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Several people or just simply Kosovo Albanians

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@Griboski, firstly, issues regarding the article are to be adressed here and not at my talk page. Not sure if you read the source at all, but replacing "several people" being prosecuted for destroying Orthodox churches with "Kosovar Albanians" is completely unacceptable. The source states:

International courts in Pristina have prosecuted several people who attacked several Serbian Orthodox churches, handing down jail sentences ranging from 21 months to 16 years.

In fact, there is not even one "Kosovo Albanian" in this source in connection to any churches. Of course, there were instances where Albanians were prosecuted and convicted of destroying Orthodox churches, but that's not what we're talking about here. Many remained unidentified, and simply attributing everything or the majority to Kosovo Albanians (with the source intentionally being vague (the article is from 2015)) is a serious issue. AlexBachmann (talk) 16:57, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I was referring to this article which gave the number of Kosovo Albanians who have been prosecuted (b92 might be biased but for a long time it was pro-Western and considered reliable). It stands to reason that if Kosovo Albanians attacked churches, they would be the ones convicted. I see now however that the aforementioned link is about all crimes during that period. For the sake of neutrality and adherence to the sources, as well as not knowing the ethnicity of ALL the perps, you have a point. So I don't have an issue with reverting back to "people". Griboski (talk) 18:28, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The article you provided still does not substantiate the issue. As you've said, the credibility might be a problem too. Aside from that, in regard to my other revert: Kosovar media was mainly responsible for the unrest, even though there was international media that reported it too. It gets confusing at that point, so I'll agree to let it stay. AlexBachmann (talk) 19:11, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]