With roots in the war for Croatia’s independence, the staunchly patriotic singer Marko ‘Thompson’ Perkovic has always caused controversy. Now he’s about to play the biggest concert in ...

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.

Student-led protesters calling for snap elections continues to block roads in various towns and cities as they maintained their campaign against a government they accuse of corruption and brutality.

As BIRN celebrates two decades of work, there never seems to be a dull moment in the region, as our selection of Premium stories this week shows.

In an interview with BIRN, Mary Lawlor said human rights defenders and critics of the government in Bosnia’s Republika Srpska are being targeted and stigmatised.

Former Prime Minister Kiril Petkov is stepping away from his We Continue the Change party amid a brewing corruption scandal.

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.

Turkey condemns Israeli attacks, while other countries in Southeast Europe voice concern about likely political, security and economic implications.

Amid rising far-right sentiment, Romanian authorities are tightening laws against extremist propaganda, leading to complaints of censorship.

A Belgrade court in has ordered up to 30 days of custody for Krunoslav Fehir, a member of a unit led by former Croatian general Branimir Glavas, on suspicion that he committed wartime crimes.

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.

Jailed presidential candidate and Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu tells court that cases against him and his colleagues are a 'direct punishment' for challenging President Erdogan and winning ...