Data Privacy Threats Persist Across Balkans and Turkey
BIRN’s monthly update on digital rights and safety in the Western Balkans and Turkey highlights the most significant scams, data leaks, bomb threats and sexist and homophobic attacks across the…
Monday Briefing from the Balkans: March 16, 2026
Catch up on the weekend’s most important developments with Balkan Insight’s digest of news from countries across the region. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
UN Report Spotlights Mistreatment During Childbirth in Western Balkans
Survey of women who gave birth recently reveals a "pervasive yet often hidden crisis of obstetric violence" and a widespread dissatisfaction with medical care. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
As Women March for Rights, Gender Becomes a Digital Weapon
The organised backlash across South-East Europe to International Women’s Day rallies was a reminder that when women stand up for their rights, they face intimidation and punishment online. KAYNAK: Balkan…
Monday Briefing from the Balkans: March 9, 2026
Catch up on the weekend’s most important developments with Balkan Insight’s digest of news from countries across the region. KAYNAK: Balkan Insight
‘They Treat Us Like Mangy Dogs’: Slovak Roma Face Discrimination from Pregnancy to Childbirth
From delayed examinations and verbal abuse to segregated hospital rooms and lost financial support, Roma mothers in Slovakia describe a healthcare system that treats them as second-class patients. KAYNAK: Balkan…
‘We Should Have Done Something’: Chronicle of a Bosnian Femicide
The family of Ines Zmiro, a 39-year-old woman murdered by her partner in the Bosnian city of Mostar in late 2024, say they hope that by speaking out they can…
The Polish State Wants More Children; the Social Insurer’s Attitude to Pregnant Women Suggests Otherwise
Poland prides itself on generous maternity and parental leave benefits, allowing women to take up to a year of paid leave with a new child. In reality, though, the state…
In Albania, Women Often Quit Local Councils to Make Way for Men
Democracy and the rights of women are being undermined in Albania by the practice of filling electoral candidate lists with women, only to have them resign en masse once the…
War Taught Me Lessons of Solidarity, Says Bosnian Peace Campaigner
Jadranka Milicevic recalls how her wartime work with the courageous peace activists of Women in Black while she was a refugee in Serbia taught her the importance of supporting others…