Why Europe should not ignore what is happening in Kosovo
A portal promoting Bedri Hamza and senior PDK figures depicts Kosovan Prime Minister as a legitimate target echoing patterns from a past where political murders went unanswered.
What is unfolding in Kosovo merits the immediate attention of foreign embassies in Pristina and democratic governments across Europe. This is not a question of partisan disagreement or rhetorical excess. It is a security warning. A media outlet operating under the name Dritarja1 has disseminated content that visually and narratively normalises the assassination2 of the sitting Prime Minister Albin Kurti. This is not an isolated lapse in judgment. It forms a coherent pattern of psychological conditioning that aligns with political messaging promoted by the Democratic Party of Kosovo PDK and figures publicly associated with it.
The central image circulated by Dritarja depicts the Prime Minister as a target in an execution style illustration accompanied by text portraying him as morally illegitimate and unworthy. In security terms this is a textbook case of dehumanisation. Modern political violence is rarely spontaneous. It is preceded by narrative preparation in which the victim is strippe…
