Thirteenth night of protests in Pristina against Hague verdict
Nightly rallies in Pristina continued after the 16 September verdict at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers that sentenced four former KLA leaders.
Thousands gathered again in Pristina’s Skanderbeg Square on Monday evening for the thirteenth consecutive night of demonstrations under the slogan "Not in my name", protesting the first‑instance verdict handed down in The Hague against former leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA).
The nightly rallies began on 16 September, the day the Trial Panel at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague delivered its judgment and sentenced Hashim Thaci and Jakup Krasniqi to 25 years each, Kadri Veseli to 18 years and Rexhep Selimi to 13 years. ([prd-main.scp-ks.org](https://prd-main.scp-ks.org/en/hashim-thaci-and-co-defendants-found-guilty-war-crimes?utm_source=openai))
Protesters in Pristina demanded that lawmakers urgently respond to the verdict; participants held banners and chanted the protest name, "Not in my name", as speeches reiterated calls for political action. The demonstrations have been reported to spread to other towns across Kosovo. ([apnews.com](https://apnews.com/article/116aafc9717e22c8c1d6b2b312a764c6?utm_source=openai))
Parliamentary response and law changes
On Monday the Kosovo Assembly adopted a declaration criticising the verdict of the Specialist Chambers in The Hague as unacceptable, and some MPs pressed for immediate steps to open a procedure to amend the draft law governing the Specialist Chambers. ([apnews.com](https://apnews.com/article/bfa1eafe33f3437d0a2bbc60162ab81f?utm_source=openai))
Organisers say the protest movement will continue nightly until those political demands are addressed. Authorities have so far not announced measures to disperse the gatherings; leaders of the demonstrations call for peaceful mass mobilisation while demanding legal and political remedies in Pristina.
The Specialist Chambers’ written judgment published by the court details the charges and the Trial Panel’s reasoning for the sentences, and it records that the judgments were pronounced publicly on 16 September 2026. ([scp-ks.org](https://www.scp-ks.org/en/cases/hashim-thaci-et-al?utm_source=openai))
Photo: press material from the event
