Terrorism in Serbia
Serbia Commemorates 1999 Battle Against Kosovo Guerrillas
Senior state and military officials including Defence Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic and Serbian Army chief Milan Mojsilovic attended the commemorative event at Belgrade's Kombank Hall on Sunday evening to mark the 22nd anniversary of the two-month-long Battle of Kosare.
Kosovo PM Revives Plan to Sue Serbia for Genocide
But Veseli's proposal was described as political opportunism by opponents within Kosovo, and dismissed by international experts as impractical and extremely unlikely to succeed.
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COVID-19 Limits Family Visits for Kosovo War Defendants
The Hague-based Kosovo Specialist Chambers told BIRN that because of the continuing pandemic, it is restricting visits by relatives to former Kosovo Liberation Army guerrilla leaders who are awaiting trial at its detention centre.
Kosovo War Video Collector Seeks to Preserve Evidence of Crimes
"Not only the new materials I find, but I cannot resist watching those I found earlier too. Then I cannot stay calm," he explained.
Hague Prosecution Contests Challenge to Hashim Thaci Indictment
The prosecution at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague has asked the pre-trial judge to dismiss the defence's motions challenging the indictment of former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci and three other former Kosovo Liberation Army guerrillas turned politicians, Kadri Veseli, Rexhep Selimi and Jakup Krasniqi.
Kosovo Ex-Guerrilla Pleads Not Guilty to War Crimes
Pjeter Shala, who was a Kosovo Liberation Army, KLA fighter during the 1998-99 conflict with Serbian forces, pleaded not guilty to war crimes at a pre-trial initial appearance at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague on Monday.
"I understood [the charges] and I find the accusations ridiculous," Shala told the judge.
Kosovo Ex-Guerrilla Sent to Face Charges at Hague War Court
Pjeter Shala, a former Kosovo Liberation Army fighter, was transferred to a detention centre in The Hague on Thursday evening after the Kosovo Specialist Chambers confirmed a four-count indictment charging him with war crimes.
Shala, 57, who was arrested in Belgium last month, is to make an initial appearance before a pre-trial judge on Monday.
On 22nd Anniversary of NATO Bombing of Yugoslavia Russia Issues Warning: It Must Never Be Repeated
Russia has issued a warning against a repeat of the NATO Western military alliance's bombing campaign of Yugoslavia on its 22nd anniversary, as Washington's top diplomat seeks to rally the alliance for the first time under the banner of U.S. President Joe Biden's administration.
President Biden Urged to Move Hague War Court to Kosovo
The Atlantic Association, an organisation representing Albanian-Americans who describe themselves as "proud former KLA [Kosovo Liberation Army] soldiers", sent a letter to US President Joe Biden on Wednesday urging him to intervene to shift the Hague-based Kosovo Specialist Chambers war crimes court to Kosovo itself.
Serbian Public Broadcaster Airs War Crime Convicts’ Denials
Two convicted war criminals, former Yugoslav deputy prime minister Nikola Sainovic and Yugoslav Army general Vladimir Lazarevic, appeared on Serbia's public broadcaster Radio-Television Serbia on Tuesday evening and denied that they committed the crimes of which they were convicted.