BIRN Albania News and Events

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.

Six journalists were handed awards at the EU Investigative Journalism Awards on Thursday for outstanding stories published in Albania last year.

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.

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 launched a call on September 20, 2024, offering grants to produce investigative in-depth articles on local government in Albania.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 film explores push factors behind latest migration wave from Albania toward the European Union and Britain.

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