According to media reports, most of the protesters who were arrested were released later, although some were accused of traffic misdemeanours. Student protest organisers meanwhile called for a ...

The Western military alliance’s new national spending benchmark on defence and security may cause problems for smaller and poorer NATO member states in the Balkans who cannot afford 5 per cent ...

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 ...

Celjeta Mema, who emigrated to Germany. Photo: Gabriel Hilty. Leaving Albania, the Country’s Youth Seek a More Stable Future Martine M Christensen and Gabriel Hilty Tirana, Vlora BIRN June 30 ...

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.

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.

Albanian police escorting containers believed to contain hazardous waste in Porto Romano, Durres. Photo: LSA. BIRN Reality Check: Albanian Prosecutors Still Can’t Identify ‘Hazardous Waste ...

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 ...

The Palace of Justice in Belgrade, where some of the SLAPP cases have been heard. Photo: BIRN. Sued and Sued Again: Film Shows How Lawsuits Target Dissent in Serbia Veran Matic Belgrade BIRN June ...

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Big Brother Fears over Chinese Security Software in Bosnia’s Republika Srpska Natasa Miljanovic Zubac Banja Luka BIRN June 18, 202508:05 Natasa Miljanovic Zubac Banja Luka BIRN June 18, 202508:05 ...

North Macedonia’s Foreign Ministry issued a travel warning and advised its citizens in Israel and Iran to follow national emergency portals there and follow the instructions of these countries ...