2015 Kosovo protests

2015 Kosovo protests 6 January 2015 – 3 February 2015 (1 6 2015 2 3 2015) Resignation of Aleksandar Jablanović Return of Trepča Mines as a public institution of the Republic of Kosovo Demonstrations Aleksandar Jablanović resignsMustafa:Jabllanovic nga sot nuk është pjesë e kabinetit qeveritar http://www.gazetaexpress.com/lajme/mustafajabllanovic-nuk-eshte-pjese-kabinetit-qeveritar-78009/ Gazeta Express 3 February 2015 4 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150204141251/http://www.gazetaexpress.com/lajme/mustafajabllanovic-nuk-eshte-pjese-kabinetit-qeveritar-78009/ deadJabllanoviq nuk është më pjesë e kabinetit qeveritar http://www.telegrafi.com/lajme/jabllanoviq-nuk-eshte-me-pjese-e-kabinetit-qeveritar-2-57958.html Telegrafi.com 3 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150204141511/http://www.telegrafi.com/lajme/jabllanoviq-nuk-eshte-me-pjese-e-kabinetit-qeveritar-2-57958.html 4 February 2015 dead dmy-all Kosovan opposition Flag of VETËVENDOSJE.svg Vetëvendosje! AAK NISMA Socialdemokrate.svg NISMANisma kërkon nga Qeveria mos të keqpërdor policinë http://time.ikub.al/NONE/55d14a609ae960d087d031274ddb5df5/Lajm_Nisma-kerkon-nga-Qeveria-mos-te-keqperdor-policine.aspx Telegrafi.comFebruary 2022 InternetArchiveBot yes Anti-government protesters Thirrjet e nënave‘Thirrjet e Nënave’, distancohen nga dhuna në protestë http://www.gazetaexpress.com/lajme/thirrjet-e-nenave-distancohen-nga-dhuna-ne-proteste-76035/ https://archive.today/20150128193628/http://www.gazetaexpress.com/lajme/thirrjet-e-nenave-distancohen-nga-dhuna-ne-proteste-76035/ dead January 28, 2015 Gazeta Express Mothers of Kosovo War victims Kosovo Government of Kosovo Flamuri i Policisë së Kosovës.svg Kosovo Police Democratic League Flag of VETËVENDOSJE.svg Vetëvendosje! Albin Kurti Shpend Ahmeti AAK Ramush HaradinajRamush Haradinaj: Shihemi n’shesh http://www.gazetaexpress.com/lajme/ramush-haradinaj-shihemi-nshesh-76154/ Gazeta Express 2015-01-28 2015-01-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20150129012853/http://www.gazetaexpress.com/lajme/ramush-haradinaj-shihemi-nshesh-76154 dead NISMA Socialdemokrate.svg NISMA Fatmir LimajNISMA përkrahë protestën e nesërme http://time.ikub.al/NONE/4058029563b3e887a96bd30164bcdeb7/Lajm_NISMA-perkrahe-protesten-e-neserme.aspx Telegrafi.comFebruary 2022 InternetArchiveBot yes Jakup KrasniqiProtesta si rregullator i demokracisë http://gazetablic.com/protesta-si-rregullator-demokracise/ Gazeta Blic 25 January 2015 https://archive.today/20150128193639/http://gazetablic.com/protesta-si-rregullator-demokracise/ 28 January 2015 dead Kosovo Government of Kosovo Isa Mustafa (Prime Minister)Mustafa e Thaçi, Qëndrim të Fortë Kundër Protestuesve http://live.kallxo.com/sq/MTL/Mustafa-e-Thaci-Qendrim-te-Forte-Kunder-Protestuesve-4415 Kallxo 2015-01-28 2015-01-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20150130021349/http://live.kallxo.com/sq/MTL/Mustafa-e-Thaci-Qendrim-te-Forte-Kunder-Protestuesve-4415 dead Hashim Thaçi (Minister of Foreign Affairs) 7,000–40,000Sa ishte numri i protestuesve të shtunën? Dikush ka bërë një kalkulim http://www.gazetaexpress.com/lajme/sa-ishte-numri-i-protestuesve-te-shtunen-75945/ Gazeta Express 2015-01-28 2015-01-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20150128015239/http://www.gazetaexpress.com/lajme/sa-ishte-numri-i-protestuesve-te-shtunen-75945 dead 180 arrestedProtestuesit e arrestuar po dërgohen në gjykatë http://www.telegrafi.com/lajme/protestuesit-e-arrestuar-po-dergohen-ne-gjykate-2-57659.html Telegrafi.com 29 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150201031725/http://www.telegrafi.com/lajme/protestuesit-e-arrestuar-po-dergohen-ne-gjykate-2-57659.html 1 February 2015 dead dmy-all 20 injuredHyseni: 92 policë e 20 protestues të lënduar http://www.gazetaexpress.com/lajme/hyseni-92-police-e-20-protestues-te-lenduar-76559/ https://archive.today/20150128193638/http://www.gazetaexpress.com/lajme/hyseni-92-police-e-20-protestues-te-lenduar-76559/ dead January 28, 2015 Gazeta Express 92 policemen injured thumb | right | alt=Picture of Aleksandar Jablanovic, speaking to press, wearing a suit in front of a yellow background. | Aleksandar Jablanovic, ethnic Serb Member of the Kosovar Parliament In early January 2015, a series of anti-governmental protests began in Kosovo, as a result of the statements by Aleksandar Jablanović, a Kosovo Serb politician, Member of Parliament and Minister of Communities and Returns in the Republic of Kosovo. On 6 January 2015, a group known as Thirrjet e nënave (The call of mothers), whose members are mostly mothers of victims from the Kosovo War, protested in front of the Orthodox Church in Gjakova before Christmas,Gjakovë: Përfundoi protesta në hyrje të Kishës Ortodokse http://botasot.info/kosova/205024/gjakove-perfundoi-protesta-ne-hyrje-te-kishes-ortodokse/ Bota Sot 6 January 2015Protesta në Gjakovë, 4 të arrestuar http://koha.net/arkiva/?page=1,13,171295 Koha-net 6 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150129061004/http://koha.net/arkiva/?page=1,13,171295 29 January 2015 dead dmy-all to block adherents to enter, due to Serbia's ongoing refusal to apologise for the victims. Later that day, Aleksandar Jablanović, Minister of Communities and Returns and member of the Parliament of Kosovo branded as "savages" and "freaks" Jabllanoviqi i quan egërsira protestuesit në Gjakovë (Video) http://www.telegrafi.com/lajme/jabllanoviqi-i-quan-egersira-protestuesit-ne-gjakove-video-2-56413.html Telegrafi.com 7 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150108045453/http://www.telegrafi.com/lajme/jabllanoviqi-i-quan-egersira-protestuesit-ne-gjakove-video-2-56413.html 2015-01-08 dead a group who stoned and blocked the way for buses driving displaced Serbs to Christmas mass in Gjakova. Resignation of minister Jablanovic demanded, protests warned http://www.balkaneu.com/resignation-minister-jablanovic-demanded-protests-warned/ 15 January 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency 13 February 2015Bus carrying Serbs attacked with stones in Kosovo http://www.b92.net/eng/news/crimes.php?yyyy=2015&mm=01&dd=06&nav_id=92783 8 February 2015 B92 English 8 February 2015 Mustafa: Nepotrebna zbrka oko Jablanovićeve izjave http://www.blic.rs/Vesti/Politika/530834/Mustafa-Nepotrebna-zbrka-oko-Jablanoviceve-izjave 8 February 2015 Blic Online 8 February 2015 Anti-gov't protest escalates in Kosovo http://www.china.org.cn/world/2015-01/25/content_34648295.htm 15 January 2015 china.org.cn 13 February 2015 Most of Kosovo citizens were overwhelmingly offended, including the opposition who immediately asked for Jablanović's resignation. The protests after his statements began in Gjakova and continued until 17 January, where around 10,000 people turned to the city center.Fillon protesta kundër Jabllanoviqit në Gjakovë http://www.zeri.info/aktuale/15555/fillon-protesta-kunder-jabllanoviqit-ne-gjakove/ Zeri 17 January 2015 3 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150203010903/http://www.zeri.info/aktuale/15555/fillon-protesta-kunder-jabllanoviqit-ne-gjakove/ deadGjakovarët ndihen të fyer, kërkojnë shkarkimin e Jabllanoviqit: Fashizmi i Serbisë - nuk kalon! (Video) http://www.telegrafi.com/lajme/gjakovaret-ndihen-te-fyer-kerkojne-shkarkimin-e-jabllanoviqit-fashizmi-i-serbise-nuk-kalon-video-2-56541.html Telegrafi.com 2015-01-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20150129064625/http://www.telegrafi.com/lajme/gjakovaret-ndihen-te-fyer-kerkojne-shkarkimin-e-jabllanoviqit-fashizmi-i-serbise-nuk-kalon-video-2-56541.html 2015-01-29 dead The demonstrations shortly expanded to Peja,Peja dhe Gjakova protestojnë kundër Jabllanoviqit http://koha.net/index-28.11.2014.php?id=27&l=40965 KOHA.net 2015-01-28 https://archive.today/20150128193621/http://koha.net/index-28.11.2014.php?id=27&l=40965 2015-01-28 dead Deçan,Edhe Deçani do shkarkimin e Jabllanoviqit http://koha.net/index-28.11.2014.php?id=27&l=40965 KOHA.net 2015-01-28 https://archive.today/20150128193621/http://koha.net/index-28.11.2014.php?id=27&l=40965 2015-01-28 dead Gjilan,Edhe Gjilani proteston kundër Jabllanoviqit http://botasot.info/lajme/362847/edhe-gjilani-proteston-kunder-jabllanoviqit/ BotaSot.info 23 January 2015 and the whole territory of Kosovo. On 19 January, Jablanović formally apologised for his statements.Jabllanovic publikisht u kërkon falje nënave gjakovare http://www.gazetaexpress.com/lajme/jabllanoviq-kerkon-falje-74560/ Gazeta Express 19 January 2015 22 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150122031158/http://www.gazetaexpress.com/lajme/jabllanoviq-kerkon-falje-74560 dead On 24 and 27 January 2015, national-level protests took place in Kosovo's capital, Pristina, where roughly 50,000 people turned to streets to demand Jablanović's resignation and the return of Trepča as a public institution of the Republic of Kosovo. However, the protests turned violent due to the clash with the police.Kosovo Protests: Dozens Injured In Second Day Of Anti-Government Demonstrations http://www.ibtimes.com/kosovo-protests-dozens-injured-second-day-anti-government-demonstrations-1796844 International Business Times 27 January 2015 It was internationally proclaimed as the worst unrest since 2008.Police, protesters fight running battles in Kosovo https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kosovo-protests-idUSKBN0L01JX20150127 Reuters 27 January 2015 On 3 February 2015, Prime Minister Isa Mustafa announced that Aleksandar Jablanović would no longer be part of the cabinet, and therefore his resignation was confirmed. His resignation was welcomed by the opposition and other citizens,Kurti: Shkarkimi i Jabllanoviqit, leksion i mirë për të gjithë ministrat http://www.telegrafi.com/lajme/kurti-shkarkimi-i-jabllanoviqit-leksion-i-mire-per-te-gjithe-ministrat-2-57989.html Telegrafi.com 3 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150204142611/http://www.telegrafi.com/lajme/kurti-shkarkimi-i-jabllanoviqit-leksion-i-mire-per-te-gjithe-ministrat-2-57989.html 4 February 2015 dead dmy-all but criticized by the Government of Serbia.Serb minister dismissed from Pristina government http://www.b92.net/eng/news/politics.php?yyyy=2015&mm=02&dd=04&nav_id=93078 B92 4 February 2015 Background Prior to the local and national protests and the formation of the new government on 9 December 2014, disapproval and anti-governmental actions had already started. At least 20,000 people from Kosovo,Sa është kosto e emigrantëve që po lëshojnë Kosovën dhe cila është mundësia parandalimit të emigrimit http://www.zeri.info/zerat/14697/sa-eshte-kosto-e-emigranteve-qe-po-leshojne-kosoven-dhe-cila-eshte-mundesia-parandalimit-te-emigrimit/ Zëri 11 January 2015 18 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150118044933/http://www.zeri.info/zerat/14697/sa-eshte-kosto-e-emigranteve-qe-po-leshojne-kosoven-dhe-cila-eshte-mundesia-parandalimit-te-emigrimit/ dead whose vast majority were youth, were instantly trying to illegally emigrate to the European Union, through Serbia and Hungary,Gjysma e emigrantëve ilegalë në Hungari, kosovarë http://koha.net/?id=27&l=37878 Koha.net 20 December 2014 due to the high unemployment rate. Unemployment and illegal emigration According to a 2014 report by the Kosovo Agency of Statistics, the unemployment rate in the country is 30%, of whom, the unemployment from the age of 15–24 is at 55.9%.Burimi: Rezultatet e Anketë së Fuqisë Punëtore në Kosovë 2013 http://ask.rks-gov.net/component/content/article/35-yoocarousel/589-fuqia-puntore Kosovo Agency of Statistics, KAS/AKS 2015-01-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045205/http://ask.rks-gov.net/component/content/article/35-yoocarousel/589-fuqia-puntore 2016-03-04 dead Due to the high number of unemployment and the current poverty, roughly 50% of the emigrants were youth between the age of 15–24, who were seeking a better life in the European Union through illegal emigration. Most of them, would enter Serbia and then illegally move to Hungary. The situation gained national attention, and most citizens would blame the government, due to its failure to prevent the emigration and to shrink the unemployment rate.Migrimi i paligjshëm nga Kosova, shqetësim për BE-në http://www.evropaelire.org/content/article/26791559.html Radio Evropa e Lirë President Atifete Jahjaga and other government official expressed their concern. Trepča status On 14 January 2015, the Government of Kosovo passed a bill to the parliament to return the Trepča Mines, as a public institution of the Republic of Kosovo."Trepça" pronë e Qeverisë http://time.ikub.al/NONE/3e7925167d3bac8aba84bdbde5ab9244/Lajm_Trepca-prone-e-Qeverise.aspx https://archive.today/20150119005723/http://time.ikub.al/NONE/3e7925167d3bac8aba84bdbde5ab9244/Lajm_Trepca-prone-e-Qeverise.aspx dead January 19, 2015 Radio Evropa e LirëTrepça i merret AKP-së, i kthehet shtetit http://time.ikub.al/NONE/e74526c6708407cc4df3d9cd6fcfabfd/Lajm_Trepca-i-merret-AKP-se-i-kthehet-shtetit.aspx KOHA.netJanuary 2022 InternetArchiveBot yes The decision was revoked, due to the Serbian government threats; although the government had denied Serbia's intervention, by justifying the decision, saying that a similar move would leave thousands of people unemployed,Blerand Stavileci: Trepça është e jona https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sS9QM7tOZQ YouTube.com Klan Kosova and announced they would shortly return the mines as an institution of Kosovo.Pronësia e "Trepçës" përplas pozitën dhe opozitën http://www.evropaelire.org/content/article/26801359.html Radio Evropa e Lirë 19 January 2015 The move to revoke the bill was widely opposed by Kosovo's citizens and the Kosovan opposition, saying that it was damaging the sovereignty of Kosovo.Opozita mbështet Trepçën http://politiko.net/opozita-mbeshtet-trepcen/ Politiko.net 18 January 2015 https://archive.today/20150129162820/http://politiko.net/opozita-mbeshtet-trepcen/ 2015-01-29 dead At the following parliament sessions, opposition's reaction was extremely negative, with most of them, either leaving the assembly, or constantly threatening the position.Opozita nuk lëshon pè për "Trepçën" http://koha.net/?id=27&l=41408 Koha.net 19 January 2015Trepça, përplasje pozitë-opozitë në Kuvendin e Kosovës http://www.top-channel.tv/lajme/artikull.php?id=291564&rel1 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190101/http://www.top-channel.tv/lajme/artikull.php?id=291564&rel1 dead 4 March 2016 Top Channel 21 January 2015 United Kingdom's ambassador to the Republic of Kosovo, Ian Cliff said that "Trepça is a property of Kosovo", because it's located in the territory of Kosovo and should therefore be a public institution of the Republic.Ambasadori britanik Ian Cliff: Trepça është e Kosovës! http://www.zeri.info/ekonomia/16629/ambasadori-britanik-ian-cliff-trepca-eshte-e-kosoves/ Zëri 24 January 2015 30 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150530093313/http://www.zeri.info/ekonomia/16629/ambasadori-britanik-ian-cliff-trepca-eshte-e-kosoves/ dead He was also against putting Trepča as a topic in the Belgrade–Pristina negotiations because it was a matter for Kosovo.Cliff: Trepça nuk duhet të bisedohet në Bruksel, është pronë e Kosovës http://botasot.info/lajme/363302/cliff-trepca-nuk-duhet-te-bisedohet-ne-bruksel-eshte-prone-e-kosoves/ 24 January 2015 January protests Kosovan opposition Vetëvendosje!, Alliance for the Future of Kosovo,AAK: Mbështesim protestat gjithëpopullore, dënojmë dhunën http://gazetablic.com/aak-mbeshtesim-protestat-gjithepopullore-denojme-dhunen/ Gazeta Blic 28 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150203021102/http://gazetablic.com/aak-mbeshtesim-protestat-gjithepopullore-denojme-dhunen/ 3 February 2015 deadRamushi nuk terhiqe, AAK pjese e protestave http://www.gazetablic.com/ramushi-nuk-terhiqet-aak-pjese-e-protestave/ Gazeta Blic 25 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150203012909/http://gazetablic.com/ramushi-nuk-terhiqet-aak-pjese-e-protestave/ 3 February 2015 dead Initiative for Kosovo, New Kosovo AlliancePacolli: Mustafa ta shkarkoj Jabllanoviqin http://botasot.info/kosova/364469/pacolli-mustafa-ta-shkarkoj-jabllanoviqin/ Bota Sot 27 January 2015 and others demanded Jablanović's resignation and the return of the Trepča Mines as a public institution of the Republic of Kosovo. They called for the first national-level protest on 24 January 2015,Në Prishtinë protesta gjithëpopullore, Mustafa e Thaçi ikin, njëri në Pejë e tjetri në Arabi http://gazetablic.com/ne-prishtine-protesta-gjithepopullore-mustafa-e-thaci-ikin-njeri-ne-peje-e-tjetri-ne-arabi/ Gazeta Blic 24 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150203012916/http://gazetablic.com/ne-prishtine-protesta-gjithepopullore-mustafa-e-thaci-ikin-njeri-ne-peje-e-tjetri-ne-arabi/ 3 February 2015 dead where thousands of protesters turned to streets,Ende pa filluar protesta, mijëra protestues në Prishtinë (FOTO) http://gazetablic.com/ende-pa-filluar-protesta-mijera-protestues-ne-prishtine/ Gazeta Blic 24 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150203014424/http://gazetablic.com/ende-pa-filluar-protesta-mijera-protestues-ne-prishtine/ 3 February 2015 deadProtesta në fotografi http://gazetablic.com/protesta-ne-fotografi/ Gazeta Blic 24 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150203022609/http://gazetablic.com/protesta-ne-fotografi/ 3 February 2015 dead with the motto Jabllanoviq jashtë! Trepça është e jona! (Jablanovic out! Trepça is ours!).Vetëvendosje: Jabllanoviq jashtë! Trepça është e jona! http://botasot.info/kosova/362497/vetevendosje-jabllanoviq-jashte-trepca-eshte-e-jona/ Bota Sot 22 January 2015 The building of the government was damaged.Protesters in Pristina rally over Trepca, Serb minister http://www.b92.net/eng/news/crimes.php?yyyy=2015&mm=01&dd=26&nav_id=92974 B92 News 26 January 2015 The vandalism was condemned by President Atifete Jahjaga.Presidentja Jahjaga Dënon Vandalizmin në Protestë http://live.kallxo.com/sq/MTL/Presidentja-Jahjaga-Denon-Vandalizmin-ne-Proteste-4332 Kallxo 24 January 2015 3 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150203012201/http://live.kallxo.com/sq/MTL/Presidentja-Jahjaga-Denon-Vandalizmin-ne-Proteste-4332 dead The second national-level protest was held at the Mother Teresa square in Pristina on 27 January, supported by Vetëvendosje, AAK, NISMA, Thirrjet e nënave, and most Kosovo Albanian citizens. It began as a quiet and peaceful demonstration with the same requests and motto as the first protest. However, it became very violent when protesters clashed with Kosovo Police.Kosovo police clash with crowd at protest over minister https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31007773 BBC News 27 January 2015 Shpend Ahmeti, Mayor of Pristina was arrested, although he was immediately freed, and other politicians as well. Prime Minister Isa Mustafa and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy PM Hashim Thaçi condemned the protests and the violence.Mustafa e Thaçi dënojnë dhunën, ftojnë për qetësi http://koha.net/?id=27&l=42450 KOHA.net 27 January 2015 Dozens of protesters were injured, and it was later confirmed that the Kosovo Police had used tear gas.2016-01-09 Kosovo police use tear gas to disperse opposition protesters https://apnews.com/general-news-6ac6c6502bcf4e46abd7dbef1dc89150 2025-11-27 AP News en References 30em Category:2015 protests Protests Category:Protests in Kosovo