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BIRN Hosts Internet Freedom Meet in Belgrade, Serbia
BIRN hosted Internet Freedom Meet, a four-day conference, in Belgrade, Serbia, from June 26 to 29. The gathering brought together 18 speakers and more than 30 participants – journalists, researchers, media freedom and human rights activists, fact-checkers, and tech enthusiasts working in digital rights.
Embark on a Journalistic Journey: BIRN’s Reporting Democracy Launches New Call for Travel and Reporting Programme
BIRN’s Reporting Democracy Travel & Reporting Programme is inviting journalists from the Visegrad region to apply for a grant covering fees and field research expenses. This is a unique opportunity for journalists to report from the Balkans and deepen their understanding of the region.
Applications Open: BIRN Internet Freedom Meet 2023 in Belgrade
BIRN is thrilled to announce that applications are now open for our Belgrade Internet Freedom Meet 2023!
Applications Open for BIRN Summer School in Greece
BIRN Summer School of Investigative Reporting returns this August in Thessaloniki, with a stunning number of award-winning journalists and editors as trainers.
Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence – Winners Chosen
Polish journalist Maria Wilczek was awarded the first prize in the Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence at a ceremony held in Vienna in May.
BIRN Organises Cross-Border Stories Workshop in Georgia
As part of a project exploring foreign influences in the Balkans, the South Caucasus and Central Asia, BIRN and its partners organised a workshop in Georgia, focusing on the joint production of cross-border and cross-regional reports.
BIRN Film About Victims of Yugoslav Wars Screened in Serbia
The Balkan Investigative Reporting Network’s latest documentary, exploring the lives and struggles of civilian war victims from Serbia, Kosovo and North Macedonia, was broadcast by Euronews Serbia.
War Crimes Prosecutions Still Hampered by Lack of Regional Cooperation
Limited resources, victims’ mistrust of courts and the problem of bringing fugitives to justice are the most pressing issues that war crimes prosecutors in the former Yugoslavia are facing, a BIRN conference was told.
Meet the People Behind BIRN: Vuk Maras
Each month, BIRN introduces you to a different member of its team. For April, meet Vuk Maras, BIRN Montenegro Executive Director.
BIRN Publishes Oral History Videos of War Survivors’ Stories
BIRN has published 20 videos of interviews with war survivors from Bosnia, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia, filmed by young journalists, students and activists as part of a transitional justice storytelling project.
Calls Opens for EU Investigative Journalism Award 2023
Journalists from the Western Balkans and Türkiye are invited to enter their investigative stories for a series of prestigious national and regional prizes.
Calling Balkan and Visegrad Newsrooms: Apply Now for Audience-Engaged Journalism Grants
BIRN is calling on Balkan and Visegrad newsrooms to apply for Audience-Engaged Journalism Grants to receive funding, training, mentoring and access to an innovative digital tool to engage with audiences.
BIRN Invites Journalists to join IPI World Congress and Media Innovation Festival in Vienna
Explore ‘New frontiers: Press freedom and media innovation in the age of AI’ at a two-day event in Vienna
SEE Digital Rights Network Members Meet in North Macedonia
Attending organisations agreed to regularly share information among network members and proposed scheduling routine online meetings to keep up to date with each other’s activities.
Freedom of Information in Balkans Still ‘On Paper Only’, Panel Hears
Planned legal changes to FOI laws seem to be designed to make it even harder for journalists to hold the authorities accountable, a BIRN panel discussion in Skopje heard.