As BIRN celebrates two decades of work, there never seems to be a dull moment in the region, as our selection of Premium stories this week shows.

Student-led protesters calling for snap elections continues to block roads in various towns and cities as they maintained their campaign against a government they accuse of corruption and brutality.

Film screened at BIRN’s Reporting House in Pristina features harrowing testimonies of survivors of the Dubrava prison massacre, in which nearly 120 inmates were shot dead in May 1999.

When BIRN was founded two decades ago, media freedom in the Balkans faced serious challenges, but there was hope; now, the prospects are even bleaker.

With major ethical, sustainability and health issues, questions have been raised about the hidden costs of cheap imported goods from China.

From politics to the media business, high expectations often go hand-in-hand with disappointments big and small, as our selection of Balkan Insight Premium stories this week shows.

Outgoing Prime Minister Albin Kurti called a meeting of political party leaders after the Constitutional Court ordered MPs to end their long-running deadlock and inaugurate a new parliament within ...

Bosnia's state court has confirmed the verdict sentencing Mirza Kapic to four-and-a-half years in prison for planning a terrorist attack on a mosque in the city of Zenica in 2023.

A day before a planned mass protest in Belgrade, six people were locked up after being accused of plotting to overthrow the government - a case that mirrors similar arrests before a rally earlier ...

Filmmaker Mateja Raickovic speaks to BIRN about 'Lavender', her powerful new documentary, the culmination of a ten-year period of healing and self-empowerment after surviving rape as a teenager.

When Tirana mayor and Socialist Party rising star Erion Veliaj was arrested on corruption charges, he lashed out against the judiciary. Now he’s running a social media PR campaign to charm the ...

Research by BIRN showed North Macedonia’s Orthodox Church and Islamic Religious Community have been avoiding the legal obligation to report their income. Now, the church admits it feels public ...