News

BIRN’s Sasa Dragojlo to Join Panel on Corruption and Arms Diversion
On April 16, at 2.30 p.m., Transparency International US and Transparency International Defence & Security will launch a new report, “Under the Radar: Corruption’s Role in Fuelling Arms Diversion”.

Romania Faces Hidden Water Crisis, BIRN Investigation Reveals
Rural communities in Western Moldavia, a region of north-eastern Romania, face a growing water crisis, mainly due to depleted groundwater reserves and the poor management of water mains. A BIRN investigation shows that the people impacted attempt to adapt, but resolving this issue requires political solutions.

BIRN Launches New Digital Freedoms Monitoring Tool
On April 11, BIRN launched a new version of its Digital Freedoms Monitoring Tool to continue monitoring and documenting violations of digital rights across the region.

Funding Open to Engage Your Audience: Second Call for Audience-Engaged Journalism Grants
Media outlets from 10 Balkan and Visegrad countries are invited to apply for grants, training, mentoring, and access to BIRN’s innovative audience-engagement digital tool in the second call for Audience-Engaged journalism grants.

BIRN Journalist Assaulted by Ruling Party Activist in Serbia
BIRN journalist Sasa Dragojlo was assaulted by a member of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party while covering a protest in Belgrade, but police refused to identify the assailant.

Call for Journalists to Participate in BIRN’s Regional Camp
The Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN) opens a new Call for Applications for the three-day regional camp on legally safe reporting and crisis reporting.

Meet the People Behind BIRN: Aleksa Tesic
Aleksa Tesic has been a journalist at BIRN Serbia for over three years. He mainly covers technology and the misuse of personal data of citizens.

BIRN’s Marcus Tanner to Moderate Panel on Croatian War’s Legacy
Panel debate accompanies opening of new art exhibition on the missing from Croatia’s war of independence.

BIRN Invites Journalists to Apply for Grants for Investigative Stories
Journalists covering EU member countries and EU aspiring countries are invited to apply for grants to produce investigations shedding light on critical social, political and economic issues.

The Voices: BIRN to Participate in European Journalism and Media Literacy Festival
Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, BIRN, will take part in the Voices festival at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb from February 28 to March 1.

Internet Freedoms Will Deteriorate in Southeast Europe, Rights Groups Warn
At a joint webinar organised by BIRN and ECPMF, civil society and media representatives and experts saw little hope for improvement in terms of digital rights violations and internet freedoms in the region.

BIRN Hosts Cyber Guardian: Journalists’ Digital Resilience Webinar
Webinar provided an overview of the regional digital environment and offered tools to navigate an increasingly complex landscape.

BIRN Montenegro Launches Redesigned Website
Improved portal design aims to allow for easier navigation and access to key information.

Call for Applications: Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence 2025
We are awarding 10 fellowships to journalists from Central and South Eastern Europe with compelling story ideas that require on-the-ground reporting, in-depth research, significant funding, and dedicated editorial support.

Webinar: Rights In the Digital Space 2024
Join us for an insightful webinar on February 20, 2025, organised jointly by the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom and the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network.