15 minutes agoKosovars Fear Returns From I SIS
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)Kosovo citizens continue to believe violent extremism remains a serious threat to national security. Seventy-five percent of respondents who have responded to the Kosovo Centre for Security Studies report (QKSS) on citizens' perception of foreign fighters returning to Kosovo believe violent extremism poses a threat [...]
Seventy-five percent of respondents who have responded to the Kosovo Centre for Security Studies report (QKSS) on citizens' perception of foreign fighters returning to Kosovo believe violent extremism poses a threat to Kosovo's national security.
The report finds that citizens' trust in key institutions such as government, assembly, court and prosecutor is much smaller than in the Kosovo Police, which for the perception of citizens is considered one of the most reliable institutions.
The citizens' trust also does not enjoy the Islamic Community of Kosovo, the institution that has suffered a decline in credibility compared to the past two years.
A single - percent of respondents consider violent religious extremism a threat. About half of those surveyed view political extremism as a threat, compared to 30 percent who view ethnic violence as a threat to national security”, the QKSS report said.
Only 34 percent of respondents are committed to the national issue, while 15 percent of respondents are committed to the religious issue.
Data shows that younger respondents cultivate religious feelings more than the older generation. This find is in line with the 2015 QKSS report.
“Fiftytytytytyty percent of younger respondents (from 18-35) prefer to engage in a religious issue more than a national issue, compared to 72 percent of older respondents (over 35) who would be engaged in a national matter”, the report says.
As far as citizens see from the danger of returning to conflict zones, the QKSS report finds respondents in rural areas think former returning fighters pose higher risks compared to respondents in urban areas.
The data shows that 62 percent, or most respondents, say they would not accept former fighters back in their neighbourhood or community, while only 25 percent of respondents claim that they would accept returnees with continued surveillance by the state”, the report says.
The data shows that regions like Pristina, Mitrovica, Peja, Gjakova, Ferizaj and North Mitrovica are reluctant to accept war fighters returning to their community.
