BIRN Kosovo The post Promoting community engagement, public safety, and women empowerment for a resilient security sector in Kosovo appeared first on BIRN.| BIRN
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BIRN Kosovo The post Public Information and Awareness Services for Vulnerable Communities in Kosovo (PIAKOS) appeared first on BIRN.| BIRN
BIRN Kosovo The post Uncovering the Truth: Combating Monoethnic Journalism and Advocating for the Missing Persons in Kosovo appeared first on BIRN.| BIRN
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Photo: BIRN Albania BIRN’s documentary “Painting in the Darkness”, which tells the story of an artist imprisoned as a political dissident and whose works were confiscated by Albania’s repressive communist regime, was screened on Thursday at the “NNW” International Film Festival in Gdynia, Poland. The post BIRN Documentary Screened at International Film Festival appeared first on BIRN.| BIRN
Photo: BIRN Internet Freedom Meet 2025 (IFM 2025) will take place in Pristina, Kosovo, from November 24 to 26. It will bring together experts in the field of digital rights and internet freedoms to exchange, learn and discuss ever-expanding digital rights and freedoms issues. The post Applications Open: BIRN Internet Freedom Meet 2025 in Pristina appeared first on BIRN.| BIRN
Photo: World Association of News Publishers September 28 is World News Day, a global campaign dedicated to highlighting the importance of fact-based journalism. The post BIRN Marks World News Day, Highlighting 12 Investigations from 12 Months appeared first on BIRN.| BIRN
Photo: BIRN Dragana Zarkovic Obradovic is BIRN Serbia’s Director and a Regional Manager of the Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence programme. The post Meet the People Behind BIRN: Dragana Zarkovic Obradovic appeared first on BIRN.| BIRN
Photo: BIRN Kosovo On September 23, 2025, BIRN Kosovo organized a one-day workshop in Prishtina for local civil society organizations (CSOs), aimed at strengthening their capacity to develop monitoring and research projects in the field of terrorism and violent extremism. The post BIRN Kosovo Holds Workshop for local CSOs on terrorism and extremism monitoring appeared first on BIRN.| BIRN
From September 8-10, BIRN participated in the Global Gathering 2025 in Portugal, one of the most significant global events bringing together key actors working on digital rights and media freedom. The post BIRN Shares Regional Insights on Digital Rights at Global Gathering 2025 appeared first on BIRN.| BIRN
Photo: BIRN BiH BIRN BiH director Dzenis Dzidic receives prestigious award for long-standing contribution to investigative journalism and media freedom. The post BIRN BiH Director Wins ‘Goran Bubalo’ Peace Award appeared first on BIRN.| BIRN
The Balkan Investigative Reporting Network in Albania organized a three-day training in the ciy of Durrës from September 19 to 21.| BIRN
Two Finance Officers We are looking for two new colleagues to fill the position of: Two Finance Officers.Read More There are currently no new vacancies.| BIRN
Photo: Pixabay We are offering grants for three talented journalists to delve deep into environment-related topics, uncover hidden truths, and shed light on critical issues affecting Albanian citizens. The post BIRN Albania Opens Call for Investigative Stories on Environment appeared first on BIRN.| BIRN
Photo: Pekko Vasantola At the ABOAGORA symposium in Turku, Finland, on September 12, Nejra Mulaomerovic, Senior Project Manager of the Balkan Transitional Justice programme, presented the first multimedia database mapping mass graves from the Yugoslav wars. The post BIRN Presents ‘Bitter Land’ database at ABOAGORA Symposium on Memory and Justice appeared first on BIRN.| BIRN
Photo: BIRN / Nensi Bogdani On September 11, the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network in Albania held a roundtable in Tirana on environmental issues, bringing together journalists and experts from civil society organizations. The post BIRN Albania Holds Roundtable on Environment appeared first on BIRN.| BIRN
Photo: BIRN This year marks BIRN’s 20th anniversary. It all started when five women from countries recovering from brutal wars defied the odds to establish what would become a major independent media organisation – the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network. The post Meet the People Behind BIRN: Ana Petrusheva appeared first on BIRN.| BIRN
Balkan Investigative Regional Reporting Network is opening a call for the following position: ● Correspondent from Poland| BIRN
Photo: BIRN On August 29, 2025, BIRN Kosovo, in cooperation with the North Mitrovica-based NGO ACDC, launched a campaign to document the trauma of families of missing persons as part of the EU-funded project "Uncovering the Truth: Combating Mono-Ethnic Journalism and Advocacy for Missing Persons in Kosovo," in an event at the Reporting House Museum in Prishtina. The post BIRN Kosovo Launches the Initiative “Remembering the Missing People” appeared first on BIRN.| BIRN
Photo: BIRN/Adnan Beqiri Blake Morrison, Investigative Projects Editor at Reuters News, opened the fifth day of the 15th BIRN Summer School, where he gave attendees advice on how to pitch their stories. The post BIRN Summer School – Day 5: Story Pitching, Big Data and Legal Risks appeared first on BIRN.| BIRN
Photo: BIRN/Adnan Beqiri The fourth day of the 15th BIRN Summer School started with an excellent lecture by Milica Stojanovic, a journalist and fact-checker at Balkan Insight. The post BIRN Summer School Day 4: Fact Checking, Hidden Data and Knowledge Transfer appeared first on BIRN.| BIRN
Photo: BIRN/Adnan Beqiri The third day of the BIRN Summer School in Pristina continued with the Advanced Data Journalism course, taught by Jonathan Soma, professor of data journalism at Columbia University’s Journalism School. The post BIRN Summer School Day 3: Investigative Stories, AI, Safety and Mental Health appeared first on BIRN.| BIRN
Photo: BIRN/Adnan Beqiri During the second day of BIRN’s Summer School of Investigative Reporting, participants learned how to use open source data to gather information, how to use AI in everyday work and how to increase their own digital security. The post BIRN Summer School Day 2: Open-Source Intelligence, Data, AI and Digital Security appeared first on BIRN.| BIRN
Photo: BIRN/Adnan Beqiri The Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN), kicked off the 15th edition of its Summer School of Investigative Reporting on Monday in Kosovo’s capital, Pristina, led by some of the world’s top journalists. The post BIRN’s 15th Summer School Begins in Pristina appeared first on BIRN.| BIRN
BIRN Hub The post REPORTING CULTURE – Connecting Communities for Change appeared first on BIRN.| BIRN
BIRN Hub The post Strengthening reconciliation and non-recurrence through the empowerment of diverse communities in the Western Balkans (RECONCILE) appeared first on BIRN.| BIRN
Journalists covering EU member countries and EU aspiring countries are invited to apply for grants to produce investigations shedding light on critical social, political and economic issues.| BIRN
Donjeta joined BIRN Hub in December 2024 as Programme Manager for the Investigative Reporting Initiative (IRI). The post Donjeta Berisha appeared first on BIRN.| BIRN
Azra joined BIRN Hub in September 2024 as Programme Coordinator. She is based in BIRN HUB’s Sarajevo office. The post Azra Milic appeared first on BIRN.| BIRN
Merima joined BIRN Hub in July 2025 as Head of Operations, based in BIRN Hub’s Sarajevo office, where she is responsible for leading the Operations Department, including Finance, HR, Administration, and Procurement. The post Merima Softic appeared first on BIRN.| BIRN
Jasna joined the BIRN Hub in December 2024 as Finance and Operations Manager, based in the Sarajevo office. The post Jasna Junuz Soto appeared first on BIRN.| BIRN
A documentary about a former detainee from Prijedor whose entire family was killed will premiere at the 31st Sarajevo Film Festival on August 18.| BIRN
When BIRN was founded two decades ago, media freedom in the Balkans faced serious challenges, but there was hope; now, the prospects are even bleaker.| BIRN
Back in 2005, five women from countries recovering from brutal wars defied the odds to establish what would become a major independent media organisation - Balkan Investigative Reporting Network. Marking the 20th anniversary, this is their story.| BIRN
Report looks at the financial integrity of political campaigning in the 2023 elections, identifying systemic weaknesses in financial disclosures and proposing reforms.| BIRN