EXCESSIVE USE OF FORCE BY THE KOSOVO POLICE
We would like to inform the public, relevant police and judicial organs, as well as local and international institutions and their representatives, that today, on Monday the 14th of November, in the north of Kosovo, the Executive Director of NGO AKTIV, Miodrag Milićević was subjected to physical and verbal abuse by members of the Special […]
NGO AKTIV IS HIRING! VACANCY NOTICE FOR PROJECT COORDINATOR
NGO AKTIV is pleased to announce an opening for the position of Project Coordinator for an ongoing project related to protection of rights of non-majority communities in Kosovo. NGO AKTIV is encouraging experienced, enthusiastic and dedicated individuals to express the interest/apply and work at a responsible, demanding and challenging position of Project Coordinator. Duration of […]
LET’S GET CULTURE!
It was said at the debate “Let’s get Culture!” that for years, culture and art have been a reason for the two communities to talk and connect. A debate with famous directors and actors was held on Friday, October 28th, in Pristina, organized by the NGO Aktiv as part of the Manifesta 14 Project for […]
CITIZENS MUST NOT BE HELD HOSTAGE BY THE BELGRADE-PRISTINA DIALOGUE
Given the recent EU reports and developments on the ground, we the undersigned are concerned about the impact of a lack of progress in the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue on local communities in Serbia and Kosovo. It is people on the ground who suffer most from the persistence of tensions and mistrust. All sides must therefore desist […]
NEW GRANT FOR BETTER COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS
NGO Aktiv, together with the advocacy platform Empirika, received support for the project “Strengthening Kosovo Serb CSOs participation at central-level decision-making processes in Kosovo”. The grant in the amount of 38,975 euros will be used to strengthen the ability to participate, formulate policies and represent Kosovo Serb CSOs in institutions at the central level in […]
EXPERT TALKS ON INFORMATION INTEGRITY AND FACT-CHECKING
NGO Aktiv, in cooperation with NDI Kosovo, held a discussion with young people and activists of non-governmental organizations from Gračanica/Graçanicë on the topic “Information integrity challenges: growing threat to democracy in Kosovo”. The information disorder and raising citizens’ awareness of this phenomenon were the main topics of discussion between young people and experienced journalists from […]
PRESS RELEASE REGARDING THE VERDICT AGAINST NIKOLA NEDELJKOVIĆ FROM BELGRADE
On behalf of the undersigned civil society organizations, we take this opportunity to express great concern and protest over the verdict of the Basic Court in Pristina, handed down to a student from Belgrade, Nikola Nedeljković, on September 6, 2022, for the alleged crime of “provoking ethnic hatred and intolerance”. Namely, as organizations that, among […]
PRESS RELEASE
We regret to conclude that the recent visit of The New York Times journalist to the north of Kosovo, as well as the subsequent article “Blame, Hate and License Plates in a Divided Kosovo Town” published in this paper on 4 September 2022, quoting several different interlocutors from the north of Kosovo, provides a range […]
FIRST CYCLE OF “MY MUNICIPALITY, AS WELL!” CAMPAIGN CONCLUDED
A successful year of the campaign, the goal of which is to familiarize citizens with the rights and services that are guaranteed to them by law at the local level. In one year, we managed to reach 32,127 people who, through the ALVED campaign, became familiar with rights and services at the local level. ALVED […]
IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2022, MORE THAN 50 SECURITY INCIDENTS
In the period from January 1st to June 30th 2022, fifty-one (51) security incidents were recorded throughout Kosovo, according to the semi-annual report of the Rapid Reaction Civic Group (RRCG), which was established by NGO Aktiv. Various kinds of incidents were recorded, including physical attacks, thefts, damage and insults, in 21 municipalities, the largest number of which (20) were […]