Balkan Media Watch

BIRN Doc Lifts Lid on Russian Disinformation in Balkans

A documentary produced in Bosnia, Kosovo and Montenegro explores the scale of Kremlin-backed disinformation in these countries and its dangerous influence on the public.

Smear Campaign Against Critics of Kosovo Ruling Party Condemned

Civil society groups, activists and diplomats have jointly condemned what they call the organised targeting on social media of critics of Kosovo's ruling Vetevendosje party.

‘Make Sure It’s Documented’: How Ukrainian Journalists are Defying the Invasion

In Kyiv and Odesa, BIRN Kosovo’s Jeta Xharra met journalists committed to documenting possible war crimes while also trying to counter Russian propaganda – and getting used to working in air-raid shelters during missile alerts.

Prishtina Asked to Explain Bar on Serbian Journalist Entering Kosovo

International and Balkan media rights organisations urged officials in Prishtina to explain why a journalist working for the Serbian public broadcaster RTS was barred from entering Kosovo.

Kosovo Journalists ‘Face Threats and Attacks’: Council of Europe

The Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights said that Kosovo is not doing enough to protect journalists from violence after a rise in attacks and threats in 2021.