Although we do not allow politics on our forums sometimes we cannot escape the effects of politics. The way it seems now is that Kosovo might become independent this year or early next year.
Now as to the why's and how's thats for another site

The thing that is important is that because of this the status of the archives there remains obscure. As we know the Serbian government took part of the archives with them but they are not open. We hope that these archives will be deposited at either the Krusevac or Kraljevo archives so people can continue to search for their ancestors.

We do not know what will become of the information for sure, but it makes research a lot harder for anyone of any ethnic background. When we have more news on the status & whereabouts we will post it here.