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BIRN Albania Holds Lectures and Rountable on Disinformation
The Balkan Investigative Reporting Network in Albania held three open lectures at Albanian universities and one roundtable on disinformation narratives against NATO and the EU in Albanian media, with more than 110 participants.

Journalists Who Investigated Toxic Waste Win Press Awards in Albania
Six journalists were handed awards at the EU Investigative Journalism Awards on Thursday for outstanding stories published in Albania last year.

BIRN Albania and Civic Resistance Hold Roundtables on Transparency and Accountability
The Balkan Investigative Reporting Network in Albania and Civic Resistance on September 30 and October 3 held two roundtables in Shkodra and Vlora on transparency and accountability in the education and health systems in Albania.

BIRN Albania Holds Training on Project Management
The Balkan Investigative Reporting in Albania held a training on September 24 on project management for representatives of civil society organizations, grantees of the EU-funded project: “Strengthening Media Freedom, Professionalism and Journalists’ Safety in Albania”.

BIRN Albania Opens Call for Investigations on Local Government
BIRN Albania launched a call on September 20, 2024, offering grants to produce investigative in-depth articles on local government in Albania.

BIRN Albania Holds Roundtable on Local Government
The Balkan Investigative Reporting Network in Albania on September 17 held a roundtable in Tirana on local government with journalists and experts from civil society organisations.

Call for Journalists and Researchers on Electoral Integrity and Political Discourse in Albania
The Balkan Investigative Reporting Network in Albania (BIRN Albania) is announcing an open call for applications, offering grants to local journalists and researchers to produce in-depth articles on electoral integrity and political discourse in Albania.

Albania Supreme Court Upholds BIRN Albania’s Landmark FoI Verdict
The Supreme Court of Albania on Wednesday rejected a challenge to an Administrative Appeals Court verdict that told the Independent Qualification Commission (IQC) to reveal the name of a private sponsor who had paid for a retreat in a luxury resort.

BIRN Albania Holds Workshop on Data Processing and Protection
On July 16, the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network in Albania held a workshop in the city of Elbasan on data processing by journalists and on personal data protection.

BIRN Albania Presents Survey on Journalists’ Safety and Media Freedom
The Balkan Investigative Reporting Network in Albania, the Science and Development network SCiDEV and Faktoje on Thursday in Tirana presented the preliminary findings of a survey on journalists’ safety and media freedom.

Open Call: Sub-Grants to Support Local Media Outlets in Albania
BIRN Albania is launching an open call for sub-grants in support of local media outlets in Albania (NGOs), which will provide them with technical, editorial and financial resources to report independently, ethically and in a gender-balanced way.

BIRN Albania Holds Workshop on Women’s Representation in Online and Social Media in Elections
On Tuesday May 28 the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network in Albania held a workshop in Tirana on women’s representation in online and social media during electoral campaigns.

BIRN Albania Screens Documentary on Sexual Harassment
Premiere of Body of Shame, which challenges the societal norms that blame victims of sexual abuse, kicks off week of Women’s Rights Activism.

‘New Wave’, BIRN Albania’s Documentary on Migration, Screened in Tirana
New film explores push factors behind latest migration wave from Albania toward the European Union and Britain.

BIRN Albania Wins Landmark FOI Case
Verdict forces Qualification Commission to reveal name of private sponsor who paid for vetting institutions staff’s weekend retreat in luxury resort.