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‘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.

Kosovo's Ombudsperson Naim Çelaj in an interview for Kallxo Përnime on May 17, 2025. Photo: BIRN

Kosovo’s Ombudsperson: Political Interference and Rights Violations Threaten Kosovo’s Democracy

Kosovo’s Ombudsperson, Naim Qelaj, warned that political interference and declining respect for fundamental rights are threatening Kosovo’s democratic progress and undermining the rights of its citizens, regardless of ethnicity or political belief.

A world map showing the state of press freedom in 2025 is displayed at the headquarters of the NGO Reporters Without Borders in Paris, France. EPA-EFE/TERESA SUAREZ

Kosovo’s Press Freedom Index Fall Seen as ‘Alarming’

Press freedom has continued a downward slide in most Balkan countries according to the latest report by Reporters Without Borders – although Albania, Montenegro and Serbia have bucked the trend.

The Power, and Pitfalls, of Viral Vox Pops in Kosovo

An important tool for generations of journalists, in Kosovo the vox pop has too often become a cause of online ridicule, with often far-reaching consequences for those involved.

Kosovo Ruling Party’s Boycott of TV Electoral Debates Draws Criticism

Ruling Vetevendosje party's decision to spurn televised election debates on three leading broadcasters, including TV debates hosted by BIRN and Internews Kosova, was described by media rights groups as an attack on media pluralism.


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Kosovo ex-guerrilla Pjeter Shala stands trial at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague, Netherlands, 21 February 2023. Photo: EPA/PIROSCHKA VAN DE WOUW

Hague Court Cuts Jail Time for Kosovo’s ‘Commander Wolf’
Kosovo Tax Administration inspectors during a field inspection. Photo: BIRN

Kosovo Tax Administration Scrutinises Construction Sector’s Compliance with Labor Law
High Security Prison in Kosovo. Photo: BIRN

Inside Kosovo’s Prisons: Rehabilitation Programs Aim to Support Resocialisation

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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