A recent ruling by Kosovo’s Constitutional Court has barred Member of Parliament (MP) Nenad Rashiq from being elected as Deputy Speaker of the Assembly on the grounds that he does not currently represent the Serbian community. While the decision aims to unblock the country’s months-long political paralysis, it has drawn sharp criticism from legal experts [...]

The United States government announced on September 12 that it will suspend the long-anticipated Strategic Dialogue with Kosovo, citing Prime Minister Albin Kurti’s actions as a source of escalating tensions and instability. In a statement posted on X, the US Embassy in Pristina said the decision reflected Washington’s concern that Kurti’s policies are undermining stability [...]

Ernesa Shala is a JURIST staff correspondent from Kosovo and a recent graduate of the University of Pristina Faculty of Law. In a deeply concerning turn of events, Kosovo has fallen to 99th place in the 2025 Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Press Freedom Index, the lowest ranking in over 15 years. This decline is a [...]

Ernesa Shala is a JURIST staff correspondent in Kosovo and a recent graduate of the University of Pristina Faculty of Law.   The much-anticipated trial of the individuals accused of orchestrating the 2023 terrorist attack in Banjska, in which poice Sergeant Afrim Bunjaku was killed, commenced on Wednesday at the Basic Court in Pristina. Defendants Blagoje [...]