About Us

Sbunker is a non-governmental media organization, founded in 2016, which is committed to providing analytical and substantive views on important political, economic, social and cultural issues in Kosovo, the Western Balkans and beyond. Furthermore, through the "Disinfo" program, Sbunker monitors the content published daily in the local media and identifies fake news with tendencies to misinform the public. In addition, Sbunker offers various podcasts to discuss philosophical and theoretical perspectives, book reviews and current affairs. Sbunker also works with youth through the "truAktiv" critical thinking program.

Mission

Sbunker's mission is to strengthen and promote liberal democratic values in Kosovo and the region, influencing and shaping public discourse through new media content and critical thinking programs for youth.

Editorial Board

Bardhi Bakija: [email protected]
Visar Xhambazi: [email protected]

To contribute, please contact Hana Deva: [email protected]

Team

Blerina Avdullahi

Blerina has completed a bachelor's in accounting at the University of Prishtina. She is part of the Association of Certified Accountants and Auditors of Kosovo. She previously worked as a finance and administration assistant in the Center for the Development of Social Groups. From December 2018 she works as a finance and administration manager at Sbunker.

Bardh Bakija

Bardhi është drejtor ekzekutiv në Sbunker. Më parë ka punuar si menaxher programi në Fondacionin Jahjaga dhe YIHR. Bardhi ka diplomuar në Arte Liberale dhe Filozofi nga Kolegji Bard në Berlin, si dhe ka studiuar në Universitetin John Cabot në Romë dhe në Universitetin e Prishtinës. Ai është pëkthyes i dy librave: “Sundimi i Ligjit” nga Tom Bingham (ALBAS, 2022) dhe “Revolucioni i katërt” nga Luciano Floridi (Dukagjini, 2024). Bardhi është gjithashtu redaktor i librit “Zëra të pa dëgjuar: Rrëfime të burrave mbi tejkalimin e traumës së dhunës seksuale në luftë” (QKRMT, Forum ZfD, 2023).

Ridona Berisha

Ridona Berisha is a media monitoring specialist at Sbunker. She is also a sociologist and works as a researcher within various projects, which are based on the collection of collective memory. Ridona is a graduate of the University of Prishtina, Faculty of Philosophy, in the Department of Sociology and is currently continuing her Master's studies in the same direction.

Alban Bokshi

Albani ka të përfunduar master për Filozofi Kontinentale nga Universiteti i Staffordshire, MB, master nga Universiteti i Sussex- it, MB, në Studime Bashkëkohore Evropiane dhe baçelor nga Universiteti Amerikan në Bullgari për Studime Evropiane dhe Marrëdhënie Ndërkombëtare/Shkenca Politike. Ai ka përvojë të gjatë në shoqëri civile dhe administratë publike, në fusha të ndryshme nga antikorrupsioni deri te analizat e politikës së jashtme. Albani kontribuon në blogët lokalë ku shkruan për çështje që kanë të bëjnë me politikën, shoqërinë dhe filozofinë. Albani është Menaxher i Projektit në Sbunker.

Hana Deva

Hana studies at the University of Pristina, in the "French Language and Literature" department. She works as a project coordinator at Sbunker. She is also a digital designer and illustrator.

Fitim Gashi

Fitimi is a senior political journalist and researcher. He has worked for Koha Group for the past 10 years where he has written numerous research articles in the field of politics, economics and security.

Visar Xhambazi

Visar Xambazi is an expert on international relations and foreign policy. He serves as a professional advisor to the organization United Europe in Hamburg, Germany, and as a member of the M100 Sanssouci Colloquium in Potsdam, Germany. He completed his master's studies in international studies at Old Dominion University in Virginia, USA, specializing in American foreign policy and international relations.

Board of Directors

Shegë Bahtiri

Shegë Bahtiri është psikologe dhe hulumtuese e politikave shëndetësore dhe sociale. Ajo ka kryer magjistraturën në psikologji në Universitetin e Lundit në Suedi, ku mori pjesë si studiese e ekselencës e Institutit Suedez. Kërkimet e saj përqendrohen në politika sociale, psikologji dhe shëndetësi në Kosovë dhe rajon, si pjesë e Institutit të Europës Juglindore për Shëndetësi dhe Politika Sociale. Shega ka punuar për UNDP-në dhe për Zyren e Kryeministrit të Kosovës si hulumtuese politikash, si dhe ka shërbyer në Qendrën për Hulumtime të të Drejtave të Njeriut në Institutin e Teknologjisë e Rochester-it në Kosovë. Ajo ka përkrahur organizata të ndryshme kulturore dhe sociale përmes shkrimit, redaktimit, hulumtimit dhe programeve të përkrahjes. Shega ka qenë drejtorja ekzekutive e parë e Sbunkerit, ku gjithashtu ka shërbyer si autore, redaktore dhe anëtare e bordit ekzekutiv.

Rina Kika

Rina Kika is a human rights lawyer and researcher. She engages in human rights issues and has successfully represented a number of strategic litigation cases in Kosovo. Amongst others, she represented Blert Morina against the Agency for Civil Registration in his request for legal gender recognition. She represented the environmental activist Shpresa Loshaj against the attempts of Kelkos Energy to silence her criticism. She still represents the family of Kujtim Veseli, an Ashkali child who was murdered because of the failure of state protection. In 2020, she started collaborating with the international human rights organisation Amnesty International. Rina studied law at the University of Pristina, and has two master’s degrees, one from the University of Zurich in Switzerland and the other from Duke University, USA.

Mirishahe Syla

Mirishahe Syla is a researcher and activist for gender equality and equity, and a full-time development worker working on sustainable and inclusive economic development. She studied Political Science at the University of Pristina, and Women's and Gender Studies at the University of Northern Iowa, U.S.A. Recently, she was certified by ETH - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, in the subject of Gender and Economics. Throughout the last decade, her engagement in civil society is focused on addressing gender-based violence, women's economic rights, marginalized political participation and representation, and expanding the feminist discourse in the country. Her work and activism is informed by feminist theory, and in the roles of the researcher, publicist, and lecturer, she engages in strengthening the link between feminist theory and practice.