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Balkans: Regional Reporting & Sustainable Training
Years active: 1999-2010
This programme supports long-term democracy, conflict resolution and European integration in the Balkans by creating a regional network of investigative reporting institutions - the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network - to conduct cross-border research, reporting and dialogue projects, practical training and supportive collaborations with local media outlets.
Albanians Prepare for 'Peaceful' Poll
Albanians preparing to go to the polls this Sunday are greatly relieved they have avoided the violence of past elections
Slobo's Hopes of Freedom Fade
Prison life and the threat of extradition are taking their toll on the former president
Montenegrin 'Oil Boom'
Talk of oil riches comes at a good time for the beleaguered Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic
Mostar Mayor Survives Extremist Challenge
HDZ extremists in Mostar fail in bid to oust former Croat hard-liner from public office
A Plea for Moderation
An IWPR journalist in Macedonia appeals for tolerance following his arrest last week
Simeon Set for Poll Victory
Former king threatens to romp home in Bulgarian general election
Montenegrins Block Hague Cooperation
Moves by Montenegro's pro-Yugoslav party to block a law on cooperation with The Hague tribunal threatens the unity of the federation
The Demise of Osijek
Once an industrial powerhouse, eastern Slavonia is in danger of becoming a rural backwater
Bitola Spirit Crushed
Bitola is seething with ethnic tensions following recent rioting by Macedonian mobs