Headlines 29 November
• EU: No visa liberalisation without meeting last two criteria (Koha)
• Tahiri: Court in the north to be discussed in Brussels (Kallxo)
• Energy agreement remains in paper only (Zeri)
• Government of Kosovo condemns attack on Turkish consulate (Telegrafi)
• Election campaign in Drenas/Glogovac officially kicks off (dailies)
• Petition “Justice for Astrit” to be submitted to the Assembly today (media)
• Police arrest three persons in connection to Lumezi’s burglary (Epoka)
• Haradinaj: Propaganda against me is based in Moscow (Lajmi)
• Nikolic reacts to Union of Albanian Municipalities idea (Lajmi)
Ymeri: This 28 November dedicated to Astrit Dehari (Klan Kosova)
On the Albanian Flag Day, a large red and black banner depicting Vetevendosje activist Astrit Dehari and calling for justice regarding his death at the Prizren detention facility, was put up in one of the buildings at the Pristina center. Vetevendosje leader, Visar Ymeri, said that this year, 28 November will be dedicated to Dehari. […]
Read More →Headlines 25 November
• Mustafa criticizes own party’s MPs for border demarcation (Telegrafi)
• Kosovo determined to fulfill SAA obligations (Epoka)
• EP endorses amendment for independent investigation on Dehari case (Epoka)
• Prizren inmates stop hunger strike (Koha)
• Political parties not included in forum on election reform (Koha/Zeri)
• Hoxhaj met representatives of over twenty countries (Epoka)
• Selimi rebuts Russia’s Foreign Ministry claims on Kosovo (Telegrafi)
• KSF moving toward NATO standards (Epoka)
• KWN to march in Pristina today against gender-based violence (Koha)
• Vehicles from B&H not allowed entry to Kosovo (RTK)
Civil society launches petition for extraordinary Assembly session (Klan Kosova)
Citizens have begun signing a petition calling for an extraordinary session of the Kosovo Assembly to discuss the death of Vetevendosje activist Astrit Dehari in Prizren’s detention facility. The petition, launched following a protest under the slogan “Justice for Astrit”, calls for an independent investigation and hierarchical dismissal of all officials responsible for Dehari’s death. […]
Read More →Headlines 24 November
Mustafa says Kosovo budget goes above party interests (Kosova Sot)
Agreement on cooperation against extremism (Epoka e Re)
Kosovo to present only progress in SAA implementation (Koha Ditore)
Veseli: Election reform should conclude by December (Epoka e Re)
Serbian List not to rejoin institutions without Association/Community (Zeri)
Government gives up on plans to pass anti-mafia law (Koha Ditore)
Local prosecution continues investigation regarding Dehari case (Zeri)
Selimi: New investigation into Dehari’s death (Epoka e Re)
Prizren prison inmates demand reinstatement of director (Koha)
Headlines 23 November
• LDK agrees with PDK’s proposals for budget amendments (Koha/Zeri)
• Government publicly calls Serbian List to return to institutions (Kosova Sot)
• Delawie: Transparency and accountability are vital (Zeri)
• UK will not get involved in Dehari case (media)
• Kosovo chief prosecutor’s house robbed (media)
• Two more months of detention for former PDK MP Syla (Zeri)
• Veseli supported a company suspected of illegal acquisition of shares (Koha)
Four correctional service staff suspended in Dehari’s case (media)
The Ministry of Justice issued a press release saying its inspectorate identified “procedural negligence” on the part of Prizren detention facility staff in dealing with the death of Vetevendosje activist, Astrit Dehari, but did not find any action by the prison staff that could have caused his death. As a result of these findings, the […]
Read More →Dehari family refuses international investigation without resignation of two ministers (Koha)
Parents of Astrit Dehari, Vetevendosje activist who died whilst in detention, said in a statement issued today that they refuse an international investigation into their son’s death for as long as Minister of Justice Dhurata Hoxha and Interior Minister Skender Hyseni remain in their posts. Avni and Xhemile Dehari said that the request Minister Hoxha […]
Read More →Headlines 22 November
• Disagreements between ruling coalition partners on 2017 budget (media)
• Ruling coalition late in appointing Minister for Integration (Koha)
• Mustafa: Kosovo and Montenegro, model of cooperation in the region (media)
• Vetevendosje: No one has been held accountable for Dehari’s death (Koha)
• Protest in Pristina on November 24 demanding justice for Astrit Dehari (Koha)
• Stojanovic: Association is not a project against Albanians (Indeksonline)
• Djuric: We’re waiting for Pristina to establish Association/Community (Koha)
• Hyseni wants Germany’s support for INTERPOL membership (Kosovapress)
• Bajrami: I knew Brezovica would fail, this is Plan B (Koha)
Headlines 21 November
Justice Minister seeks Scotland Yard’s help in Dehari’s death (Zeri)
Tahiri: The new company is temporary and minor (Epoka e Re)
Political situation “unsuitable” for Association/Community statute (Koha)
Serbian List conditions return to institutions (Kosova Sot)
Mustafa claims that Kosovo is succeeding during his governance (Epoka)
Veseli: We must combat also “corruptive culture” (Telegrafi)
Demarcation encourages destabilization (Zeri)
Explosion in front of Mitrovica north prison gate (Epoka e Re)
Headlines 19 November
Prosecutors conclude Dehari committed suicide (dailies)
Dehari’s autopsy observer claims report does not correspond to reality (Koha)
Civil society calls for urgent reaction from human rights organizations (Koha)
Haradinaj: Thaci responsible why Kosovo has no armed force yet (RTK)
Headlines 18 November
• No Association/Community without dissolution of parallel structures (Zeri)
• Havolli: No visa liberalisation without demarcation (Bota Sot)
• A march for Astrit Dehari today in Pristina (RTK)
• Shala: The state responsible for Dehari’s death (Epoka e Re)
• Lushtaku and 23 others indicted on organised crime charges (Koha Ditore)
• Protests in Skenderaj/Srbica against sentencing of KLA members (Epoka)
• AAK will not attend border demarcation meetings anymore (Koha)
• O‘Connell: Corruption is a problem for Kosovo (lajmi.net)
• Engel praises Kosovo authorities for stopping terrorist attack (RTKLive)