News and Events

Applications Open: BIRN Internet Freedom Meet 2023 in Belgrade

Applications Open: BIRN Internet Freedom Meet 2023 in Belgrade

BIRN is thrilled to announce that applications are now open for our Belgrade Internet Freedom Meet 2023!
Applications Open for BIRN Summer School in Greece

Applications Open for BIRN Summer School in Greece

BIRN Summer School of Investigative Reporting returns this August in Thessaloniki, with a stunning number of award-winning journalists and editors as trainers.
Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence - Winners Chosen

Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence – Winners Chosen

Polish journalist Maria Wilczek was awarded the first prize in the Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence at a ceremony held in Vienna in May.
Kosovo Journalists Trained on Digital Rights Reporting

Kosovo Journalists Trained on Digital Rights Reporting

On May 26–28, BIRN Kosovo held a National Training on Digital Rights Reporting for journalists in Brezovica. The three-day training program was designed to address rising concerns over digital rights and freedoms violations in Kosovo and in the Balkan region.
BIRN Kosovo Holds Discussion on Fake News and Disinformation With School Students

BIRN Kosovo Holds Discussion on Fake News and Disinformation With School Students

On May 29, BIRN held the last debate discussion with the students of the high school “Eqrem Cabej” in the municipality of Vushtrri about fake news and disinformation related to culture.
BIRN Organises Cross-Border Stories Workshop in Georgia

BIRN Organises Cross-Border Stories Workshop in Georgia

As part of a project exploring foreign influences in the Balkans, the South Caucasus and Central Asia, BIRN and its partners organised a workshop in Georgia, focusing on the joint production of cross-border and cross-regional reports.
BIRN Film About Victims of Yugoslav Wars Screened in Serbia

BIRN Film About Victims of Yugoslav Wars Screened in Serbia

The Balkan Investigative Reporting Network’s latest documentary, exploring the lives and struggles of civilian war victims from Serbia, Kosovo and North Macedonia, was broadcast by Euronews Serbia.
Digital Rights Training for Albanian Journalists: Applications Open

Digital Rights Training for Albanian Journalists: Applications Open

BIRN invites Albanian journalists to apply for a three-day training program designed to address rising concerns over digital rights and freedoms violations in the Balkans. The event, to be held in Durres, Albania, from June 15 to June 17, 2023, will provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of digital rights, focusing on reporting breaches, content blocking, manipulations, and propaganda in the digital realm.
Meet the People Behind BIRN: Radmilo Marković

Meet the People Behind BIRN: Radmilo Marković

Each month, BIRN introduces you to a different member of its team. For May, meet Radmilo Marković, journalist at BIRN Serbia.

BIRN Albania Holds Training on Illicit Financial Flows

BIRN Albania Holds Training on Illicit Financial Flows

The Balkan Investigative Reporting Network in Albania on May 25 in Tirana held a training on illicit financial flows.
BIRN Serbia Journalist Radmilo Markovic Wins Investigative Award

BIRN Serbia Journalist Radmilo Markovic Wins Investigative Award

Radmilo Markovic, investigative reporter with BIRN Serbia, was awarded the prestigious Dejan Anastasijevic Investigative Award in the online media category for his reporting on illegal constructions in Belgrade.
BIRN Serbia Awards Small Grants for Reporting on Artificial Intelligence and Surveillance

BIRN Serbia Awards Small Grants for Reporting on Artificial Intelligence and Surveillance

After BIRN Serbia trained ten journalists to report on the development and use of surveillance technology and artificial intelligence, AI, half of the participants have been provided with funding to work on stories on this topic.
BIRN Bosnia and Herzegovina Premieres ‘Four Walls’ Documentary

BIRN Bosnia and Herzegovina Premieres ‘Four Walls’ Documentary

‘Four Walls’, a film produced by BIRN Bosnia and Herzegovina about pressures on the LGBTIQ community in Bosnia and Serbia, was screened in Sarajevo in cooperation with the Bosnian Pride March.
BIRN Trains Montenegrin Journalists in Digital Rights Reporting

BIRN Trains Montenegrin Journalists in Digital Rights Reporting

BIRN trained ten Montenegrin journalists in digital rights reporting in Podgorica for three days from May 16 to 18.
Challenges to the Reintegration and Resocialization Process in Kosovo – II

Challenges to the Reintegration and Resocialization Process in Kosovo – II

Within the framework of the project ‘Resilient Community Program’, BIRN Kosovo published its second report, developed to support and monitor implementation of the National P/CVE Strategy and Action.