Terrorism in Serbia
Hague War Court Rejects Hashim Thaci’s Plea for Release
The appeals chamber at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague on Wednesday rejected ex-President Hashim Thaci's plea for conditional release from pre-trial detention because there is still a risk that he might abscond.
Kosovo Journalist Testifies About Receiving Confidential Hague Court Files
Halil Berisha, a journalist from Pristina, told the trial of Kosovo Liberation Army War Veterans' Organisation leaders Hysni Gucati and Nasim Haradinaj at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague on Tuesday how he received the allegedly leaked war crimes case files from the defendants.
US Names Wartime Serbia-Kosovo Negotiator as Belgrade Ambassador
US President Joe Biden has nominated retired diplomat Christopher Hill, a veteran of American involvement in the Balkans in the 1990s war years, as his country's new ambassador to Belgrade, the White House announced on Friday.
Hill, whose appointment must be confirmed by the US Senate, has previously been an ambassador in Albania, North Macedonia, Poland, South Korea and Iraq.
Kosovo War Veterans’ Leaders Go on Trial at Hague Court
Hysni Gucati and Nasim Haradinaj went on trial at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague on Thursday, charged with obstruction of justice and witness intimidation after they received leaked documents from war crimes case files and urged media to publish confidential information from the documents in September 2020.
Kosovo War Crime Witness Asks Hague Court for Compensation
In his second day of testimony at the trial of Salih Mustafa at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague, a protected witness codenamed 3593 spoke about the conditions in which he was held at a Kosovo Liberation Army detention centre, and said he deserves compensation.
‘Silenced’ Kosovo War Victims Given a Voice at Guerrilla’s Trial
The Victims' Participation Office of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers said in its opening statement at the first trial held at the Hague-based court on Wednesday that the alleged victims of Kosovo Liberation Army, KLA fighters during the 1998-99 war have been intimidated into silence for decades.
First Trial of Kosovo Ex-Guerrilla Opens at Hague War Crimes Court
Former Kosovo Liberation Army, KLA unit commander Salih Mustafa went on trial at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers on Wednesday, charged with involvement in murder, torture, cruel treatment and arbitrary detentions during the Kosovo war in April 1999.
"Today marks a milestone for this institution and our work," prosecutor Jack Smith said in his opening statement on Wednesday.
Serbia, Kosovo Urged to Publish ‘Deal to Open Up War Archives’
Youth Initiative for Human Rights in Serbia and Kosovo on Monday called on the authorities in both countries to publish the details of a deal on revealing the contents of secret wartime archives that was reportedly made during negotiations in Brussels last week.
Hague Court Rejects Thaci’s Challenge to Kosovo War Crime Charges
Pre-trial judge Nicolas Guillou has dismissed an attempt by former Kosovo president and wartime Kosovo Liberation Army political leader Hashim Thaci and two of his co-defendants, Kadri Veseli and Rexhep Selimi, to have the charges against them thrown out.
Kosovo War Crimes Court’s First Trial Will Set a Precedent
His trial, which might last for over a year, will set a precedent for the rest of the KLA cases, experts told BIRN.
'Joint criminal enterprise' claim causes outrage
Salih Mustafa in court in October 2020. Photo: Kosovo Special Chambers/Screenshot.