Kosovo’s Capital Expands Tourism Potential

Through its vibrant culture, Prishtina is attracting an increasing number of tourists, challenging the once-dominant stereotype of Kosovo as a troubled place to visit. Despite stereotypes of Kosovo’s capital as being uninteresting and dangerous, Dyonne Beaudine van Hoorn found Prishtina to be very safe, along with having a lively youth culture. “Everyone thought I was…

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Kosovo- Serbia Dialogue Deadlock is Suffocating Civic Initiatives

In an interview with Prishtina Insight, Marko Milosavljevic from the Youth Initiative for Human Rights (YIHR) in Serbia delves into how political actors make Kosovo’s and Serbia’s civil society cooperation attempts harder. Since political talks between Kosovo and Serbia  stalled, civil society in both countries are facing significant obstacles to maintain the cooperation between citizens…

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Kosovo Dokufest’s Spotlight on Palestine Takes Festival Into Sensitive Territory

Securing funding is not the only problem that some film festivals face. Yuliia Kovalenko, a Ukrainian film critic and programmer at Docudays in Kyiv who was involved in the Focus on Ukraine programme at Dokufest, told BIRN that her annual event was first hit by COVID-19 and then by Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022….

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Serbia Accuses Kosovo of ‘Provoking Conflict’ by Closing Post Offices

Serbia, the US and the EU all condemned the closure by police of Serbian-run post offices in the north of Kosovo, with Serbia’s president appealing to Brussels to take action. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic accused Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti of attempting to spark conflict after Kosovo Police on Monday closed nine post offices run…

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Dokufest 2024: Embracing a New World Order

Under the theme ‘New Order,’ Kosovo’s International Documentary and Short Film Festival, Dokufest, will explore the reconfiguration of the global geopolitical landscape with an artistic order through its diverse film selections and thematic programs. The 23rd edition of the International Documentary and Short Film Festival, DokuFest, which starts on Friday, will showcase hundreds of films…

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Kosovo Miners’ Strike Over Unpaid Wages Enters Fourth Week

Miners at Kosovo’s once mighty Trepca complex are continuing their weeks-long strike over several months’ worth of unpaid wages. Miners at the giant Trepca complex in Kosovo entered the 23rd day of a strike on Thursday over unpaid salaries for June and July. On Thursday, the government said it was reviewing a work plan proposed…

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Ineffective and Inhumane: Denmark-Kosovo Prison Transfer Deal Continues Nordic Discrimination Towards Foreigners

Despite the outward positivity towards the Denmark-Kosovo prison transfer deal, a closer analysis reveals an ugly underbelly to the accord, raising numerous abuse and discrimination concerns. Mohamed Hassan Abdi moved to Denmark from Somalia when he was four years old and lived there throughout his life, never once returning to Somalia following his emigration. Throughout…

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As Sunny Hill 2024 Edition Ends, Festival-goers See Room for Improvements

The fourth edition of the Sunny Hill Festival in Kosovo, which was founded by global pop star Dua Lipa and her father Dukagjin, was well-received by music lovers, but there were criticisms regarding ticket prices and the need for improvement in infrastructure. The fourth edition of  Kosovo’s Sunny Hill festival, joined in the protest against…

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