Protests against war crimes verdicts add pressure on Kosovo's government
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People gather in Pristina, Kosovo, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, to protest against the verdicts for former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci and three other former Kosovo Liberation Army leaders, Kadri Veseli, Rexhep Selimi and Jakup Krasniqi, handed by a Netherlands-based court that tried them for alleged war crimes during the 1998-1999 war for independence from Serbia. (AP Photo/Zana Cimili)
FILE - Hashim Thaci, head of the Kosovo Albanian negotiation team and head of the Kosovo Liberation Army political directorate, center, addresses a press conference in a secret location in central Kosovo, Saturday, March 13, 1999. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu, File)
FILE - Kosovo's then acting Prime Minister and Vetevendosje party leader Albin Kurti addresses media after voting in parliamentary election in Pristina, Kosovo, June 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu, File)
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People gather in Pristina, Kosovo, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, to protest against the verdicts for former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci and three other former Kosovo Liberation Army leaders, Kadri Veseli, Rexhep Selimi and Jakup Krasniqi, handed by a Netherlands-based court that tried them for alleged war crimes during the 1998-1999 war for independence from Serbia. (AP Photo/Zana Cimili)
