20 Years of BIRN

An OSCE officer checks the Studencane and Suva Reka area in Kosovo, February 1999. Photo: EPA/ATTILA KISBENEDEK/STF/AK/CL/OW.

Balkan Insight’s First Despatch: Net Closes On Alleged Suva Reka Killers

In the first ever report published by Balkan Insight, BIRN revealed that ten Serb policemen accused of carrying one of the worst massacres in the Kosovo war were about to face justice. For BIRN's 20th anniversary, we are republishing the original report - plus an update on what happened next.

‘Our Countries Needed Us’: How Five Balkan Women Built BIRN

Back in 2005, five women from countries recovering from brutal wars defied the odds to establish what would become a major independent media organisation - Balkan Investigative Reporting Network. Marking the 20th anniversary, this is their story.


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Screening of the documentary ‘Shadow of the War’ on July 3, 2025 in Pristina. Photo: BIRN.

Film Recalling Horror of Wartime Prison Massacre Shown in Kosovo
Valon Syla. Photo: Association of Journalists of Kosovo/Facebook

Kosovo Prosecution Alleges Journalist Committed Domestic Violence
Aerial view of the villas built in the village of Kllobukar, in Novobërdë. Photo: BIRN

Kosovo Prosecution Probes Illegal Construction in Mountain Resort After ‘Kallxo Përnime’ Report
People sign the petition against the construction of two bridges over the Iber river, July 7, 2025. Photo: BIRN/Florinda Kelmendi.

Kosovo Serb Party Petitions Against New Bridges in Divided Town

Prishtina Insight is a digital and print magazine published by BIRN Kosovo, an independent, non-governmental organisation. To find out more about the organization please visit the official website. Copyright © 2016 BIRN Kosovo.

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