The Bytyqi Brothers

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In the News

This page will be periodically updated with selected press and NGO articles written about the Bytyqi Brothers case.  To view a sampling of articles written about the Bytyqi Brothers prior to March 2014, visit Print Resources.

July 9, 2018 — Dusan Stojanovic in the AP – Family Seeks Justice for 3 Americans Slain in Serbia

July 9, 2018 – N1 – FHP: Odgovorni za ubistvo braće Bitići iznad zakona

July 2, 2018 – N1 – Dan uživo o slučaju braće Bitići, gost Vladimir Vukčević (printed summary can be found here)

June 30, 2018 – N1 (English Service) – Attorney: Serbia famous again for protecting war criminals

June 30, 2018 – J. Dikovic in Danas – Guri mora da odgovara za ubistvo braće Bitići

June 29, 2018 – Maja Zivanovic in BIRN – US Congress Committee Presses Serbia on Bytyqi Murders

June 29, 2018 – Ilir Ikonomi in VOA (Albanian Service) – SHBA, dritë jeshile për rezolutën mbi vëllezërit Bytyqi

June 29, 2018 – N1 (English Service) – US Congress calls Serbia to solve murder of Kosovo Albanians

June 29, 2018 – Iva Martinović in Radio Slobodna Evropa – SSAD očekuju rešenje slučaja Bitići, Srbija tvrdi da radi na tome

June 29, 2018 – Politika – Kuburović: Srbija posvećena rešavanju slučaja braće Bitići

June 29, 2018 – Politika – Dačić: Srbija se ozbiljno bavi pitanjima slučaja braće Bitići

June 29, 2018 – Kurir – DAČIĆ O SLUČAJU BRAĆE BITIĆI: Niko ne može da kaže da Srbija ne sarađuje, ozbiljno se bavimo tim pitanjem

June 29, 2018 – Danas Usvojena rezolucija o braći Bitići

June 28, 2018 – Blic – Odbor Predstavničkog doma usvojio rezoluciju o braći Bitići

June 28, 2018 – VOA (Serbian Service) Glas Amerike – Odbor Predstavničkog doma usvojio rezoluciju o ubistvu braće Bitići

June 27, 2018 – Blic – Slučaj zbog koga Srbija trpi KRITIKE SAD: Ubistvo braće Bitići sutra ponovo pred AMERIČKIM SENATORIMA

April 4, 2018 – Danas – Ilir Bitići za N1: Vučić je obećao da će slučaj biti rešen

April 4, 2018 – Nikola Radisic  in N1 – Ilir Bitići za N1: Vučić je obećao da će slučaj biti rešen

March 22, 2018 – J. Dikovic in Danas – Ilir Bitići: Sve je na VučićMarch 20, 2018 – Danas – Bitići: Vučić imenovao Gurija kao odgovornog za ubistvo moje braće

March 20, 2018 – Miloš Teodorović & Ognjen Zorić in RFE/RL – Bitići: Vučić imenovao Gurija kao odgovornog za ubistvo moje braće

March 19, 2018 – Danas – Ilir Bitići danas u Tužilaštvu za ratne zločine

February 6, 2018 – A. Roknic in Danas – Vučić i Amerikanci obavešteni ko je minirao predmet Bitići

February 2, 2018 – J. Dikovic in Danas – Vlada Srbije bez napretka u slučaju ubistva braće Bitići

December 13, 2017 – Filip Rudic in BIRN: US Urges Serbia to Tackle Kosovo Massacre Cover-Up

December 12, 2017 – Jovana Durovic in N1: Bramerc: U Srbiji teško procesuirati ljude na višoj poziciji

December 12, 2017 – Helena Đorđević in Glas Amerike: Bramerc: Mnogo posla, nedovoljno političke volje

July 20, 2017 – Marija Ristic in BIRN: Vucic Named Bytyqi Murder Suspect, Alleges Family

July 20, 2017 – Espreso: AMERIKANCI SU OVIM PITANJIMA PREZNOJILI VUČIĆA: Otkriveno, šta toliko žulja predsednika Srbije! POGLEDAJTE DOKUMENT! (FOTO)

July 19, 2017 – Kurir: OTKRIVAMO! Pismo grupe kongresmena o Aleksandaru Vučiću i Goranu Radosavljevića Gurija oko ubistva braće Bitići!

July 19, 2017 – BIRN: Congresswoman’s Protest Casts Shadow over Vucic US Visit

July 17, 2017 – B92/Beta/Tanjug: Vucic invites Trump to visit Serbia, promises “best welcome”

July 16, 2017 – Tanjug/Blic: ŠTA VUČIĆA ČEKA NA STOLU Bivši ambasadori SAD o poseti Vašingtonu: U centru pažnje i RUSKI UTICAJ, ali i ekonomija

July 13, 2017 – Filip Rudic in BIRN: US Urged to Pressure Vucic Over Bytyqi Murders

July 11, 2017 – J. Diković in Danas: Zabrinutost SAD zbog slučaja braće Bitići

July 10, 2017 – Festim Gashi in VOA: 18 vjetori i vrasjes së vëllezërve Bytyçi

June 19, 2017 – Praveen Madhiraju & Tanya Domi in BIRN: Aleksandar Vucic’s Broken Promises to America

May 26, 2017 – N1: Advokat braće Bitići: Vučić igra igre

April 3, 2017 – Matthew Brunwasser on BBC’s Radio 4 (starting at 6:25): From Our Own Correspondant Podcast

 

April 3, 2017 – Matthew Brunwasser in the BBC: One man’s hunt for his brothers’ killers

March 28, 2017 – Valerie Hopkins in Prishtina Insight: One man’s indefatigable search for accountability

November 18, 2016 – Praveen Madhiraju in Peacefare: Overdue

November 8, 2016 – RTKLive/RTS: Vučić: Braća Bitići ubijena zločinački, bez krivice

November 2, 2016 – Tanjug: Fatos Bitići za Tanjug: Neću stati dok sam živ

November 1, 2016 – Senka Vlatković Odavić, Insajder in Radio Slobodna Europa: Fatos Bitići: Odgovorni za ubistvo moje braće, bliski vlasti Srbije

November 1, 2016 – Insajder: Kolektivna amnezija, Insajder bez ograničenja (EMISIJA)

November 1, 2016 – Dusan Stojanovic in the Associated Press: Brother of 3 Americans slain in Serbia in 1999 seeks justice

October 30, 2016 – Insajder: Ambasador SAD za Insajder: Slučaj Bitići je teret za odnose SAD i Srbije, nismo zadovoljni rezultatima

August 16, 2016 -Braka Trivić in Slobodna Evropa: Slučaj braće Bitići: Do kada će ostati na praznim obećanjima?

August 15, 2016 – M. Stojanović in Danas: Bajden dolazi da odagna sumnje koje izaziva Tramp

August 15, 2016 – Milica Kostić in The Hill: Vice President Biden’s Trip to Serbia

August 15, 2016 – Sasa Dragojlo in BIRN: Biden to Push Serbia-Kosovo Dialogue on Farewell Tour

August 15, 2016 – Besim Abazi in VOA: Vizita e nënpresidentit Biden dhe çështja Bytyçi

August 15, 2016 – Gordana Knezevic in RFE/RL: Bytyqi Brothers’ Slaying Casts Pall Over U.S.-Serbian Relations

August 15, 2016 – Dusan Stojanovic in the Associated Press: US Vice President Joe Biden to make farewell Balkans visit

July 23, 2016 – Kastriot Haxhiaj in VOA: 17 vjet nga vrasja e vëllezërve Bytyçi

July 13, 2016 – Mirko Arsenijević  in Tanjug: Vučić: Slučaj BItići mora da se reši

July 11, 2016 – Tanya Domi and Praveen Madhiraju in openDemocracy: In Serbia, anniversaries to lament

July 9, 2016 – B92: Slučaj “braće Bitići“ prioritet, ali odgovora i dalje nema

July 8, 2016 – Dusan Stojanovic in the Associate Press: Family of 3 Americans slain in Serbia in 1999 seek justice

July 8, 2016 – Marija Ristic in BIRN: Silence Shields Killers of Albanian-Americans in Serbia

July 8, 2016 – Danas: Porodica Bitići optužuje vlasti Srbije

July 8, 2016 – Marija Ristic in BIRN: Serbia Under Fire Over US Albanians’ Murders :: Balkan Insight//www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-W5GFFW

June 1, 2016 – Branka Trivic in Radio Slobodna Evropa: Bitići: Vučić i Dačić imaju dokaze o ubistvu moje braće

May 31, 2016 – Dusan Stojanovic in the Associated Press: Family of 3 Americans slain in Serbia demands justice

March 28, 2016 – Praveen Madhiraju in Transconflict: Karadzic’s conviction and Serbia’s rights trend

March 27, 2016 – Praveen Madhiraju in The Washington Post: Too soon to celebrate ‘justice’ in the former Yugoslavia

March 4, 2016 – Helena Đorđević in Glas Amerike: Kongresna komisija prikazala film BIRN-a

March 4, 2016 – Ilir Ikonomi in Zëri i Amerikës: Dokumentar për krimet në Kosovë

February 25, 2016 – N1: Porodica Bitići: Saučešće porodicama srpskih diplomata

February 25, 2016 – RTS Oko: O braći i moralu

February 24, 2016 – Snezana Congradin in Danas: Fatos Bitići: Moja braća su bila u humanoj misiji

February 22, 2016 –  L. Valtner in Danas: Marković: Amerikanci izgubili moralno pravo da nas uslovljavaju braćom Bitići

January 22, 2016 – Praveen Madhiraju in BalkanInsight: Don’t Give Serbia a War Crimes Pass

July 15, 2015 – Snezana Congradin in Danas: Vučić odustao od komisije o Bitićima

July 8, 2015 – B92: 16 years since murder of brothers Bytyqi

June 4, 2015 – Carl Schreck in RFE/RL: Serbian PM Promises ‘Justice’ in 1999 Slaying of U.S. Brothers

June 4, 2015 – Marija Ristic & Milka Domanovic in BalkanInsight: Serbia Under Pressure Over US Albanians’ Murders

June 3, 2015 – Tanya Domi & Praveen Madhiraju in Balkanist: Aleksandar Vučić’s Broken Promises

June 3, 2015 – Snezana Congradin in Danas: “SAD ne bi trebalo da dozvole da budu obmanute”

June 2, 2015: Ratko Femic in Newsweek (Serbia): Fatos Bitići: Dačić mi je rekao da pitam Vučića o ubistvu moje braće!

June 1, 2015 – N1: Stefanović: Novi dokazi u slučaju Bitići

June 1, 2015 – Human Rights Watch: Letter to Vice President Joe Biden 

June 1, 2015: Milan Nešić in RFE/RL: Fatos Bitići za RSE: Ako želi vlast Srbije može da kazni ubice moje braće

May 29, 2015: Snezana Congradin in Danas: Fatos Bitići: Vučić da prestane da štiti Gurija

May 29, 2015 – N1: Veran Matić vodi komisiju za rešavanje ubistva braće Bitići

May 29, 2015 – B92: Case on which depend relations between U.S. and Serbia

May 26, 2015 – B92: Bytyqi murder case remains unresolved

May 26, 2015 – Sandra Orlovic & Praveen Madhiraju in The Hill: Serbia still harbors war criminals

April 17, 2015 – B. Jelovac in Blic: Bitići traže da Vučić isključi Gurija iz SNS

April 16, 2015 – Marija Ristic in BalkanInsight: Murdered US Albanians’ Brother Warns Serbian PM

March 3, 2015 – Festim Gashi in Zëri i Amerikës (VOA Albanian service):  Rasti i vrasjes së vëllezërve Bytyçi

February 19, 2015 – Reuters/B92: Rap: Istražiti zločine na Kosovu

February 6, 2015 – Praveen Madhiraju in openDemocracy: A war crimes hold on Serbia’s EU path

February 4, 2015 – N1: Melia: Srbija srećna što ima BIRN, FHP i Sašu Jankovića

December 15, 2014 – Praveen Madhiraju in the Hill: Justice still wanting in Serbia

December 9, 2104 – PM Mreza: Slučaj Bytyqi – 15 godina čekanja

November 19, 2014 – AlJazeera: FBI će istraživati ubistvo braće Byityqi

November 19, 2014 – Rade Rankovic in Glas Amerike (VOA Serbian service): Fatos Bitići: Problem je u Tužilaštvu

November 18, 2014 – Adam Santovac in N1: Slučaj braće Bitići 15 godina bez epiloga

September 14, 2014 – Omer Karabeg in Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Da li su Diković i Guri nedodirljivi?

August 4, 2014 – Tom Brune in Newsday: Suffolk man bids UN push charges in brothers’ deaths in Serbia

July 31, 2014 – Boban Karovic in Danas: Kandić: Više nema mesta za ćutanje

July 31, 2014 – e-novine: Rasvetlite ubistvo braće Bitići

July 31, 2014 – Marija Ristic in BalkanInsight: Murdered US Albanians’ Family Appeals to UN and Familja e shqiptarëve të vrarë të Amerikës apelon në OKB and Семејството на убиените браќа Битиќи поднесе жалба до ООН and Porodica braće Bitići podnela pritužbu u UN

July 30, 2014 – Blic online: Pritužba protiv Srbije u UN zbog ubistva braće Bitići

July 30, 2014 – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Radio Slobodna Evropa): Protiv Srbije pokrenut mehanizam u UN zbog braće Bitići

July 30, 2014 – Radio-televizija Srbije: Slučaj braće Bitići pred organima UN

July 30, 2014 – Radio-televizija Vojvodine: UN:Protiv Srbije pokrenut mehanizam zbog braće Bitići

July 9, 2014 – Praveen Madhiraju in openDemocracy, Can Europe Make It?: Milosevic, Serbia, and the EU

July 8, 2014 – Rade Ranković in Glas Amerike (VOA Serbian service): Slučaj ubistva braće Bitići nerešen i posle 15 godina

July 8, 2014 – Kyle Campbell in 27east.com/Southampton Press: Hampton Bays Man Committed To Finding Brothers’ Killers In Serbia

July 7, 2014 – Illyria: Prof. Tanya Domi, thirrje Beogradit të dënojë vrasësit

July 7, 2014 – David Schwartz in Newsday: LI family seeks prosecutions in 1999 murders in Serbia

July 7, 2014 – Zeri i Amerikes (VOA Albanian service): Çështja e vrasjes së vëllezërve Bytyçi

July 7, 2014 – News Channel 12: Fatose Bytyqi, of Hampton Bays, seeks justice for brothers who were murdered in Serbia 15 years ago

July 7, 2014 – KOHAnet: Bytyçi: Çështja e vrasjes së vëllezërve të mi do të zgjidhet

July 6, 2014 – Pobjeda: Ubice braće Bitići 15 godina iznad zakona

July 5, 2014 – Tom Brune in Newsday: Quest for justice for Albanian-Americans killed in Serbia

June 17, 2014 – Amnesty International: Serbia, Ending Impunity for Crimes Under International Law (pages 9, 12, 25-26)

May 15, 2014 – Marija Ristic in BalkanInsight: Serbia Urged to Prosecute US Albanians’ Killers  and Od Srbije se traži da nađe ubice braće Bitići and Serbisë i kërkohet të gjejë vrasësit e tre vëllezërve Bytyqi

May 14, 2014 – info.ks.net: Pokrenut sajt za rasvjetljavanje ubistva braće Bytyqi

April 28, 2014 – Former Ambassador Robert L. Barry and Fatose Bytyqi in the Balkanist: New Beginnings in US-Serbia Relations