Eight months on, the anger and protests triggered by the collapse of the Novi Sad railway station canopy, which killed 16 people, is not subsiding. On June 28, a date filled with symbolism in ...

Police blocking a busy street in Belgrade in order to prevent protesters from blocking it, July 4, 2025. Photo: BIRN. Dozens Arrested in Serbia as Students Step Up Roadblock Tactics Milica ...

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.

Protest against threats to media freedom in Zagreb, Croatia, March 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE/ANTONIO BAT. 20 Years On, New Threats Worsen Outlook for Free Media in Balkans Sinisa Jakov Marusic Skopje ...

The freedom of information legal framework is good on paper in the six Western Balkan countries but enforcement and political will are lacking, while journalists continue to face “administrative ...

Kosovo MPs failed for the 39th time to constitute a new parliament on Sunday, after a Constitutional Court ruling on June 26 obliged MPs to form the parliament within 30 days. A meeting with ...

Over 70 people were arrested after protesters clashed with police in the wake of a student-led demonstration for snap elections that brought tens of thousands onto the streets of Belgrade.

With major ethical, sustainability and health issues, questions have been raised about the hidden costs of cheap imported goods from China. Chinese e-commerce platforms such as Shein, Temu and ...

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.

Former Prime Minister Kiril Petkov is stepping away from his We Continue the Change party amid a brewing corruption scandal. Bulgaria’s former prime minister and opposition leader Kiril Petkov ...

Our selection of Premium stories this week takes a look at the region’s slow-burning political crises, smuggling networks, digital surveillance and a whole lot more.

Mustafa Stovrag lost his appeal against his three-year jail sentence for beating up Bosnian Serb soldiers who were being held as prisoners of war in Gorazde in 1993.