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Kosovo’s Former Leader Is Sentenced to 25 Years in War Crimes Case

Published by New York Times World By Amelia Nierenberg · 16 September 2026 at 14:29
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Kosovo’s Former Leader Is Sentenced to 25 Years in War Crimes Case
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A tribunal in The Hague found Hashim Thaci, who led Kosovo’s independence struggle in the 1990s, responsible for arbitrary detention, torture and murder.

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