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Not in my name

Jo në emrin tim (“Not in My Name”) is a citizens' platform in Kosovo. Since 16 September 2026 it has brought people to the centre of Prishtina every night to protest for the release of six former members of the Kosovo Liberation Army held in The Hague.

At a glance

What: A nightly citizens' protest
Night: 17 counted from 16 September 2026
When: Every night at 19:00 (Prishtina time)
Where: Skanderbeg Square, Prishtina
Organiser: Jo në emrin tim, a citizens' platform

Background

On 16 September 2026, the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague delivered the first-instance judgment in the case against four former leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA). Hashim Thaçi and Jakup Krasniqi were each sentenced to 25 years of imprisonment, Kadri Veseli to 18 years and Rexhep Selimi to 13 years. The judgment is open to appeal.

Protests began in Prishtina the same evening and have continued every night since. Salih Mustafa and Pjetër Shala, also former KLA members, were convicted by the same court in separate, earlier cases.

The platform rejects the judgment. Its position is that the KLA's war was a war of liberation, and that its condemnation is not carried out in the name of Kosovo's citizens.

Demands

Amend the Law on the Specialist Chambers. The draft law amending and supplementing the law should be reviewed and voted on in the Assembly of Kosovo without delay.
Support for the defence. Financial support from Kosovo's institutions for the defence of former KLA members in court proceedings.
Justice for the six. Justice in the proceedings in The Hague, and their release.

The six

Hashim Thaçi. Former President of the Republic of Kosovo; head of the KLA Political Directorate.
Kadri Veseli. Former Speaker of the Assembly of Kosovo; head of the KLA intelligence service.
Jakup Krasniqi. Former Speaker of the Assembly of Kosovo; KLA spokesperson.
Rexhep Selimi. Former member of the Assembly of Kosovo; member of the KLA General Staff.
Salih Mustafa. Former commander of the BIA unit in the Llap Operational Zone.
Pjetër Shala. Former KLA member in the Dukagjin Operational Zone.

Timeline

Night 1 · 16 September 2026The Specialist Chambers in The Hague deliver the first-instance judgment. Citizens take to the square the same night.
Night 8 · 23 September 2026The square fills for the eighth night in a row.
Night 16 · 1 October 2026A nationwide protest in Skanderbeg Square, starting at 16:00.
Night 17 · 2 October 2026New schedule: the protest starts every night at 19:00.

Photos

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A night-time crowd in Prishtina with KLA and Albanian flags — The square during a nightly protest, Prishtina.

A raised phone showing the word VOTO in a protest crowd — Phones spell out “Voto ligjin” (“Pass the law”).

A raised phone showing the word LIGJIN in a protest crowd — The second half of the message, “ligjin”.

Contact

+383 44 311 112 facebook.com/joneemrintim.official