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7+ hour, 14+ min ago   (112+ words) kosovapress.com Public protest in Prishtina over law on the Kosovo Liberation Army The organizer of the Not in My Name! protest, Çlirim Haziri, has announced a public protest today at 12:00 p.m. at Skënderbeu Square, Prishtina. In a call…...

4+ hour, 6+ min ago   (567+ words) Xhavit Jashari, Chairman of the Association of Families of Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) Martyrs and one of the representatives of organizations emerging from the KLA war, has called on Kosovo Assembly deputies to make a decision to abolish the Specialist…...

5+ hour, 24+ min ago   (1529+ words) German authorities have arrested former intelligence chief August Hanning today. Hanning took office as head of the German BND in 1998 and held that position for a full 7 years, including the period of the war in Kosovo. In the media archives,…...

5+ hour, 8+ min ago   (224+ words) Euronews.com Video. Kosovo police use tear gas on protesters objecting to war crimes court Anger has been building since former president Hashim Thaci, viewed by many as a hero of the independence struggle, was sentenced last month over crimes…...

3+ hour, 52+ min ago   (402+ words) Protesters clashed with police outside Kosovo’s government and parliament buildings on Monday, calling for lawmakers to pass legislation that would limit the powers of a Kosovo war crimes court in The Hague. The protest came weeks after the court sentenced…...

5+ hour, 46+ min ago   (224+ words) KosovaPress Bedri Hamza calls violence in Prishtina protest “disporpotionate” Leader of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), Bedri Hamza, has accused the Vetëvendosje Movement of indecision, holding it responsible for the situation created in Kosovo. “I do not believe the…...

5+ hour, 17+ min ago   (780+ words) Protesters led by the Kosovo Liberation Army War Veterans’ Organisation started to reassemble outside parliament in Pristina on Tuesday after violent clashes the previous evening. Angered by the convictions of four wartime KLA leaders including ex-President Hashim Thaci, they want…...

4+ hour, 50+ min ago   (89+ words) Periskopi Arrested yesterday by police, Thaci's nephew returns to today's protest Kosovo police yesterday had arrested Father and Thaci, grandson of former President Hashim Thaci, in Square “Skenderbeu” in Pristina. He has been seen again today among the citizens who…...

6+ hour, 50+ min ago   (307+ words) Protesters clashed with police outside Kosovo’s government and parliament buildings on Monday, demanding legislation to restrict the powers of the Hague-based Kosovo Specialist Chambers. The unrest escalates a deepening political crisis, as Parliament races against a constitutional deadline to elect…...

5+ hour, 40+ min ago   (211+ words) PRISTINA – Six police officers were injured during last night’s protests in Pristina, 11 protesters sought medical assistance and three people were taken to a police station, Kosovo Police state. After hours of escalating clashes involving tear gas, water cannon, pyrotechnics, burning…...