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BIRN’s Sasa Dragojlo Wins ‘Dusan Bogavac’ Award for Ethics and Courage

BIRN’s Sasa Dragojlo Wins ‘Dusan Bogavac’ Award for Ethics and Courage

Sasa Dragojlo, a BIRN journalist, won this year’s “Dusan Bogavac” Journalism Award for Ethics and Courage, which has been awarded by the Dusan Bogavac Foundation and the Independent Journalists’ Association of Serbia, IJAS, since 1991.
EU Awards for Best Investigative Journalism in Türkiye Announced

EU Awards for Best Investigative Journalism in Türkiye Announced

On October 16, the winners of the EU Awards for Investigative Journalism in Türkiye were announced.
Calling Balkan journalists: Apply for the Western Balkans Sustainable Energy Award for your stories on sustainable energy

Calling Balkan journalists: Apply for the Western Balkans Sustainable Energy Award for your stories on sustainable energy

BIRN is calling on Balkan journalists to apply for the Western Balkans Sustainable Energy Journalism Award 2023.
BIRN Kosovo Holds Investigative Journalism and Fact-Checking Course

BIRN Kosovo Holds Investigative Journalism and Fact-Checking Course

BIRN Kosovo held a three-day training course on investigative journalism and fact-checking with regional and international experts in Skopje, North Macedonia from October 13 to 15.
Three-Day Training on Human Rights in Digital Space in Bosnia

Three-Day Training on Human Rights in Digital Space in Bosnia

BIRN Bosnia and Herzegovina, BIRN BiH, in collaboration with local and foreign experts, held a three-day training in Bjelasnica on human rights and security in the digital space, online violence, content regulation and reporting on those topics. Over 20 journalists and representatives of nongovernmental organisations attended.
Regional EU Awards for Best Investigative Journalism Announced

Regional EU Awards for Best Investigative Journalism Announced

On October 5 in Europe House in Sarajevo, the winners of the Regional EU Awards for Best Investigative Journalism were announced. BIRN’s journalist Sasa Dragojlo was among the winners.
Internet Governance Forum Identifies Alarming Trends and Offers Recommendations to Improve Cyber Space in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Internet Governance Forum Identifies Alarming Trends and Offers Recommendations to Improve Cyber Space in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) remains one of the least equipped countries in the Western Balkans to fight cyberattacks.
BIRN BiH Journalist and Editor Win EU Investigative Journalism Award

BIRN BiH Journalist and Editor Win EU Investigative Journalism Award

BIRN BiH Journalist Lamija Grebo and Dzana Brkanic, BIRN Bosnia and Herzegovina deputy editor, have won second prize of the European Union Investigative Journalism Awards for an investigation based on court verdicts over the past ten years for hate crimes.
BIRN Holds Training on Digital Rights Reporting in Sarajevo

BIRN Holds Training on Digital Rights Reporting in Sarajevo

For three days in Sarajevo, BIRN trained eight Balkan journalists in digital rights reporting as part of a training support by the United Nations Democracy Fund.
EU Awards for Best Investigative Journalism in Bosnia Announced

EU Awards for Best Investigative Journalism in Bosnia Announced

On October 5, in Europe House in Sarajevo, the winners of the EU Awards for Investigative Journalism in Bosnia and Hercegovina were announced.
BIRN’s Citizen Reporting Tool Presented in Greece

BIRN’s Citizen Reporting Tool Presented in Greece

BIRN’s Engaged Citizen Reporting tool was presented at the International Journalism Forum in Greece for the first time.
BIRN Macedonia Starts Investigative Journalism Training Program

BIRN Macedonia Starts Investigative Journalism Training Program

BIRN Macedonia started a series of trainings for 12 young journalists. The training started with a three-day course held between September 29 and October 1 in the North Macedonian mountain resort of Mavrovo.
EU Awards for Best Investigative Journalism in Serbia Announced

EU Awards for Best Investigative Journalism in Serbia Announced

On September 28, in the EU info centre in Belgrade, the winners of the EU Awards for Investigative Awards for Investigative Journalism in Serbia were announced.
BIRN Journalist Frosina Dimeska Wins EU Investigative Award

BIRN Journalist Frosina Dimeska Wins EU Investigative Award

Frosina Dimeska, a journalist at Prizma/BIRN, has won second prize from the European Union for her outstanding investigative journalism in North Macedonia. The awards ceremony took place on September 28 in Skopje.
BIRN Albania Holds Trainings on Environmental Advocacy

BIRN Albania Holds Trainings on Environmental Advocacy

The Balkan Investigative Reporting Network in Albania on September 27 and 29 held two trainings for civil society organisations and activists in Shkodra and Kukes.