Kosovo

The institutional response to Arlinda Zekaj’s murder reached the Peja police department and the prosecutor's office following an investigation into why official warnings about the threat to her life were neglected. The Peja chief prosecutor and the regional domestic violence coordinator have been suspended, alongside a series of police officers, after the inspectorate described the handling of the case as scandalous.

Protesters gathered outside the government building in Pristina for a third day to demand wider resignations, eventually throwing eggs at the doors. Interior Minister Xhelal Sveçla and Justice Minister Donika Gërvalla-Schwarz have faced calls to step down; while Sveçla suggested his departure would not be beneficial, Gërvalla stated she would consider resigning only if her responsibility is established.

The two suspects in the murder have been moved to the high-security prison in Dyz. Separately, an investigation into the murder of a Polish activist in Ecuador has reportedly uncovered a network of companies linked to organized crime groups from the Balkans.