All articles by: Dafina Halili

Dafina Halili is a journalist at K2.0, covering mainly human rights and social justice issues. Dafina has a master’s degree in diversity and the media from the University of Westminster in London, U.K..

From the archives
In-depth | Arts & Culture

Film as a counterbalance to despair

 By - 18.12.2024
Longform | Health

Breastfeeding and all that comes with it

 By - 11.11.2024
podcast | This Is What Peace Looks Like

Surviving a massacre

 By - 10.10.2024
In-depth | Women's Rights

‘They denied us our rights. Enough is enough’

 By - 20.09.2024
One-on-one | DokuFest

Birgitte Stærmose: We talk about war and peace, but not the [...]

 By - 07.08.2024
Longform | UP

Sexual harassment goes unpunished at the University of Prishtina

 By - 01.11.2023
In-depth | LGBTQ+

Voices from Prishtina Pride

 By - 12.06.2023
One-on-one | Arts

S()fia Braga: I want to bring attention to the vulva

 By - 03.05.2023
Perspectives | women

The invisible burden on women journalists

 By - 05.04.2023
Longform | War Crimes

‘I never imagined this could be done also to men’

 By - 27.10.2022
One-on-one | LGBTQ+

Lenny Emson: Women’s rights and LGBTQ+ rights are on the [...]

 By - 06.10.2022
In-depth | LGBTQ+

The Faces of EuroPride

 By - 17.09.2022
One-on-one | LGBTQ+

Yasmin Benoit: This is what asexual looks like

 By - 15.09.2022
Longform | LGBTQ+

“We are women and we don’t want to grow old as men”

 By - 08.08.2022
In-depth | SWEAT

Having the opportunity to prove yourself

 By - 08.06.2022
Longform | Roma

Ghost schools, ghetto schools and segregated shifts

 By - 16.05.2022
In-depth | Education

Every child in Kosovo deserves access to books

 By - 21.12.2021
Perspectives | Media

The darkness of the black chronicles

 By - 25.11.2021
podcast | Sexual Violence

Survivors of sexual violence and the transmission of trauma

 By - 12.11.2021
In-depth | Local Elections 2021

Prishtina’s future mayor

 By , , - 12.10.2021
One-on-one | DokuFest

Corina Schwingruber Ilić and Nikola Ilić: What are you doing [...]

 By - 20.08.2021
One-on-one | Arts

Samir Karahoda: My characters’ film is not over yet

 By - 06.08.2021
In-depth | Unemployment

Working women and the pandemic

 By - 14.07.2021
In-depth | War Crimes

The closure of Kiževak

 By - 26.05.2021
Outloud Podcast | War Crimes

The Lubeniq Massacre from the memories of a survivor

 By - 27.04.2021
Perspectives | Women's Rights

We are barely scratching the surface of sexism in the media

 By - 16.04.2021
In-depth | Women's Rights

Single mothers unsupported in the pandemic

 By - 15.03.2021
One-on-one | Film

Blerta Basholli: I do not know what interested me more, her [...]

 By - 10.02.2021
One-on-one | Women's Rights

Rina Kika: Activism is inseparable from my work as a human [...]

 By - 30.12.2020
In-depth | People Missing

Missing from the wartime narrative

 By - 13.11.2020
In-depth | discrimination

The pandemic comes to the elderly

 By , , - 30.10.2020
In-depth | Pandemic coverage 2020

The pandemic comes to the elderly

 By , , - 30.10.2020
In-depth | racism

Kujtim Veseli’s killer sentenced to 25 years in prison

 By - 12.10.2020
Konteksti Podcast | Missing persons

Forensically searching for Kosovo’s missing people

 By - 30.08.2020
Perspectives | Print

Hava’s fight, our fight

 By - 20.07.2020
In-depth | LGBTQ+

Living in the corner: Minorities within minorities

 By - 29.06.2020
In-depth | Konteksti Podcast

Reflections on the lenses of Ferdi Limani

 By - 24.06.2020
Lately | discrimination

Police officials sued for gender-based discrimination

 By - 24.06.2020
Lately | Human Rights

How IDAHOBIT came to Kosovo

 By - 17.05.2020
Lately | LGBTQ+

LGBTQ life under quarantine

 By - 12.05.2020
In-depth | Workers' rights

A woman’s work is never done

 By - 07.05.2020
Blogbox | War Crimes

The struggle of a survivor of one of the largest massacres [...]

 By - 23.04.2020
In-depth | Media

Women rewriting the rules in journalism

 By - 22.04.2020
In-depth | Film

Art and trauma entwine in Zahaq tales

 By - 06.03.2020
Lately | Women's Rights

Women’s political empowerment meets its limit

 By - 14.02.2020
One-on-one | Women's Rights

Lara Whyte: Feminist Investigative journalism is interrogating [...]

 By - 31.01.2020
In-depth | Diaspora

The Kosovar saving lives with science

 By - 21.01.2020
Lately | Human Rights

Landmark decision for transgender rights

 By - 20.01.2020
In-depth | Justice

Activists challenge EU and MOJ on new Civil Code

 By - 24.12.2019
One-on-one | Tech

Yusuf Omar: It’s easy to manipulate one camera, it’s difficult [...]

 By - 28.08.2019
Lately | Culture

My.Kali: A voice speaks up

 By - 05.07.2019
Cultivation | In-depth

The women shaking up the world of art

 By - 02.06.2019
In-depth | Sexual Violence

Seeking survivor recognition

 By - 07.03.2019
In-depth | Education

The risks of going to school

 By - 27.02.2019
Perspectives | Women's Rights

Gender inequality is still pervasive in decision-making and [...]

 By - 08.02.2019
One-on-one | LGBTQ+

Dezso Mate: I don’t like the word taboo because it indicates [...]

 By - 24.01.2019
One-on-one | Politics

Atifete Jahjaga: All the activism that was synchronized from [...]

 By - 14.01.2019
One-on-one | Human Rights

Fotis Filippou: Change needs to come through people power

 By - 22.12.2018
In-depth | Human Rights

Survivors speak in the wake of Vasfije

 By - 20.12.2018
In-depth | Human Rights

Kosovo’s battle with human trafficking

 By - 04.12.2018
In-depth | The past, now

Taking the long road to justice

 By - 28.09.2018
One-on-one | The past, now

[...]

 By - 28.09.2018
One-on-one | Feminism

Eli Krasniqi: ‘In reality, patriarchy kills’

 By - 27.08.2018
Lately | Gender Equality

Law change to see unpaid labor recognized

 By - 09.08.2018
Lately | LGBTQ+

Transgender case taken to Kosovo’s highest legal institution

 By - 31.07.2018
Lately | Visa

Will Kosovars soon be heading for departures?

 By - 21.07.2018
Lately | Sexual Violence

Newfound support for wartime sexual violence survivors

 By - 20.06.2018
Health | In-depth

Aging with Alzheimer’s

 By - 05.06.2018
One-on-one | Gender Equality

German feminist duo: We need more intersectionality in the movement

 By - 01.06.2018
Lately | LGBTQ+

Landmark request to change name and sex marker denied

 By - 17.05.2018
Lately | LGBTQ+

Hate speech highlighted on IDAHOT

 By - 17.05.2018
One-on-one | Minority Rights

Sami Mustafa: Cinema can be more powerful than politics in [...]

 By - 24.04.2018
In-depth | Activism

Harassment on campus

 By - 05.04.2018
One-on-one | Media

Anamari Repić: We forget about people and their lives because [...]

 By - 29.03.2018
Lately | Uncategorized

Bitesize demarcation

 By , , - 21.03.2018
In-depth | Culture

Inside Sabota

 By - 13.03.2018
In-depth | Gender Equality

Three decades of protest

 By - 09.03.2018
In-depth | Kosovo X

Regenerating Kosovo’s civil society

 By - 16.02.2018
In-depth | Sexual Violence

Recognition and reparations finally due

 By - 26.01.2018
One-on-one | Media

Linda Shala: Kosovo’s market is suffocated, but foreign markets [...]

 By - 30.12.2017
In-depth | Human Rights

Standing up for Roma rights

 By - 29.12.2017
One-on-one | Film

Blerta Zeqiri: Our Romeo and Juliet is love between people [...]

 By - 23.12.2017
In-depth | Roma

Battling back against narratives of prejudice

 By - 20.12.2017
Lately | Human Rights

Rights of war-related sexual violence survivors demanded

 By - 13.12.2017
One-on-one | Human Rights

Enisa Eminovska: “I am an expert in a thematic area, not [...]

 By - 04.12.2017
In-depth | Minority Rights

Beyond the measles outbreak

 By - 27.11.2017
In-depth | Arts

The siblings painting Roma life

 By - 02.11.2017
In-depth | Culture

Singing about sworn virgins

 By - 27.10.2017
In-depth | Local Elections 2017

Who’s representing rural women?

 By - 17.10.2017
Lately | LGBTQ+

Balkan unity in the Pride Parade

 By - 11.10.2017
LGBTI Rights | Monographs

Stepping into your true body

 By - 10.10.2017
LGBTI Rights | Monographs | Uncategorized

Goran Miletic: Most Western Balkan politicians do not see diversity [...]

 By , - 10.10.2017
One-on-one | Human Rights

Sian Jones: Institutions have done nothing for survivors of [...]

 By - 09.10.2017
One-on-one | Fashion

Flaka Jahaj & Bonne Reijn: Fashion needs to go back to [...]

 By - 07.09.2017
Lately | Film

Questioning the Lord of the House

 By - 15.08.2017
In-depth | Energy

Kosovo’s energy ‘crisis’ explained

 By , Dafina Halili - 05.08.2017
One-on-one | Film

Lucinda Coxon: Anybody talking about their film’s success [...]

 By - 01.08.2017
Lately | Film

Oscar winner brings insight to Kosovo

 By - 21.07.2017
Elections 2017 | In-depth

Kosovo diaspora dreams of political change

 By - 21.06.2017
One-on-one | LGBTQ+

Fortesa Kadriu: “Non acceptance and stigmatization in society [...]

 By - 17.05.2017
Lately | Sexual Violence

New memory book on wartime sexual violence

 By - 16.05.2017
Lately | Culture

Celebrations mark Gorani Day

 By - 09.05.2017
In-depth | #IWantToKnow

Re-integrating victims of domestic violence

 By - 02.05.2017
In-depth | Human Rights

Infrastructure blocked for people with disabilities

 By - 19.04.2017
Lately | Domestic Violence

Outrage at sentence for Zejnepe Berisha’s murderer

 By - 13.04.2017
In-depth | Human Rights

More than just a Roma Day

 By - 08.04.2017
Lately | Entrepreneurship

The architects aiming for social impact

 By - 23.03.2017
In-depth | Human Rights

Anita Mitic — living life as an activist

 By - 09.03.2017
Lately | Gender Equality

Kosovo to mark International Women’s Day

 By - 07.03.2017
One-on-one | Film

Daniel Mulloy: “Any film you could make anywhere else you [...]

 By - 03.03.2017
In-depth | Domestic Violence

Suffering in silence

 By - 14.02.2017
One-on-one | Arts

Fitore Berisha: Bringing out my horns through artistic protest

 By - 06.02.2017
Lately | Human Rights

Kosovars to join historic global Women’s March

 By - 20.01.2017
One-on-one | Music

ANDRRA: Exploring Albanian rhapsodies gives meaning to my parents’ [...]

 By - 13.01.2017
Perspectives | Human Rights

All talk, no action: Human Rights in Kosovo in 2016

 By - 27.12.2016
In-depth | LGBTQ+

“What if we’re not lesbians, but we’re something else?”

 By - 21.12.2016
In-depth | Gender Equality

Going it alone

 By - 13.12.2016
Lately | Human Rights

Kosovar activists prepare to mark Human Rights Day

 By - 09.12.2016
Lately | Education

Kosovo amongst worst ranked nations in PISA education assessment

 By - 06.12.2016
Lately | Human Rights

Report contributes to human rights strategy

 By - 02.12.2016
Lately | Human Rights

Activists demand end to gender-based violence

 By - 25.11.2016
One-on-one | Tech

Marcin Malinowski: Artificial Intelligence is going to be a [...]

 By - 17.11.2016
Lately | Human Rights

Human rights organizations demand investigation into Astrit [...]

 By - 10.11.2016
Lately | Justice

Justice for Astrit Dehari demanded in solemn march

 By - 08.11.2016
One-on-one | Tech

Alan Greenberg: “I can fix technology. I cannot fix people.”

 By - 07.11.2016
One-on-one | LGBTQ+

Janset Kalan: I wish people would listen to trans people, try [...]

 By - 01.11.2016
In-depth | Human Rights

Underage and married

 By - 26.10.2016
In-depth | Arts

Behind an empathetic lens

 By - 20.10.2016
In-depth | Human Rights

Held back and excluded

 By - 11.10.2016
Lately | LGBTQ+

Kosovo hosts first regional conference on LGBTI rights

 By - 07.10.2016
In-depth | Visa

Kosovo and Bosnia: Artistic kiss in Belgrade air

 By - 04.10.2016
Lately | Missing persons

A poignant tribute to Kosovo’s missing persons

 By - 01.09.2016
Lately | Sexual Harassment

Reporting Kosovo’s sexual harassment

 By - 05.08.2016
One-on-one | Music

Let there be music

 By - 21.06.2016
In-depth | Workers' rights

Paternity provisions excluding Kosovar dads

 By - 16.06.2016
In-depth | Workers' rights

Maternity hardship for working women

 By - 08.06.2016
Lately | Human Rights

New research aims to initiate Kosovo abortion debate

 By - 26.05.2016
In-depth | Print

Looking for closure

 By - 26.04.2016
In-depth | Print

The ongoing quest for liberty

 By - 26.04.2016
Lately | Film

Kosovo film wins Oscar nomination

 By - 14.01.2016
In-depth | Protests

The neglected voices of Saturday’s mass protests

 By , - 10.01.2016
Lately | Police

Amnesty International calls for urgent investigation into Kosovo [...]

 By - 30.11.2015
In-depth | Migration

Displaced and living in limbo

 By - 25.11.2015
In-depth | Migration

When Kosovars choose Afghanistan

 By , - 04.11.2015
In-depth | Missing persons

Missing closure

 By - 30.08.2015
In-depth | Human Rights

The EU’s inhuman welcome

 By - 22.07.2015