BIRN Hub News and Events

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”.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

Panel debate accompanies opening of new art exhibition on the missing from Croatia’s war of independence.

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.

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.

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.

Webinar provided an overview of the regional digital environment and offered tools to navigate an increasingly complex landscape.

Improved portal design aims to allow for easier navigation and access to key information.

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.

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.