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BIRN Legal Adviser Lectures on Media Law

BIRN’s legal advisor, Flutura Kusari, gave a lecture on media law at Prishtina School of Politics on June 2.

Legal Advisor Gives Journalists Primer on Document Access

Legal Advisor Gives Journalists Primer on Document Access

BIRN Kosovo legal advisor, Flutura Kusari, attended a roundtable in Gjakova titled “Ethics and Professionalism in Media” on June 26.

BIRN Fellowship Alumnus Vlad Odobescu Wins a Hubert Humphrey Fellowship

BIRN Fellowship Alumnus Vlad Odobescu Wins a Hubert Humphrey Fellowship

Vlad Odobescu, a Romanian investigative reporter and a participant in last year’s Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence, has won a Hubert Humphrey Fellowship in the United States.

BIRN Premieres Missing Persons Documentary

BIRN Premieres Missing Persons Documentary

The Balkan Investigative Reporting Network in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIRN BiH) will present its latest documentary film dealing with the issue of missing persons entitled ‘Missing You…’ on July 3 at the Meeting Point Cinema in Sarajevo at 18.30pm.

BIRN BiH at London Summit

BIRN BiH at London Summit

The Balkan Investigative Reporting Network in Bosnia and Herzegovina – BIRN BiH –  contributed to one of the largest campaigns ever launched against sexual violence in conflict, the Global Summit on Ending Sexual Violence in Conflict that took place in London 10-13 June.

BIRN Screens Documentary Film in Brussels

BIRN Screens Documentary Film in Brussels

BIRN’s film ‘The Majority Starts Here’ was shown at the centre for European Policy Studies in Brussels on Wednesday.

Thirrje për artikuj investigativë në fushën e mjedisit

Thirrje për artikuj investigativë në fushën e mjedisit

Thirrja organizohet nga Rrjeti Ballkanik për Gazetarinë Investigative në Shqipëri (BIRN Albania), me mbështetjen e Fondacionit Shoqëria e Hapur për Shipërinë dhe Balkan Trust for Democracy.

BIRN Albania Launches Call for Environmental Investigations

BIRN Albania Launches Call for Environmental Investigations

The Balkan Investigative Reporting Network in Albania launched an open call on Monday for investigative stories on environmental issues.

BIRN Kosovo Managing Editor Discusses Elections on Kosovo Serb TV

BIRN Kosovo Managing Editor Discusses Elections on Kosovo Serb TV

The Managing Editor of BIRN Kosovo, Muhamet Hajrullahu, was invited to Serbian-language TV station, RTV Puls, in Shillova, a village near Gjilan, to analyse the aftermath of recent parliamentary elections in Kosovo.


'Kingdom of Coal' Screened in 'Green' Open Air Cinema in Mitrovica

‘Kingdom of Coal’ Screened in ‘Green’ Open Air Cinema in Mitrovica

Kingdom of Coal, directed by Antoneta Kastrati and Casey Cooper Johnson (Crossing Bridges Production) and produced by Jeta Xharra (BIRN Kosovo), was screened in the sixth edition of the ‘Green’ Open Air Cinema in Mitrovica.

BIRN Albania Holds Roundtable on Environment

BIRN Albania Holds Roundtable on Environment

The Balkan Investigative Reporting Network Albania organised a roundtable on June 10 in Tirana bringing together journalists with civil society organisations working on environmental issues.

BIRN BiH Hosts Events at Sexual Violence Summit

BIRN BiH Hosts Events at Sexual Violence Summit

BIRN Bosnia and Herzegovina will host several events in the Fringe Exhibition Area at Excel London during the Global Summit on Ending Sexual Violence in Conflict from June 10-12.

BIRN BiH Supports Wartime Sexual Violence Victims

BIRN BiH Supports Wartime Sexual Violence Victims

BIRN BiH, along with several other non-governmental organization from across Bosnia and Herzegovina, has joined a network dedicated to helping victims of wartime sexual violence to testify before the courts.

BIRN Kosovo Representatives Attend an Event on Accessing Public Documents

BIRN Kosovo Representatives Attend an Event on Accessing Public Documents

The workshop for journalists organized by Access Info, the Network for Reporting in Eastern Europe, and the OSCE gathered several journalists working in different media outlets, as well as bloggers and other information professionals who need to access public information and documents held by Kosovo institutions in order to write a story. 

BIRN BiH in Publication on Global Missing Persons Initiative

BIRN BiH in Publication on Global Missing Persons Initiative

A publication of the International Commission on Missing Persons, ICMP, has quoted the director of the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Anisa Suceska Vekic, on global challenges in the search for missing persons.