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UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, August 24, 2021

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, August 24, 2021

Albanian Language Media:

• Police arrest main suspect for murder of 18 year old girl in Ferizaj (media)
• Kurti: The murderer will get the merited punishment (Koha)
• COVID-19: 1,927 new cases, 14 deaths (media)
• 797 patients on oxygen therapy, 37 of them in serious condition (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• 26 new cases of Covid-19, one death registered in Serbian areas in Kosovo (KoSSev)
• Elek: Mitrovica North Hospital Center under Covid system again (KoSSev)
• 11-year-old Serb boy injured in Kamenica (KoSSev, Puls)
• Vucic: I didn’t get invitation for Brussels (Radio KIM)
• Petkovic: Kosovo Security Forces want to intimidate Serbian population (Radio kontakt plus)
• Rakic and Federici spoke about security, frequent attacks against Serbs (Kosovo-online)

International:

• Serbian arms used in Africa’s Sahel conflict: Amnesty International (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, August 24, 2021

• COVID-19: 1,067 new cases, 17 deaths (media)
• COVID-19 claims lives of 17 citizens in 24 hours, in Kosovo (Euronews.al)
• Kosovo leaders react to murder of 18 year old girl in Ferizaj (media)
• Haxhiu to join today’s protest in Ferizaj (media)
• Health Ministry asks CEC to change locations of 30 polling centers (media)
• Sami Lushtaku will not be able to run in local elections (Indeksonline)
• Nagavci: New school year to start on September 1 (Indeksonline)
• Defence Minister Mehaj in an official visit to Germany (RTK)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, August 23, 2021

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, August 23, 2021

Albanian Language Media:

• COVID-19: 1,067 new cases, 17 deaths (media)
• U.S. Embassy urges Kosovo people to get vaccinated: We will donate over 700,000 doses (Express)
• 15,577 diaspora voters registered for local elections (Ekonomia Online)
• Haxhiu: violence should be severely punished (media)
• KSF distributes masks to people throughout Kosovo (RTK)
• Dreshaj: The state is treating human lives only as daily figures (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• 22 cases of Covid-19 registered in Serbian areas on Saturday (Radio KIM)
• Petkovic: Reducing number of KFOR soldiers threat to peace and survival of Serbs (N1)
• 23 years since kidnapping of Radio Pristina journalists (Radio KIM)
• Petkovic on Serbian unity, incidents, upcoming elections in Kosovo (Vecernje Novosti, Radio Mitrovica sever)
• Selakovic with President of Egypt on continuation of good cooperation (Kosovo-online)
• Bregovic & Kalashnikov brought crowd to their feet in Korca, concert continued despite tear gas (KoSSev)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, August 23, 2021

• COVID-19: 1,682 new cases, 11 deaths (media)
• United States donates 500,000 Pfizer vaccines to Kosovo (Exit News)
• Haradinaj slams Kurti for poor management of COVID-19 situation (media)
• Government to opposition: You legitimised university in the north in 2015 (Koha)
• Pupovci: Kosovo law enables Mitrovica North to build university (media)
• LDK reacts against so-called “Prishtina university in Mitrovica” (Telegrafi)
• Kosovo to equip security forces with armoured vehicles (BIRN)
• Father’s wartime disappearance motivates Kosovo’s missing persons chief (BIRN)
• Cracks are emerging in Kosovo’s Euro-Atlantic consensus (BIRN)
• Tear gas thrown when Goran Bregovic sang at Beer Festival in Korça (Ocnal)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, August 20, 2021

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, August 21, 2021

Albanian Language Media:

• COVID-19: 2,250 new cases, four deaths (media)
• Haziri: COVID-19 situation is alarming; mass vaccination is needed (Lajmi)
• “Paris welcomes ‘Open Balkan’ if coordinated with Berlin Process” (Express)
• Serbia fails to respect agreements, lobbies against Kosovo recognition (EO)
• Serbia invests 6 million euros for parallel university in the north (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• Petkovic meets Serbian List representatives in Gracanica (Radio KIM)
• Rakic: With unity, we are thwarting plans of Albanian parties (Politika, RTV)
• Serbian opposition: Single election list; No to Kosovo recognition, no to NATO (N1)
• WHO representative says situation related to coronavirus escalating in Serbia (N1)
• Grenell supported Vucic: Hypocrisy of Twitter on full display (Danas)
• Woman from Serbia awaits evacuation from Kabul at UN base (N1)
• Visoki Decani Monastery limits number of visitors (Radio KIM)
• Shava: Zimbabwe to continue support Serbia regarding Kosovo (Kosovo-online)
• Petrovic: Serbia stands by Dragica Gasic (Kosovo-online)

International:

• Welcome home? ISIS returnees test Balkan countries’ ability to reintegrate (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, August 20, 2021

• COVID-19: 2,236 new cases, 8 deaths (media)
• Kurti ready for Berlin, not for "Open Balkans" (Klan)
• Osmani, UN organisations representatives talk Afghan refugees sheltering (media)
• Abdixhiku: Regional economic cooperation incomplete without all countries (RTK)
• Minister Mehaj confirms Kosovo will soon receive new military vehicles (RTK)
• Vucic: Those not united around Serbian List cannot win trust of people (Klan)
• VV in Albania protests Serbian musician performance in Korce (Express)
• Albanian artists a rarity at Serbia’s biggest music festival (Prishtina Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, August 19, 2021

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, August 19, 2021

Albanian Language Media:

• COVID-19: 2,236 new cases, 8 deaths (media)
• US sends 35,100 anti-COVID-19 vaccines to Kosovo (media)
• Four Kosovo citizens evacuated from Afghanistan (media)
• Foreign Ministry approves visit of Serbian official to Kosovo (media)
• PDK: Ministry of Education is failing another school year (media)
• Police fines 509 people for not respecting anti-COVID Law (media)

Serbian Language Media:

• 24 new cases of Covid-19 registered in Serbian areas in Kosovo (Radio KIM)
• Vucic: With requests for recognition Pristina freed Serbia’s hands (Kosovo-online)
• Petkovic on two-day visit in Kosovo (Radio KIM)
• One of attackers against Nikola Peric arrested (Radio KIM)
• Serbian broadcaster says will boycott Twitter; Recalls NATO bombing (N1)
• Vucic: Serbia will always stand with Serbs in Kosovo, Republika Srpska (N1)
• Petkovic: Upcoming elections would increase anti-Serbian rhetoric (Radio KIM)
• Displaced people still cannot enter Kosovo through all administrative crossings (KoSSev)
• Randjel Nojkic: Sooner or later I expected rift within Serbian List (Danas)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, August 19, 2021

• COVID-19: 2,110 new cases, 4 deaths (media)
• Kurti appeals to people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 (media)
• Kurti government doesn’t feel responsible for alarming number of cases (Koha)
• Ministry of Education plans for new academic year to start in schools (RFE)
• Kurti meets German Ambassador Rohde (media)
• Bahtiri: Vetevendosje will win 15 municipalities in local elections (media)
• Osmani: Kosovo ready without hesitation to shelter Afghan refugees (BBC)
• Montenegro dismisses media reports about hosting Afghan refugees (BIRN)
• Think tank defends Serbia hosting secret Afghan Govt-Taliban talks (BIRN)

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, August 18, 2021

UNMIK Media Observer, Afternoon Edition, August 18, 2021

Albanian Language Media:

• COVID-19: 2,110 new cases, four deaths (media)
• The U.S. Embassy: Anti-COVID vaccines do not change human DNA (media)
• PDK’s Hoxhaj gets second vaccine dose, calls on teachers to get vaccinated (Zeri)
• EU responds positively to Osmani’s request to monitor local elections (media)
• Kurti: Have to deal with the past; no luxury for mistakes or experiments (EO)

Serbian Language Media:

• EU spokesperson says Belgrade-Pristina dialogue activities continue (N1)
• KP: Three people detained over physical attack on young man in Mitrovica North (KoSSev)
• Vucic: Serbia to offer additional reward to find those responsible for crime in Gorazdevac (Kosovo-online)
• Leposavic-based TV Mir part of cable network in northern Kosovo again (Radio kontakt plus)
• Stojanovic on reasons why he decided to run for mayor (KoSSev)
• Serbian List in Gracanica: Branimir Stojanovic wishes harm to Serb people (KoSSev)
• Two Serbian nationals evacuated from Kabul, one remains (N1)
• Serbia donates coronavirus vaccines to Lebanon (N1)
• Bregovic confirms performance in Korca (KoSSev)

International:

• Balkan countries affirm US alliance by accepting Afghan refugees (politico.eu)
• Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia Prepare to Shelter Fleeing Afghans (Balkan Insight)

UNMIK Media Observer, Morning Edition, August 18, 2021

• COVID-19: 1,783 new cases, five deaths (media)
• Health Minister: 99 percent of tested samples resulted with Delta variant (media)
• Health Institute chief appeals for vaccination against COVID-19 (Indeksonline)
• Kosovo approves vaccinations for over-12s (Exit News)
• PDK’s Nikaj slams government for poor management of pandemic (EO)
• Osmani: Two Kosovars safely evacuated from Afghanistan (media)
• Kurti: I cannot disclose number of Afghans that will be sheltered (AP/Klan Kosova)
• Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia prepare to shelter fleeing Afghans (BIRN)
• Controversial Kosovo Serb powerbroker’s libel case dismissed (BIRN)