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Kosovo’s former president guilty of war crimes

Hashim Thaci, former President of Kosovo and KLA leader, has been found guilty of war crimes in the Hague. Grouped from 13 articles across 8 sources.

13 reports8 sourcesSep 16, 2026, 5:20 PM
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Al JazeeraSep 16, 2026, 5:20 PM

Kosovo’s former president guilty of war crimes

Hashim Thaci, former President of Kosovo and KLA leader, has been found guilty of war crimes in the Hague.

The Straits TimesSep 16, 2026, 1:07 AM

Former Kosovo president Thaci sentenced to 25 years for war crimes

THE HAGUE/PRISTINA, Sept 16 - Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci was found guilty of war crimes including murder, torture and illegal detention by the Kosovo war crimes tribunal in The Hague on Wednesday.

ABC AustraliaSep 16, 2026, 11:36 AM

Former Kosovo president Thaci sentenced to 25 years' prison for war crimes

Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci is found guilty of war crimes, including murder, torture and illegal detention.

Al JazeeraSep 16, 2026, 9:46 AM

Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci sentenced to 25 years for war crimes

Thaci, 58, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for ‌crimes including murder, ​torture and illegal detention.

The GuardianSep 16, 2026, 1:40 PM

Kosovo’s former president jailed for 25 years over war crimes

Hashim Thaçi, 58, was convicted by The Hague for crimes committed while he was senior commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army Europe live – latest updates Hashim Thaçi, the former president of Kosovo, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison by a tribunal in The Hague for war crimes, including dozens of murders, committed during his time as a senior commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army during the country’s war for independence from Serbia in the late 1990s. The European-backed Kosovo Specialist Chambers, convicted Thaci, 58, and three other former senior commanders of 96 murders, and counts of torture, cruel treatment and arbitrary detention directed at political opponents and civilians. Continue reading...

DWSep 16, 2026, 9:58 AM

Kosovo ex-president Thaci sentenced to 25 years for war crimes

A Hague tribunal ruled that Hashim Thaci, a former leader of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), is responsible for war crimes carried out during the war of independence with Serbia.

The Globe and MailSep 16, 2026, 12:28 PM

Hague court sentences Kosovo’s former president Hashim Thaci to 25 years for war crimes

He was convicted of four counts of war crimes committed during his country’s war for independence from Serbia

Sky NewsSep 16, 2026, 8:23 AM

Kosovo's former president jailed for 25 years over war crimes

Kosovo's former president Hashim Thaci has been jailed for 25 years after being found criminally responsible for war crimes following a trial in The Hague.

Al JazeeraSep 16, 2026, 7:49 AM

Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci faces verdict for alleged war crimes

Prosecutors have requested a 45-year jail sentence for Thaci and three wartime commanders accused of war crimes.

DWSep 16, 2026, 7:28 AM

Kosovo ex-president Thaci faces Hague war crimes verdict

A tribunal will rule if Hashim Thaci, a former commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), committed war crimes during the war of independence with Serbia.

EuronewsSep 16, 2026, 4:32 PM

Kosovo war crimes court jails ex-president Hashim Thaçi for 25 years, sparking mass protests

Kosovo’s ex-president Hashim Thaçi gets 25 years for war crimes, sparking mass protests in Pristina as supporters chant and clash with police.

DWSep 16, 2026, 3:59 PM

Shock in Kosovo as Hague convicts former President Thaci

The conviction in The Hague of former President Hashim Thaci and three former Kosovo Liberation Army leaders has caused consternation in Kosovo — both among political leaders and on the streets. DW reports from Pristina.

EuronewsSep 16, 2026, 9:58 AM

Kosovo's former President Thaçi convicted of war crimes at Hague court

Hashim Thaçi, who served as both president and prime minister, was found guilty of murder, torture, cruel treatment and arbitrary detention by the Kosovo Specialist Chambers, as tens of thousands who had gathered in Prishtina expecting his acquittal watched proceedings on a livestream.

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