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BIRN Kosovo Organizes Training on Local Engagement in Countering Extremism and Terrorism

BIRN Kosovo Organizes Training on Local Engagement in Countering Extremism and Terrorism

On January 24, BIRN Kosovo conducted a one-day training session for officials from the Municipality of Vushtrria. The session aimed to deepen their understanding of the State Strategy for Preventing and Countering Terrorism and strengthen local capabilities in tackling the pressing security challenges posed by extremism.
BIRN Kosovo Holds Training on Property Rights and Registration

BIRN Kosovo Holds Training on Property Rights and Registration

BIRN Kosovo organised one-day trainings over December in Prishtina, Prizren, Mitrovica, Gjilan and Ferizaj for journalists, public relations officers and influencers on property rights and procedures for property registration.
BIRN Kosovo Presents Report on Challenges to Terrorism Prevention Strategy

BIRN Kosovo Presents Report on Challenges to Terrorism Prevention Strategy

New report looks at national counter-terrorism strategy and assesses whether early intervention mechanisms are working.
BIRN Kosovo Trains Journalists to Report on Money Laundering

BIRN Kosovo Trains Journalists to Report on Money Laundering

Two-day workshop was designed to equip journalists with the skills they need to shed light on financial crimes.
Meet the People Behind BIRN: Kreshnik Gashi

Meet the People Behind BIRN: Kreshnik Gashi

Kreshnik Gashi is Editor-in-Chief of KALLXO.com (BIRN Kosovo), having joined BIRN in 2012.
Birn Kosovo Conducts Training on the Role of the Local Level in Countering Extremism and Terrorism

Birn Kosovo Conducts Training on the Role of the Local Level in Countering Extremism and Terrorism

BIRN Kosovo organized a one-day training session with Municipality of Podujeva officials on November 22 aimed at equipping them with more knowledge on the National Strategy for Preventing and Countering Terrorism and enhancing local capacities in understanding the strategy, the efforts and dealing with pressing security challenges that are posed by extremism.
Call for Applications: BIRN Kosovo Training on Property Rights and Registration

Call for Applications: BIRN Kosovo Training on Property Rights and Registration

BIRN Kosovo will organise seven one-day training sessions for journalists on property rights and administrative procedures for property registration as a part of the project “Public Information and Awareness Services for Vulnerable Communities in Kosovo (PIAKOS)”, financed by the World Bank/State and Peace Building Trust Fund.
BIRN Kosovo Trains Women Prisoners on Property Rights, Financial Management, and Grant Applications

BIRN Kosovo Trains Women Prisoners on Property Rights, Financial Management, and Grant Applications

Four-day course aimed at helping women prisoners reintegrate back into Kosovo society after release.
BIRN Kosovo Holds Intensive Training for Journalists on Violent Extremism

BIRN Kosovo Holds Intensive Training for Journalists on Violent Extremism

Five-day training course (24-28 of October 2024) was organised into specific segments, allowing participants to better understand extremism within local, regional, and global contexts.
BIRN Kosovo Publishes Report on Open Data and Digitalization in Western Balkans

BIRN Kosovo Publishes Report on Open Data and Digitalization in Western Balkans

New report highlights that donors often play a crucial role in supporting open data initiatives, which then stagnate once funding runs out.
BIRN Kosovo Holds Investigative Journalism and Fact-Checking Training

BIRN Kosovo Holds Investigative Journalism and Fact-Checking Training

BIRN Kosovo held a three-day training course on investigative journalism and fact-checking with regional and international experts in Prishtina, Kosovo from October 11 to 13.
Adrian Paci Discusses “Centro Di Permanenza Temporanea” at Reporting House

Adrian Paci Discusses “Centro Di Permanenza Temporanea” at Reporting House

An airport in San Jose, CA, where a crowd silently lines up towards an aircraft boarding staircase, is the very first image of the film that the renowned Albanian artist from Shkodra, Adrian Paci, presents to his audience, inviting them to rethink the conception of migration.
25 Years of German-Kosovar Partnership Marked at Reporting House

25 Years of German-Kosovar Partnership Marked at Reporting House

On October 2, 2024, BIRN Kosovo hosted an event at Reporting House to commemorate 25 years of a strong and evolving partnership between Germany and Kosovo, through a panel discussion that explored the past, the present, and the future of this relationship.
BIRN Kosovo Holds Terrorism and Extremism Workshop

BIRN Kosovo Holds Terrorism and Extremism Workshop

Local groups were informed by experts and officials about how Kosovo is monitoring the threat from terrorism and extremist violence.
Lala Meredith-Vula Opens the "A Journey With My Father" Exhibition at Prishtina Hamam

Lala Meredith-Vula Opens the “A Journey With My Father” Exhibition at Prishtina Hamam

On the first day of October, Reporting House welcomed the British-Albanian artist, Lala Meredith Vula, as she opened her exhibit “A Journey with My Father”, featuring selected works from her “Bathers” series.