Digital rights
Media freedom
Resources / Publications
Gender equality
Media
Media freedom
Sexism’s Toll on Journalism
Media
Media freedom
Getting on the Radar: China’s Rising Media Presence in South-East Europe
Censorship
Media
Media freedom
Medya İzleme Raporu
Anti-corruption
Democracy
Media freedom
Rule of Law Report 2020
Media
Media freedom
Declining Media Freedom and Biased Reporting on Foreign Actors in Serbia
Coronavirus crisis
Media freedom
A Lockdown for Independent Media?
Censorship
Data privacy
Digital rights
Media freedom
Privacy
From Cures to Curses: Digital Rights During Pandemic
Media freedom
Report
Nations in Transit 2020
Digital rights
Media
Media freedom
Internet Freedoms in the Western Balkan Region
Opportunities
Conference
Conference
News Box
Media
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
Serbian Journalists Highlight Unresolved Case of Murdered Reporter
Censorship
Media
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
Turkey Threatens to Jail Journalists Reporting Critically on Companies
Media
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
Turkish Journalist Who Revealed Islamist NGO’s Murky Ties Faces Prison
Censorship
Media
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
SLAPP Cases Targeting Many Public Actors Besides Journalists – Report
Media
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
Turkish Journalist Walks Free Despite Sentence for Insulting Erdogan
Censorship
Media
Media freedom
Media Regulations
Balkan Insight
EU Presses Montenegro to Pull Plug on Russian Media
Censorship
Fake news and disinformation
Freedom of speech
Media
Media freedom
Media Regulations
Balkan Insight
EU Takes RT and Sputnik Off Air, But Not to Universal Acclaim
Censorship
Media
Media freedom
Media Regulations
Balkan Insight
Serbia Sees Rise in Lawsuits to Silence Media and Activists: Report
Media
Media freedom
Media Regulations
Balkan Insight
Turkey Gives Foreign Media Short Deadline to Obtain Licence
Censorship
Media
Media freedom
Media Regulations
Balkan Insight
Albania’s Rama Appoints Spokesperson to Run New ‘Information’ Agency
Media
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
Bulgaria Probes Wave of Threats to Journalists, Activists, Politicians
Media
Media freedom
Media Regulations
Balkan Insight
Poles Protest Against Law Silencing Foreign-Owned Media
Censorship
Media
Media freedom
Media Regulations
Balkan Insight
Turkish Media Overseer Penalising Independent Media With Fines – Report
Media
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
European Court Rejects Romanian Billionaire’s Claim Against Journalist
Media freedom
Security
Surveillance
Balkan Insight
Greek Intelligence Service Accused of ‘Alarming’ Surveillance Activity
Freedom of Information
Media
Media freedom
Media Regulations
Transparency
Reaffirming Freedom of Information in the Western Balkans after COVID-19
Media
Media freedom
Media Regulations
Balkan Insight
Rights Groups Urge Albania to Cancel ‘Media and Info Agency’
Media
Media freedom
Media Regulations
Balkan Insight
Albania Govt’s Planned Information Agency Accused of ‘Propaganda’ Role
Censorship
Freedom of speech
Media
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
Turkish Govt Increasing Internet, Social Media Censorship: Report
Media
Media freedom
Media Regulations
Balkan Insight
Poland Further Restricts Media Freedom, Angers US with Controversial Media Law
Censorship
Media
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
Bulgarian TV Accused of Favouring GERB in Election Coverage
Censorship
Media
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
Serbia’s Pro-Govt Media Link KRIK Investigators to Crime Gang
Media
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
Bulgaria Censured for Expelling Turkish Journalist Fleeing Arrest
Media
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
Balkan Region’s Media Pluralism Stagnated in Pandemic, Report Warns
Censorship
Media
Media freedom
Media Regulations
Balkan Insight
EU Warns Albania Against Electing ‘Partisan’ Media Authority Chief
Digital rights
Media freedom
Media Regulations
Balkan Insight
Slovenian Government ‘Eroding Media Freedom’, Report Warns
Activism
Democracy
Digital rights
Freedom of Information
Freedom of speech
Media freedom
Platform B: Amplifying Strong and Credible SEE Voices
Media
Media freedom
Media Regulations
Balkan Insight
Albania Parliament’s Race to Fill Media Board Causes Alarm
Media
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
Poland to Open Investigation into Belarus Hijacking of Ryanair Flight
Media
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
Romanian Police Academy Chiefs Sentenced for Threatening Journalist
Anti-corruption
Corruption
cybersecurity
Leaks
Media freedom
Open source
Technology
Transparency
Balkan Insight
Seizure Order Against Albanian News Portal Condemned
Human rights
Media
Media freedom
War Crimes
Open Calls for BIRN’s Reporters’ House
Censorship
Media
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
Croatian Journalists Union Deplores ‘Intimidating’ Rise in Lawsuits
Human rights
Media
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
Turkish Court Releases Jailed Journalist and Writer Ahmet Altan
Media
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
Montenegro Mulls Tougher Penalties to Deter Attacks on Journalists
Censorship
Media
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
Media Watchdogs Warn of ‘Hostile Climate’ for Slovenia’s Press
Media
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
Serbian Pro-Govt Media’s ‘Shameless’ Campaign Against KRIK Condemned
Coronavirus crisis
Media
Media freedom
Transparency
More Work, Less Pay: COVID-19 Worsens Plight of Stressed-Out Balkan Reporters
data rights
Digital rights
Fake news and disinformation
Freedom of speech
Media freedom
Social Media
In COVID-19 Fight, Free Speech Becomes Collateral Damage
Media
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
Slovenia Criticised for Suspending National News Agency’s Funding
Media
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
Online Media Needs More Self-Regulation – not Interference: BIRN Panel
Censorship
Media
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
Turkish Court Overrules Erdogan’s Power Grab Over Anadolu Agency
Human rights
International crimes
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
Russian Peacekeepers Detain Moldovan Journalists Near Transnistria
cybersecurity
Data
Digital rights
Investigative journalism
Media
Media freedom
BIRN Launches Online Community to Connect Journalists
Media
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
Legendary Slovenian Student Radio Threatened With Loss of Funding
Censorship
Media
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
Romania Violated Journalist’s Freedom of Expression, Says European Court
Censorship
Media
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
Suing to Silence: Lawsuits Used to Censor Bosnian Journalists
Censorship
Media
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
Montenegrin Govt Urged to Commit to Press Freedom Reforms
Media
Media freedom
Transparency
Balkan Insight
Hungarian Media Expansion in Balkans Raises Worries but Lacks Impact
Media
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
Serbian Journalists’ NGO Accuses Ruling MPs of ‘Lynching’ Critics
Data privacy
Data protection
Digital rights
Human rights
Media freedom
Privacy
COVID’s Toll on Digital Rights in Central and Southeastern Europe
Coronavirus crisis
Media
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
Serbia ‘Still Investigating’ Police Attacks on Journalists at Protests
Censorship
Media
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
Pandemic Pushes Slovakia to Finally Target Disinformation
Investigative journalism
Media
Media freedom
Kosovo Leaders Condemn Gun Attack on Journalist’s Car
Media
Media freedom
Transparency
Balkan Insight
Brussels Greenlights Contentious Media Sale in Central Europe
Coronavirus crisis
Freedom of Information
Media freedom
Transparency
Balkan Insight
Governments Continue to Undermine Right to Information Under Cover of COVID-19
Freedom of Information
Media
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
Rights Groups Urge Albania to ‘Rethink’ Disputed Media Law
Freedom of Information
Media
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
Internet Governance Key to Media Freedom in Albania
Censorship
Media
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
Press Freedom Groups Urge EU to Act over Hungary Media Violations
Coronavirus crisis
Media
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
Pandemic May Reshape North Macedonia Media Landscape for Good
Freedom of Information
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
North Macedonia Editor Faces Charges of Revealing Official Secrets
Freedom of Information
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
Pandemic Worsens Crisis for Media in Central, Eastern Europe
Ethics
Fact-checking
Media
Media freedom
Transparency
Balkan Insight
Facebook-Partnered Croatian Fact-Checkers Face “Huge Amount of Hatred”
Coronavirus crisis
Data privacy
Freedom of Information
Media freedom
Privacy
Security
Balkan Insight
Freedom of Information Curbs Alarm Rights Activists in Hungary
Censorship
Coronavirus crisis
Media
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
Erdogan’s Turkey Targets Remaining Media Critics
Coronavirus crisis
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
COVID-19 Worsening Environment for Media Freedom, Report Warns
Coronavirus crisis
Media
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
Croatian Journalists Hit by Coronavirus Austerity: Union Chief
Censorship
Coronavirus crisis
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
‘It’ll be Bloody’: Under Jansa, Troubled Times for Slovenian Media
Coronavirus crisis
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
Romania’s Drive to Censor ‘Fake News’ Worries Activists
Censorship
Coronavirus crisis
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
Hungary Censoring Information on COVID-19, Report Says
Coronavirus crisis
Media
Media freedom
Transparency
Balkan Insight
West Funding Favoured Media in Moldova, Socialist Deputy Claims
Coronavirus crisis
Freedom of Information
Media freedom
Transparency
Balkan Insight
North Macedonia’s State of Emergency Weakens Institutions’ Transparency
Censorship
Investigative journalism
Media
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
Some Balkan States Waging ‘Crusade’ Against Media, Report Warns
Coronavirus crisis
Freedom of Information
Media
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
Survey: Reporting During the Coronavirus Outbreak
Censorship
Coronavirus crisis
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
Prominent Kosovo Serb Journalist Says Intimidation Worsening with COVID-19
Digital rights
Freedom of Information
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
Turkish Plan to Muzzle Social Media Delayed by Pandemic
Coronavirus crisis
Media freedom
Transparency
Balkan Insight
NATO to Help North Macedonia Combat Fake News About Virus
Censorship
Coronavirus crisis
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
North Macedonia Accused of Dodging Media Scrutiny in Crisis
Anti-corruption
Coronavirus crisis
Media
Media freedom
Transparency
Balkan Insight
Greek Govt Support for Media Comes at Expense of Transparency
data rights
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
‘Vox Populi’: How Serbian Tabloids and Twitter Bots Joined Forces
Freedom of Information
Media freedom
Public documents
Balkan Insight
Montenegro Urged to Delay Law Change Debate in Pandemic
Coronavirus crisis
Digital rights
Freedom of Information
Media freedom
We Mustn’t Sacrifice the Health of Our Freedoms
Censorship
Coronavirus crisis
Media freedom
Transparency
Balkan Insight
Bosnia Trying to Censor Information About Pandemic, Journalists Say
Freedom of Information
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
Central and Eastern Europe Freedom of Information Rights ‘Postponed’
Censorship
Coronavirus crisis
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
Serbian Reporter’s Arrest Over Pandemic Article Draws PM’s Apology
Censorship
Freedom of Information
Media
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
CoE Urged to Stop Countries Abusing Pandemic to Curb Freedoms
Censorship
Coronavirus crisis
Media
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
Serbian Govt Takes Control of Information Flow About Pandemic
Censorship
Coronavirus crisis
Freedom of Information
Media
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
Romania’s State of Emergency Raises Media Freedom Concerns
Censorship
Coronavirus crisis
Media
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
Battling Coronavirus, Moldova Targets Unwanted Media ‘Opinion’
Censorship
Coronavirus crisis
Media
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
Hungarian Coronavirus Bill Will Have “Chilling Effect” on Media
Coronavirus crisis
Data privacy
Media
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
Concern for Rights in Montenegro amid COVID-19 Fight
Freedom of Information
Investigative journalism
Media freedom
Technology
Digital Rights in the Time of COVID-19
Censorship
Coronavirus crisis
Media
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
Moldova Authorities Accused of Lacking Transparency About Pandemic
Media
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
Bosnia’s Republika Srpska Imposes Fines for Coronavirus ‘Fake News’
Media
Media freedom
Security
Balkan Insight
Bulgarian Investigative Journalist Attacked by Masked Men
Censorship
Climate Change
Media freedom
Migration Crisis
Hungarian Editors Need Permission to Report on ‘Sensitive’ Topics
Investigative journalism
Media
Media freedom
Security
INSI: Decline in 2019 Media Workers’ Deaths as They Pull Back from Deadly Conflicts
Data privacy
Media
Media freedom
Security
Balkan Insight
Serbia Urged to Come Clean on Journalists’ Surveillance
Censorship
Digital rights
Media
Media freedom
Security
Balkan Insight
Serbia’s Independent N1 Portal Buffeted by Cyber-Attacks
Activism
Censorship
Digital rights
Media freedom
Balkan Insight
Montenegro Detains Activist for Predicting ‘War’ on Facebook
Resources / Data Sources
Media
Media freedom