Life in Kosovo discusses Serbia’s arrests
Life in Kosovo this Thursday will discuss the latest arrests conducted by the Serbian state.
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Every Thursday starting from 20:30, Radio Television Kosovo, RTK, broadcasts the TV debate show "Life in Kosovo", a joint production of BIRN and RTK.
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Agron Shala, Pristina
14 December 2007
‘I could not imagine that RTK was ever going to allow a show like this to go on air – I thought RTK was a conservative and uncreative organization before this – we have never had a more lively discussion on TV than this – in ‘Life in Kosovo’ people are pushed to speak in simple and direct manner, same as what would people say off camera – this is breaking many cultural taboos of how Kosovars communicate in private and the public’- Agron Shala, Pristina. Read more
Niko from Belgrade
16 October 2007
“What was the show that was just transmitted on B92? Was it discussion of Albanians and Serbs on TV? That’s our future. That’s a real television, dealing with real issues. I can’t believe I saw some smart Albanians in the television? Was it some kind of ‘soap-opera’? – Niko, a Serb from Belgrade, comment posted on B92 website Read more
Muhamet Demi, Pristina
19 September 2007
‘Dear RTK staff, I hope you will give us programmes like this more and more, these programmes where the people in power get directly challenged with concrete questions because this can show us whether these people really deserve to be voted in or not’-Muhamet Demi, a citizen from Pristina. Read more
Jeta Rudi, a student from USA
10 August 2007
“I watch “Jeta ne
Kosove” debates regularly and I think they are the most qualitative and
informative debates shown in Kosovar televisions, my compliments!.”- Jeta Rudi from USA
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Matt Prodger, BBC
05 December 2006
"I myself owe something to the IWPR writers who last year produced a heartening story about Serbs and Kosovar Albanians working together at a brick factory near Kamenica". Read more
PUBLIC HEALTH MONITORING REPORT 2011
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PROCES IMENOVANJA I REIMENOVANJA SUDIJA I TUŽILACA
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MONITORING SUDOVGODIŠNJI IZVEŠTAJ APRIL 2010 - FEBRUAR 2011
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THE PROCESS OF JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS OF JUDGES AND PROSECUTORS
The report on the process of judicial appointments and reappointments analysis the flow of this process, specifically focusing on the bright and dark sides that have marred the process to its final stages.
COURT MONITORING ANNUAL REPORT APRIL 2010 - FEBRUARY 2011
Court monitoring report is published as a result of a continuous monitoring of all municipal and districts courts of Kosovo. The findings of this report are based on the monitoring of 2,147 court hearings, by BIRN monitors.
THE PROCESS OF JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS
This report presents the results of part of BIRN's court monitoring project, specifically on the process for the appointment and reappointment of judges and prosecutors.
Follow the Paper Trail
\"Follow the Paper Trail\", a guide to document-based journalism in Kosovo, explains relevant laws, access to public documents, how to publish safely, where to find databases on investigative journalism, and how to locate documents online through various search engines.
Courts Monitoring Report 2010
A detailed analytical report about the work and administration of the courts in Prishtina, Peja, Prizren, Gjilan, Mitrovica, Ferizaj, Gjakova, Decan, Vushtrri, Poduleva, Lipjan, Klina and Istog. The report contains important information, collected by the network of monitors, placed in the major municipalities of Kosovo and aims to identify the key problems and issues that the justice system in Kosovo is facing.
REPORT: Monitoring the Courts 2009
Monitoring the work and administration of courts in Prishtina, Peja, Mitrovica, Gjilan, Ferizaj, Vushtrri and Skenderaj.
DIRECTLY ELECTED MAYOR SYSTEM IN LOCAL GOVERNANCE
The report on Directly Elected mayor System in Local Governance aims to provide a critical overview of the rationale and feasibility of the implementation of a municipal governance system that places the mayor as the central executive figure, during the third year of its application. The efficiency of this system was assessed based on the following pillars: the relationship between local government bodies, accountability of the municipal executive, respect for the law, the link between the mayor and the citizens, provision of public services (water supply and waste management, capital investments (in school and road projects)), level of transparency, public consultation and citizen participation in decision-making.
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