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The head of the Kosovo govt’s Missing Persons Commission said EU’s foreign policy chief hasn’t replied to concerns about last year’s declaration with Serbia on finding missing persons from the '98-99 war, which isn’t being implemented yet.

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The head of the Kosovo govt’s Missing Persons Commission said EU’s foreign policy chief hasn’t replied to concerns about last year’s declaration with Serbia on finding missing persons from the '98-99 war, which isn’t being implemented yet. Read more 👉 balkaninsight.com/2024/04/26/kos…
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The Fond za humanitarno pravo condemned what it described as lenient sentences handed down to Yugoslav Army ex-soldiers who were convicted of war crimes by a Belgrade court for their involvement in massacres in four villages during the Kosovo war in April and May 1999. 👇

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The @FHPHLC condemned what it described as lenient sentences handed down to Yugoslav Army ex-soldiers who were convicted of war crimes by a Belgrade court for their involvement in massacres in four villages during the Kosovo war in April and May 1999. 👇 balkaninsight.com/2024/04/26/ser…
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After a marathon legal process, former Kosovo Liberation Army commander and ex-diplomat Sylejman Selimi and another ex-guerrilla were cleared of one of the war crimes charges against them.

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Former Bosnian Serb Army officer Mile Ujic was cleared of commanding troops who persecuted Bosniak civilians during an attack on a village in the Rogatica area in 1992.

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Former Bosnian Serb Army officer Mile Ujic was cleared of commanding troops who persecuted Bosniak civilians during an attack on a village in the Rogatica area in 1992. Read more 👇 balkaninsight.com/2024/04/25/bos…
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A Serbian court sentenced seven former Yugoslav Army soldiers to a total of 56 years in prison for committing war crimes during attacks on Kosovo villages in 1999 that left 118 ethnic Albanians dead.

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A Serbian court sentenced seven former Yugoslav Army soldiers to a total of 56 years in prison for committing war crimes during attacks on Kosovo villages in 1999 that left 118 ethnic Albanians dead. Read more 👉 balkaninsight.com/2024/04/24/ser…
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A memorial service was held for 16 media workers at state broadcaster Radio-Television Serbia who were killed when NATO bombed the station’s Belgrade headquarters during its air campaign against Yugoslavia in April 1999.

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A memorial service was held for 16 media workers at state broadcaster Radio-Television Serbia who were killed when NATO bombed the station’s Belgrade headquarters during its air campaign against Yugoslavia in April 1999. Read more 👇 balkaninsight.com/2024/04/23/25t…
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Read the interview with Ilaz Bylykbashi, a photojournalist from Kosovo, who captured many historical events since 1970, including the aftermath of the 1998 massacre of Kosovo Liberation Army fighter Adem Jashari and 58 others. 👇

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Read the interview with Ilaz Bylykbashi, a photojournalist from Kosovo, who captured many historical events since 1970, including the aftermath of the 1998 massacre of Kosovo Liberation Army fighter Adem Jashari and 58 others. 👇 balkaninsight.com/2024/04/19/wit…
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Exactly 25 years after Yugoslav Army troops killed 6 Kosovo Albanians, including 2 children, in a border village, the Montenegrin President says the quest for justice and truth about the crime must continue – and a memorial should be put up to the victims.
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Exactly 25 years after Yugoslav Army troops killed 6 Kosovo Albanians, including 2 children, in a border village, the Montenegrin President says the quest for justice and truth about the crime must continue – and a memorial should be put up to the victims. balkaninsight.com/2024/04/18/mon…
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For the arbitrary detention, abuse, torture, and murder of detainees housed at the Kukes Metal Factory in Albania in May and June of 1999, the prosecution at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers sought a sentence of 28 years in jail for Pjeter Shala.
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Read the story about the interactive exhibition at the infamous communist labor camp and prison in Spac that has brought visitors closer to the experiences of those who survived it. 👇

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Read the story about the interactive exhibition at the infamous communist labor camp and prison in Spac that has brought visitors closer to the experiences of those who survived it. 👇 balkaninsight.com/2024/04/15/exh…
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The first three ‘stumbling stones’ in Karlovac were installed on Friday in memory of three Jewish victims of the Holocaust who lived in the city.

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The first three ‘stumbling stones’ in Karlovac were installed on Friday in memory of three Jewish victims of the Holocaust who lived in the city. Read more 👇 balkaninsight.com/2024/04/12/mem…
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Nine former Yugoslav Army soldiers on trial in Belgrade called on the court to acquit them of war crimes in four Kosovo villages near Peja/Pec in April and May 1999, when 118 ethnic Albanians were killed.

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Criticising the acquittal of four security service officers in the trial for the murder of opposition editor Slavko Curuvija, Serbian media associations marked a quarter of century since his death.

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Criticising the acquittal of four security service officers in the trial for the murder of opposition editor Slavko Curuvija, Serbian media associations marked a quarter of century since his death. Read more 👉 balkaninsight.com/2024/04/11/25t… Photo: UNS/K.K.N.
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