BIRN Albania Unveils Monitoring Report on Transparency and Accessibility in Health and Education
On December 10, BIRN Albania launched the monitoring report, “Transparency and Accessibility in the Health and Education Systems,” during a roundtable event in Tirana.
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.
Vulnerable Groups Bear Brunt of Digital Rights Violations in Balkans, Conference Hears
At BIRN’s Digital Rights Annual Conference in Tirana, speakers highlighted that women and LGBTQ+ groups are often the chief victims as new technologies and bad laws worsen violations in South East Europe.
Meet the People Behind BIRN: Kreshnik Gashi
Kreshnik Gashi is Editor-in-Chief of KALLXO.com (BIRN Kosovo), having joined BIRN in 2012.
BIRN Albania Opens Call for Investigative Stories on Healthcare
BIRN Albania launched a call for investigative stories on November 29, offering grants to three journalists to produce articles on the private and public health systems in Albania.
BIRN Albania Holds Roundtable on Healthcare
November 25 roundtable discussed mismanagement and corruption in the health system – and ways to improve service delivery.
BIRN Macedonia Holds the Second Training for Young Journalists
BIRN Macedonia held the second training in the 2024-2025 year-long series of investigative journalism training courses.
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.
Spheres of Influence Conference Kicks Off in Samarkand
A conference about the growing geopolitical competition between three global players for influence in the Balkans, the Caucasus and Central Asia opened on Thursday in Uzbekistan.
BIRN Albania Invites Experts to Develop Internal Procedures for Local Media
The Balkan Investigative Reporting Network in Albania (BIRN Albania) and the Science for Innovation Development Centre (SCiDEV) are seeking a pool of experts to assist in the development of internal procedures for local media organisations.
BIRN Holds Workshops in Skopje on Media Resilience and AI in Western Balkans
On November 13 and 14 in Skopje, BIRN organised workshops on the wellbeing of journalists and on AI in media as part of the Western Balkans Media for Change project.
BIRN Holds Conference on Future of Transitional Justice
Speakers in Sarajevo say vital opportunity to put subject back into public discourse created by EU accession talks must not be lost.
BIRN Grantee Dragana Prica Kovacevic Wins Serbian Equality Commissioner’s Annual Media Award
Dragana Prica Kovacevic, a reporter with Radio 021 and a grantee of BIRN’s Reporting Democracy, won a Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Annual Media Award, which recognises the best articles that contribute to the fight against discrimination and the promotion of equality and tolerance.
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
Four-day course aimed at helping women prisoners reintegrate back into Kosovo society after release.
