Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci Sentenced to 25 Years for War Crimes

A tribunal in The Hague convicted former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci of murder and torture, sentencing him to 25 years alongside three other former commanders.

7 publishers · 16 articles · first seen 16 Sept 2026 · updated 44d ago

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7 publishers have covered this in 16 articles since 16 Sept 2026. ABC News published first, on 16 September at 05:28 UTC; Deutsche Welle followed 1h 59m later. The most recent article, from Deutsche Welle, appeared on 17 September at 11:24 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: ABC News (major outlet), Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera (major outlet), NPR World (major outlet), Deutsche Welle, Sky News, South China Morning Post, France 24 - Noticias y actualidad internacional en vivo.

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16 Sept, 05:28ABC News Hague court to deliver verdict in war crimes trial of Kosovo’s former President Thaci
16 Sept, 07:28Deutsche Welle Kosovo ex-president Thaci faces Hague war crimes verdict
16 Sept, 07:28Deutsche Welle Kosovo ex-president Thaci sentenced to 25 years for war crimes
16 Sept, 07:49Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci faces verdict for alleged war crimes
16 Sept, 08:23Sky News Kosovo's former president jailed for 25 years over war crimes
16 Sept, 09:46Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci convicted of war crimes
16 Sept, 09:57NPR World Kosovo's ex-President Thaci convicted of war crimes, sentenced to 25 years in prison
16 Sept, 10:14South China Morning Post Former Kosovo president Thaci gets 25 years in prison for war crimes
16 Sept, 12:55France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines Former Kosovo president sentenced to 25 years for war crimes
16 Sept, 15:59Deutsche Welle Shock and anger in Kosovo as former president convicted
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Hashim Thaci
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