Suriname Triggers New Phase in Kosovo Recognition Battle (Balkan Insight)
By: James Ker-Linsday
Hashim Thaçi’s hate-love affair with the Specialist Court (EuropeanWesternBalkans)
Discussing the role of the Kosovo Specialist court at the public presentation of the report “Public Perception of the Kosovo Specialist Court: Risks and Opportunities”, organized by NGOs PAX, Integra, and Center for Peace and Tolerance, President Thaçi criticized the one-sidedness of the “mono-ethnic” court and slammed the international community for falling short of fulfilling their part of the “bargain”.
Nurse Retracts Testimony in Kosovo Organ-Trafficking Trial (Balkan Insight)
At the retrial of three Kosovo men accused of trafficking in human organs, a nurse who worked at the Medicus clinic near Pristina denied a statement she signed ten years ago about the removal of patients’ kidneys.
Mendehie Hajdari, who used to work as a nurse at the Medicus clinic until the day investigators closed it down in 2008 over the allegations of organ trafficking, appeared at Pristina Basic Court on Wednesday but retracted her previous statement to police.
The former owner of the Medicus clinic, Lutfi Dervishi, his son Arban Dervishi and head anesthetist Sokol Hajdini are being 
Kosovo Acts to Preserve War Victims’ Possessions (Balkan Insight)
War victims’ clothes and other personal possessions, stored at the Institute of Forensic Medicine since 2003, are being transferred to a better location after calls to ensure that they are preserved.
250 Islamist Fighters Return to Balkans: Report (Balkan Insight)
Returning Islamic State fighters pose a threat to their countries of origin, including Western Balkan states, says a new report from an NGO dealing with global security issues.
Key Kosovo Municipalities Face Runoffs in Elections (Balkan Insight)
Kosovo's Central Electoral Commission is yet to announce preliminary results from local elections. However, some 17 municipalities are set to pass into runoffs.
Kosovars Spy Hope of Change in Local Elections (Balkan Insight)
As people throughout Kosovo get ready to vote in Sunday's municipal elections, surveys show that most of them hope the result will bring about positive changes for their families and communities.
http://bit.ly/2xX1nV9Kosovo Readies for Sunday's Local Elections (Balkan Insight)
The campaign for the local elections in Kosovo's 38 municipalities draws to a close on Friday at midnight as citizens get ready to vote on Sunday.
Kosovo Remains Hot Topic in Albania-Serbia Media (Balkan Insight)
New research conducted in Tirana and Belgrade shows that while newspapers in both countries have a neutral tone when writing about each other, the tone becomes bitter when the subject turns to Kosovo.
Kosovo’s ‘Democratic Test’ Will Only Come After Elections (Balkan Insight)
By: Armend Bekaj
October’s local elections in Kosovo will likely be free and fair – the real test of this young country’s democratic health is what happens after the election.
However, Kosovo’s longer-term challenge with democratization is not the election day.