State court upholds verdict sentencing Slavisa Djeric to three years’ jail and Nenad Ujic to four, for the inhumane treatment of civilians detained in Rogatica in 1995. This post is also available in ...

MPs in both Kosovo and Albania on Thursday adopted declarations in support of the four former guerilla KLA leaders, including Thaci, whose trial for war crimes in The Hague is coming to an end. This ...

The shootings of six people connected to an environmental activist group and a ‘spiritual’ adventure-tour guide, with no surviving witnesses, have led to the case being dubbed ‘the Bulgarian Twin ...

In contrast to the months of political wrangling last year, Kosovo’s parliament cleanly elected Albulena Haxhiu from the election-winning Vetevendosje party as speaker. Albulena Haxhiu takes over the ...

BIRN’s second Reporting House museum in Pristina tells the stories of Kosovo Albanians who found refuge in North Macedonia after Serbian forces deported them on trains in 1999. This post is also ...

As beaches, historic sites and natural beauties in Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, Greece and Turkey draw increasing numbers of tourists, governments eye bumper profits – though experts warn that ...

Has someone posted sexually explicit images of you online without your consent? We would like to hear from women and men in Greece who are willing to help our upcoming investigation into image-based ...

After Milorad Dodik insulted Bosniaks during the election campaign for the Republika Srpska presidency, he called them ‘enemies’ – among other insults – in a speech celebrating his ally’s victory.

Thousands of Bulgarians on Wednesday called for reforms and voiced frustration with political corruption – especially targeting the MRF – New Beginning leader and sanctioned oligarch Delyan Peevski.

In closing statements, prosecutors said that ex-president Hashim Thaci and three others on trial must be held responsible for war crimes that lower-ranking Kosovo Liberation Army members committed.

Facing up to the truth of what happened in Istria – both before World War II as well as after – is a challenge for all sides. The Italian politician’s Antonio Tajani battle cry of “Long live Italian ...

A court in Chinsinau convicted three Moldovan citizens of participating in Russian-led training camps in Bosnia and Serbia in 2024 in order to incite unrest and disrupt elections at home. A judge at ...