convicted for war crimes as a lecturer at the Balkan country’s military academy goes against the EU’s principles.

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Government International Politics 

Kosovo Government Falls After Losing No-Confidence Vote

May 11, 2017May 11, 2017 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kosovo

Kosovo’s government collapsed Wednesday after losing a no-confidence vote, setting the scene for an early election following months of political deadlock over a border demarcation deal that critics say would mean a loss of territory for the tiny Balkan country.

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Government International Politics 

Germany Urges Kosovo to Pass Border Deal With Montenegro

April 13, 2017May 29, 2018 ASSOCIATED PRESS
borders, Germany, Kosovo, tourism, Travel

Germany’s foreign minister urged Kosovo’s political parties on Thursday to approve the border demarcation agreement with Montenegro to end their status as the only Western Balkan country without free travel rights in Schengen zone countries.

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