{"id":79303,"date":"2025-06-16T19:43:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T17:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=79303"},"modified":"2025-06-16T22:34:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T20:34:00","slug":"79303-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/79303-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Serbia\u2019s War Crimes Prosecutor Increases Indictments Against Kosovo Albanians"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-36\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"d4472214-6536-43b0-a3cc-dc62418f4a75\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<p data-start=\"83\" data-end=\"414\">In contrast to previous years, Serbia\u2019s War Crimes Prosecutor significantly increased the number of indictments in 2024.<br data-start=\"203\" data-end=\"206\" \/>The majority of these charges target Kosovo Albanians, and according to the Humanitarian Law Center (HLC), this trend is largely driven by political pressure from Serbian authorities and pro-government media.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"416\" data-end=\"723\">Although Serbia continued arresting Kosovo citizens at border crossings in 2024, most indictments were issued against individuals who are not accessible to the Serbian judicial system.<br data-start=\"600\" data-end=\"603\" \/>Instead of improving cooperation with Kosovo, the HLC notes that Serbia is increasingly resorting to trials in absentia.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"725\" data-end=\"986\">The year 2024 was also marked by a lack of cooperation with neighboring countries, delays in war crimes trials from the 1990s, disproportionate sentencing for convicted individuals, and the ongoing failure to prosecute senior members of Serbian security forces.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"988\" data-end=\"1152\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">During this year, the public glorification of convicted war criminals continued, alongside the launch of a state-sponsored campaign denying the Srebrenica genocide.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\">\n<div class=\"touch:-me-2 touch:-ms-3.5 -ms-2.5 -me-1 flex items-center p-1 select-none -mt-1 w-full duration-[1.5s] focus-within:transition-none hover:transition-none pointer-events-none [mask-image:linear-gradient(to_right,black_33%,transparent_66%)] [mask-size:300%_100%] [mask-position:100%_0%] motion-safe:transition-[mask-position] group-hover\/turn-messages:pointer-events-auto group-hover\/turn-messages:[mask-position:0_0] group-focus-within\/turn-messages:pointer-events-auto group-focus-within\/turn-messages:[mask-position:0_0] has-data-[state=open]:pointer-events-auto has-data-[state=open]:[mask-position:0_0]\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex items-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"absolute\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none h-px w-px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In contrast to previous years, Serbia\u2019s War Crimes Prosecutor significantly increased the number of indictments in 2024.The majority of these charges target Kosovo Albanians, and according to the Humanitarian Law Center (HLC), this trend is largely driven by political pressure from Serbian authorities and pro-government media. 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