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BIRN - Justice Report cited in Amnesty International Report

BIRN – Justice Report cited in Amnesty International Report

Several articles written by Justice Report journalists have been cited in the latest Amnesty International Report, “Whose Justice? Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Women Still Waiting“.

BIRN Regional Conference Begins

BIRN Regional Conference Begins

Regional Conference on “Transparency of Courts and Responsibility of the Media” begins in Sarajevo.

Conference on Court Transparency and Media Responsibility

Conference on Court Transparency and Media Responsibility

The BIRN Office in Bosnia and Herzegovina is organizing a Regional Conference on “Transparency of Courts and Media Responsibility”, in Sarajevo from September 1 to September 3, 2009. 

Radio Justice Report Begins on August 14

Radio Justice Report Begins on August 14

Starting this week, ever Friday, BIRN Bosnia and Herzegovina will broadcast a weekly ten-minute radio magazine programme on war-crimes trials.

Book Launch in Sarajevo

Book Launch in Sarajevo

“Power struggle: Meeting Global Energy Challenges in Balkans” http://fellowship.birn.eu.com/powerstruggle/index.html a compilation of articles, written by journalists as part of the Balkans Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence in 2008 was launched in Sarajevo today.

Justice Report Attends OSCE Round Table in Doboj

Justice Report Attends OSCE Round Table in Doboj

BIRN – Justice Report presented its work on the reporting of war crimes trials in Bosnia and Herzegovina, to participants of the second round table on “Models of cooperation between prosecution and civil society in the field of war crimes processing”, held in Doboj.

BIRN BiH and BIRN Hub's New Address in Sarajevo

BIRN BiH and BIRN Hub’s New Address in Sarajevo

BIRN Bosnia and Herzegovina and BIRN Regional have moved office in Sarajevo. The new address is Kosevo 14/1, 71000 Sarajevo, while the phone numbers remain the same. For contact details of all BIRN organisations please visit: http://www.birn.eu.com/en/1/260/77/

Justice Report at School of Journalism

Justice Report at School of Journalism

Nidzara Ahmetasevic, the editor for BIRN – Justice Report was one of the trainers at the Summer School of Journalism in Sarajevo at the beginning of September.

British Government Gives its Support to Justice Report

British Government Gives its Support to Justice Report

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, through the UK Embassy in Sarajevo, has generously provided BIRN BIH with funding to support its Justice Report publication for 2008 and 2009.

NED and OSCE support for BIRN BiH

NED and OSCE support for BIRN BiH

The National Endowment for Democracy, NED, and the OSCE Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina will support BIRN’s Radio Justice Project.

Radio Justice

Radio Justice

BIRN Bosnia and Herzegovina’s new project, Radio Justice, started broadcasting daily reports on August 11, 2008.

Justice Report Quoted in ICTJ report

Justice Report Quoted in ICTJ report

The International Center for Transitional Justice, ICTJ, published a report entitled “War Crimes Chamber in Bosnia and Herzegovina: From Hybrid to Domestic Court (2008)”, in which it refers to BIRN – Justice Report articles.

Justice Report Hosts American Students

Justice Report Hosts American Students

BIRN – Justice Report hosted a group of students from California in July for the second year running.

Justice Report in HRW Report on Bosnia

Justice Report in HRW Report on Bosnia

On July 10, Human Rights Watch published their report on war crimes prosecution in Bosnia and Herzegovina. “Still Waiting: Bringing Justice for War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity and Genocide in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Cantonal and District Courts.”

Nerma Jelacic is new ICTY spokesperson

Nerma Jelacic is new ICTY spokesperson

The Hague _ Nerma Jelacic, the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network’s country director and editor in Bosnia and Herzegovina, is the new spokesperson for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia at The Hague, the court announced Tuesday.