Prizren
Bytyqi brothers: Until justice is served
They underlined that they will keep fighting for justice until it's served. We want to provide that the perpetrators of this crime will not remain free.
On this day, 20 years ago, Serbian authorities had killed three U.S. citizens and dumped them into the mass grave. "We will seek justice until it's served", it is said in a brief statement on the Bytyqi family website.
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Kosovo Liberation Army Ex-Guerrilla Convicted of War Crime
The court in Prizren on Wednesday sentenced Remzi Shala, a former Kosovo Liberation Army, KLA unit commander known during wartime as 'The Red Apple', to 14 years in prison for committing a war crime.
Shala was convicted of the kidnapping of Haxhi Perteshi from Duhel, a village in the Suhareka/Suva Reka area in 1998. Days after he was seized, Perteshi was found dead.
Shaqir Hoti – Keeping Sound of Albanian Folk Music Alive
Kosovars and Albanians in general who cherish folklore, Albanian melodies and traditional music all admire the man who was born in Rugova e Hasit, about 50 km from Prizren, which is where he attended high school.
"My generation was raised in 'informational darkness' and we didn't have a lot of news while we were thirsty for knowledge," he recalls.
Kosovo Arrests Fugitive Ex-Guerrilla Commander
Fugitive former Kosovo Liberation Army unit commander Remzi Shala, known during wartime as 'The Red Apple', appeared in court in Prizren on Friday after being arrested, but denied he was trying to evade justice.
Shala is a suspect in the kidnapping in 1998 of an ethnic Albanian man who was subsequently killed, and was initially supposed to appear in court in Prizren on January 9.
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Lost Property: Kosovo’s Missing Records Prolong Post-War Legal Battles
Trajko Semic has not been able to live in his own property in Kosovo's southern town of Prizren since the day he fled in August 1999 with his children and his pregnant wife.
Serb Fighter ‘Transported Kosovo Massacre Victims’ Bodies’
The Darko Tasic trial on Wednesday at Prizren Basic Court. Photo: BIRN.
The truck was then set on fire and pushed into the river with the bodies inside, according to the witnesses.
Witness Tome Prekpalaj, from the village of Bregu i Drinit near Prizren, testified that he saw the defendant and his father with the truck carrying the corpses of Albanian civilians.
SANU rejects resignation offered by its president
Also, during the voting that took place by departments, a request was made that he continues as president.
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Belgrade band perform "Next Year in Prizren" in Kosovo
They were at the monastery for the feast of Holy King Milutin - and on the occasion, performed their latest song, "Dogodine u Prizrenu (Next Year in Prizren).
The song mentions the town of Prizren in Kosovo because it was the ancient capital of the Serbian medieval empire - while the title itself is a paraphrase of the Jewish saying, "Next year in Jerusalem."
French-Serbian humanitarian prevented from entering Kosovo
And this ban without any explanation and any time limit, Gouillon added.
Media reports said earlier in the day that members of the Kosovo police had stated that according to their view, Gouillon "had no permit to visit" the self-proclaimed state.
Kosovo City Seeks Closure of 'Gulenist' School
Local officials in Prizren, in western Kosovo, have demanded the closure of a school allegedly linked to Turkish exiled cleric Fetullah Gulen - although city officials insist the alleged Gulen link has nothing do with the dispute.
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