Kosovo identity card

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The front cover of a Kosovo Identity Card (2008)

The Kosovo[a] Identity Card is an ID card issued to the citizens of Kosovo for the purpose of establishing their identity, as well as serving as proof of residency, right to work and right to public benefits.[1]

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Controversy

More than 10,000 ethnic Serbs residing within Kosovo have had their names Albanized, e.g. from Nikolić to Nikoliqi, Petrović to Petroviqi[citation needed]. Certain Serbian sources have described this as ethnic cleansing.[2]

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Notes and references

Notes:

a.   ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Serbia and the self-proclaimed Republic of Kosovo. The latter declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. Kosovo's independence has been recognised by 101 out of 193 United Nations member states.

References:

  1. ^ "The Law on the ID Cards" kuvendikosoves.org. Accessed July 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Novosti Online, 07. jul 2011, Upisuju Srbe kao Albance