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New Remains Discovered in Albania Mass Grave

New remains found at Barracks 313

New remains found at Barracks 313

08 February 2010 Criminologists probing a communist execution site find new remains, while Albania’s prime minister describes the discovery as “shocking” and calls for the creation of an institute that will seek to find the graves of thousands of others still missing.
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Investigation: Son's Search For Father Uncovers Albanian Mass Grave

Skull found in mass grave

Skull found in mass grave

06 February 2010 Years after the collapse of the Stalinist regime, many families of Albanians executed by the communists are still desperately looking for the bodies of their relatives.
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Fire Ravages Business Centre in Montenegro

Berane

Berane

08 February 2010 The business centre "Evropa", located in the Montenegrin town of Berane and home to three university faculties, was completely burnt in a fire on Sunday morning.
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Thaci Asks ISG to Support Strategy for Kosovo North

Bosnia: Courage Award for Montenegro Officer

Macedonia Committed to EU and NATO Future

Serbian Actor to Appear Before US Court

Bosnian Teen Fakes Robbery, Gets Dad Fined

Romania Unemployment Climbs Further

Kosovo: 500 Workers Protest at Dubrava Prison

IMF Mission Arrives in Belgrade

Bulgaria Covered in Snow

Sofia: Five-Year Ban on GMOs to Be Proposed


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Investigation

BIRN Probe Uncovers Holes in Kosovo Health Service

By Petrit Collaku

Pristina hospital

Pristina hospital

14 January 2010  Investigation sheds light on corrupt practice of doctors referring patients to their own clinics for treatment, emergency centres left unstaffed, broken equipment and unequal deployment of specialists.
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Comment

EU ‘Agreeing to Disagree’ on Balkans Holds Dangers

By Gjergji Vurmo


02 February 2010  The uneven policies of EU countries towards enlargement in the Western Balkans and Turkey are sending the wrong message to the region.
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Job Vacancy: International Programme Development Coordinator

05 February 2010 The Balkan Investigative Reporting Network is looking for a Development Coordinator to manage our relationships with our stakeholders in NGOs, governments, foundations and other grant giving bodies.
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BIRN network publishes a `Guide for Investigative Journalists in the Balkans`

04 February 2010 At the beginning of 2010 BIRN network published Digging Deeper - A Guide for Investigative Journalists in the Balkans, written in cooperation with Sheila Coronel, Director of the Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism and professor of professional practice at Columbia University, New York.
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Apply for the 2010 Programme

22 January 2010 The Robert Bosch Stiftung and ERSTE Foundation, in cooperation with the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, BIRN, announce the launch of the fourth year of their prestigious fellowship programme for journalists in the Balkans.
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Life in Kosovo - Interview with Stephen Heintz from Rockefeller Brothers Fund

07 January 2010 Life in Kosovo broadcast an interview with the head of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Stephen Heintz.
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Life in Kosovo debates healthcare issues (Duplicate)

24 December 2009 Life in Kosovo broadcast a debate on the findings of a one-year monitoring of the health sector conducted by the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN).
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Decreasing Interest in War-crimes Reporting

  02 September 2009 
Journalists and editors of public broadcasting services from former-Yugoslavia believe that interest in war-crimes reporting among the general public is decreasing.
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Training Strategy

Training is BIRN’s core activity, aimed to strengthen professional capacities of journalists and media outlets across the region.

BIRN training activities are designed to build journalists professional skill to produce relevant reporting that has an impact on societies, opinion-shapers and decision-makers in the Balkans.

Justice Report

Justice Report is a specialist reporting agency focusing on war crimes trials taking place before local courts; development of the local legal system; and efforts to come to terms with the past.

Minority Media Training and Reporting Project

The Minority Media Training and Reporting Project aims to improve standards of journalism in areas of Serbia with substantial minority populations and to improve understanding of minority issues among the mainstream population, thereby challenging the current mood of suspicion and misunderstanding.