BIRN has identified a handful of self-proclaimed ‘expert’ security organisations in Serbia that promote the police, military and right-wing tropes while enjoying ties to the country’s ruling party.

China’s Huawei has come to dominate the 5G rollout in Cyprus, with risks for data security and independent policymaking that go far beyond the island’s shores, experts warn.

From Marcos and Soldado to Tito and Chiquito, the drug trafficking ties between Colombia and the Balkans run deep.

Toughly worded resolution on Thursday called the well-known paramilitary body a 'proxy of the Russian state' – and urged sanctions on the Group and its affiliates.

The Women in Black organisation’s office in Belgrade was sprayed with slogans describing Ratko Mladic as a hero, as disputes over graffiti hailing the Bosnian Serb war criminal continued in...

Serbia beat off competition from around Central and Eastern Europe to host the first Chinese tyre factory in Europe, but evidence obtained by NGOs and BIRN point to ‘systematic exploitation’...

Serbia’s next anti-terrorism strategy, if there is one, must address the threat from right-wing extremism, experts say.

A banner condemning Ratko Mladic as a war criminal was torn down from a building in the Serbian city of Novi Sad, as a dispute continued to simmer over murals...

Police said the arrested 19-year-old Kosovar woman was passionately committed to becoming an Islamist 'martyr' – and was actively involved in recruiting others to the cause.