Kurti demands accountability reports after suspect in Zekaj murder surrenders
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Prime Minister Albin Kurti has given his administration until 18:00 tomorrow to explain how the state failed Arlinda Zekaj. Her ex-husband, Albert Sylaj, surrendered in the Deçan mountains after three days on the run. Before the killing, Sylaj had reportedly threatened Zekaj and thrown her belongings into the yard; Kurti noted that a murder is made worse when the institutional chain meant to prevent it simply breaks.
The case has brought protesters onto the streets of Pristina and a sharp note from the EU office, which observed that there is no place for femicide in their society. The tragedy has led to calls for global revolt as the Prime Minister awaits the final report on institutional shortcomings.
Elsewhere, two people in Prizren were detained for growing half a ton of marijuana, and a delegation from the NATO Parliamentary Assembly arrived for a visit. For those already looking to leave, new data shows 82 percent of Kosovars who received Swiss residence permits in 2025 did so through family reunification.