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The state court accepted a plea from Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik, who was sentenced to a year in prison and given a six-year ban on holding political office, to convert his jail term to a fine ...

After a Turkish court ordered YouTube to shut down jailed journalist Fatih Altayli’s hugely popular channel, Altayli vowed to continue his broadcasts by whatever means he can.

Former communist countries in Southeast Europe face catastrophic depopulation, with far-reaching social and political consequences.

Media organisations say Albanian police action, surrounding the News 24 TV station building and seizing journalists' computers amid a property dispute with a government ministry, is 'heavy-handed ...

Recent cases of Czech female journalists facing aggressive defamation campaigns for doing their job highlight persistent problems in a milieu still steeped in daily misogyny and sexualisation.

Migrant workers from Africa have told BIRN about having to surrender their passports on arrival in Albania, working unpaid overtime and facing deportation once they are no longer required. Many ...

A bilingual Serbian and Arabic speaker went from translating for migrants and refugees to smuggling them over borders and taking down rivals with the help of police officers on his payroll.

A culture of silence exists in Kosovo around the issue of wartime rape, but initiatives like the newly-opened War Rape Survivors Museum in Pristina are trying to make sure the crime and those who ...

Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama has proposed using artificial intelligence in public procurement processes to tackle corruption – but experts argue that the root causes should be dealt with ...

Protest in Belgrade marking the first anniversary of the Russian invasion, February 2023. Photo: EPA-EFE/ANDREJ CUKIC. Two Years On, Balkan States Remain Divided Over Ukraine War Azem Kurtic, Vuk ...

Arkan's Tigers, a paramilitary unit in the Yugoslav Wars, remain unpunished two decades after their leader's death.