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Ethnic Turkish Leader Dogan Goes on Trial in Bulgaria

Sofia

Sofia

02 September 2010 

Ahmed Dogan, the leader of Bulgaria's Turkish minority party, has gone on trial over an alleged conflict of interest in connection with payments he received as an energy consultant.


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Kosovo: Macedonia Mass Grave Probe 'Hampered'

Butel graveyard

Butel graveyard

02 September 2010 

An investigation into the alleged existence of a mass grave in Macedonia is being held up by Skopje's lack of response, Kosovo officials have said.

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Romanian Premier Announces Government Reshuffle Plan

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc

02 September 2010 

Romanian Premier Emil Boc has announced plans to reshuffle his cabinet.


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Fresh Names Added to Albania "Terror Watch" List

FM: Macedonian Delegation to Meet “Name” Mediator

Bosnian Woman in 'Puppy Drowning' Bid 'Identified'

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Belgrade, Pristina Deny ICG 'Land Swap' Claim


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Investigation

Corruption Rows Stall Albania’s War on ‘Grey’ Economy

By Besar Likmeta and Gjergj Erebara


27 July 2010  Third official campaign to suppress cash-only economy by forcing companies to use registers looks like running into sand again - drawing complaints that the machines don’t work and claims of conflicts of interest.

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Comment

Serbia's Arts Festivals Have Lost Their Way

By Dragan Jovicevic


26 August 2010 

Arts festivals flourished when Serbia was in crisis in the 1990s. Ironically, in today’s freer climate, the arts are in crisis, while the festival concept has lost its way.

 


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Goodbye to BIRN Summer School 2010

30 August 2010 With the sounds of guitars and the consummation of traditional Serbian dishes on a balcony in the Petrovaradin fortress in the town of Novi Sad, the BIRN Summer School of Investigative Reporting has officially ended.
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Helen Darbishire: How to Use FOI Laws

27 August 2010 Access to freedom-of-information laws is a key way for investigative journalists to unearth stories, a human rights professional Helen Darbishire has told reporters attending BIRN's Summer School of Investigative Reporting.
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Mark Lee Hunter: Investigative Story is Dead Without Emotion

27 August 2010 Investigative journalists don't have to cut emotion out of their story as the story is dead without emotions, journalist and trainer Mark Lee Hunter told reporters attending BIRN's Summer School of Investigative Reporting.
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Life in Kosovo interviews two of Kosovo's ambassadors

13 August 2010 On Thursday March 25, Life in Kosovo broadcast exclusive interviews with Muhamet Hamiti and Muhamedin Kullashi, Kosovo’s ambassadors to the United Kingdom and France respectively.
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Life in Kosovo debates healthcare issues-

13 August 2010 

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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Reporting from Local Communities

  04 May 2010 On April 27 and 28 the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, BIRN, in collaboration with USAID's Judicial Sector Development Programme, continued a training course for journalists from Bosnia and Herzegovina reporting on war-crimes trials conducted before cantonal and district courts.
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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.