BIRN Kosovo News and Events

BIRN Kosovo is pleased to announce the official launch of the second cycle of Kosovo Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence. The program is modeled after the renowned Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence, which has been supporting investigative journalism since 2007.

On May 29, BIRN Kosovo and ACDC organized its fifth documentary screening as part of a broader series of public discussions on transitional justice and missing persons in Kosovo.

Dorentina Kastrati is BIRN Kosovo’s editor/journalist and project coordinator. Over the past 10 years, since she joined BIRN as an intern, she has witnessed all the changes and growth BIRN has been going through.

On May 22, BIRN Kosovo and ACDC premiered a documentary on missing people in the Gjakova region and held a public discussion in Gjakova to explore challenges in the issue of missing people from the Kosovo war and the role of justice in the process.

On May 22, BIRN Kosovo and ACDC premiered a documentary on missing people, followed by a panel discussion that highlighted the challenges on missing persons from the Kosovo war from all communities.

On May 15–16, BIRN Kosovo organised a two-day training titled “Safe and Professional Reporting in the Energy Sector” in Prevalla, in the Municipality of Prizren, bringing together journalists and media professionals from Kosovo.

Documentary and discussion in South Mitrovica explore challenges to search for the missing from the Kosovo war and the role of justice in the process.

Panel discussion and preceding film highlight address challenges in search for missing persons from the Kosovo war from both communities.

Documentary showcase tangible effects of European Union support for Kosovo’s democratic development, public institutions and society, telling a ‘story of resilience, determination and progress’.

On April 29, BIRN Kosovo organized a one-day training session on strategic communication regarding the National Strategy for Preventing and Countering Terrorism, at the local level for the Municipality of Suhareka. The event brought together officials from various municipal departments.

BIRN Kosovo’s Reporting House museum in Prishtina has officially become a member of the Network of European Museum Organisations (NEMO), a development marking increased international recognition for its approach to documenting Kosovo’s recent history through journalism and contemporary art.

BIRN Kosovo and Internews Kosova have launched two publications shedding light on disinformation trends and the legal gaps that enable their spread in Kosovo.

The BIRN report examines how Kosovo implemented early intervention measures under its National Strategy for the Prevention and Combating of Terrorism (2023–2028) between November 2024 and November 2025, and finds a clear gap between national policy and local practice. While the strategy emphasizes prevention, its execution at the municipal level remains slow, fragmented, and largely formal rather than operational.

BIRN Kosovo completed a four-day training on extremism, radicalism, and terrorism with judges and prosecutors in Durrës, Albania on March 25.

Bosnian canton signs memorandum with groups including BIRN BiH to improve quality of school teaching about war in Bosnia and 1995 genocide.