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Kosovo Supreme Court Upholds Serb Ex-Policeman’s War Crimes Sentence
Kosovo's Supreme Court on Thursday made public its ruling confirming the sentencing of Goran Stanisic to 15 years' imprisonment for war crimes against ethnic Albanian civilians in the town of Lipjan/Lipljan during the Kosovo war in 1999.
The Supreme Court ruling upheld the previous Court of Appeals verdict convicting Serb wartime reservist policeman Stanisic.
Kosovo Woman Breaks Prejudices by Taking Village Leader Role
Xhyla Hoti Korpuzi, has been engaged in various activities for 37 years through which she reveals her contribution and representation in society.
Last Despatches: Kosovo Journalist Disappears After Visiting Guerrilla Base
Ismail Berbatovci closed the door of his apartment in the small central Kosovo town of Lipjan/Ljipljane for the last time on the morning of July 23, 1998.
His wife Peme remembers that he went out to do an interview with Rame Buja, a senior leader from the Kosovo Liberation Army, KLA, at the guerrilla force's local base in the nearby mountains.
Kosovo Convicts Serb Ex-Policeman of Wartime Killings, Expulsions
Pristina Basic Court found Goran Stanisic guilty on Tuesday of war crimes against ethnic Albanian civilians in the town of Lipjan/Lipljan during the Kosovo war in 1999 and sentenced him to 20 years in prison.
Kosovo Remands Serb War Crimes Suspect in Custody
Pristina Basic Court on Monday remanded Goran Stanisic in custody for a month after he was detained at the Jarinje border crossing between Serbia and Kosovo on Saturday.
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Kosovo Clamps Down on Gambling After Double Murder
Photo: EPA/ EDDY LEMAISTRE
The extraordinary parliamentary session was called by the opposition Democratic League of Kosovo, LDK, whose leader in parliament, Avdullah Hoti, proposed the motion.
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Switzerland: Elderly woman murders 7-year-old from Kosovo
The boy was returning home from school when he was killed.
The victim, whose parents moved to Switzerland from the town of Lipljan in Kosovo, was killed on Thursday.
The incident happened only some 200 meters from his school.
The woman used a knife to stab the boy and then left him lying in a pool of blood on the sidewalk.
Kosovo drops probe into suspected killers of 14 Serbs
The Special Prosecution in Pristina has stopped the investigation into all persons suspected of killing 14 Serb farmers in Staro Gracko in July 1999.
The Serbs were gunned down from close proximity in this village near the town of Lipljan in Kosovo, while out harvesting their fields.
Pristina drops probe into suspected killers of 14 Serbs
The Special Prosecution in Pristina has stopped the investigation into all persons suspected of killing 14 Serb farmers in Staro Gracko in July 1999.
Death of Key Witness in Kosovo Sparks Concerns
46-year-old detainee Naser Makolli died Monday afternoon while in detention, prompting officials from the radical Vetevendosje party to sound the alarm. Makolli was an important witness in an ongoing investigation into a previous death.
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