Persecution of Serbs

PRIZREN - Serb heritage in Kosovo needs protection because the risks from violent acts are still persisting, the Diocese of Raska-Prizren released on Tuesday to mark the 11th anniversary of the March pogrom against Serbs in Kosovo-Metohija.

The topic of the Serb heritage needs to be included in the agenda of the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue, the Diocese released.

War Crimes Prosecution "looking for 115 perpetrators"

BELGRADE -- The Association of the Families of Kidnapped and Murdered Serbs has marked the 17th anniversary of the outbreak of large-scale anti-Serb violence in Kosovo.

On this occasion, Deputy War Crimes Prosecutor Bruno Vekaric said that "the primary goal is for the kidnapped to be found, and the perpetrators punished."

GRACANICA - Vladeta Kostic as the mayor of Gracanica, central Kosovo-Metohija (KiM), said that traces of fear from pogrom are still present in the lives of Serbs in KiM because the event which began on this day 11 years ago left a lasting imprint on the people.

11 years since "March Pogrom" of Serbs in Kosovo

BELGRADE -- Tuesday marks the 11th anniversary of the large scale violence organized in Kosovo against Serbs, known in Serbia as "the March Pogrom."

The two days of rioting and attacks resulted in the deaths of eight Serbs and 11 Albanians and injured 954 people.

BELGRADE - Marko Djuric, director of the Serbian government's Office for Kosovo-Metohija (KiM), stated that 11 years after the March pogrom, Serbs in KiM are still not free, and expressed expectation that the ones responsible for the Golgotha of Serbs will finally be punished.

Three men accused of being part of a Yugoslav Army unit that killed 46 ethnic Albanians in an attack on the Kosovo village of Ljubenic in 1999 pleaded not guilty to war crimes.

The government put forward two constitutional amendments to enable the creation of a new EU-backed court to try Kosovo Liberation Army ex-fighters for alleged crimes during and after the war.

PRISTINA - Kosovo's Prime Minister Isa Mustafa said on Monday that the authorities in Pristina were working of documents needed to create the Special Court.

Interpol has issued ‘red notices’ for 17 former members of Serbian forces, including a ruling party MP, over allegations that they committed war crimes in Kosovo in April 1999.

EP committee adopts draft on Kosovo

BRUSSELS -- The EP Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday asked authorities in Kosovo to show "strong commitment" to strengthen the rule of law.

Pristina is also asked to commit to fighting corruption and organized crime on all levels, and to set up a war crimes court headquartered outside of Kosovo.