What We Do
Monitoring and Investigation
Exposing false, biased or manipulated online content that feeds division and mobilises support for groups and causes that threaten public safety, human rights, and democracy.
Training and Mentoring
Providing mentorship to fellows, grantees and participants, including online gatherings and webinars, and offline support provided through skills-based training of relevance.
Advancing Policy and Practice
Documenting and recommending best practices and different approaches in extremism counternarratives, in collaboration with the leading regional and world experts.
Community News
Trump and COVID-19 Fuel North Macedonia’s Clickbait Boom
The clickbait industry is thriving in North Macedonia, with companies pumping out masses of tabloid-style articles online to earn money from Google Ads, focusing on coronavirus sensationalism and...
London Calling: Albanians Count Cost of UK Illegality
BIRN pieces together the paths taken and prices paid by Albanians seeking better lives in the UK but who, in many cases, face years of illegality and exploitation. By Valbona Bezati By...
Pandemic May Prove Turning Point for Greece’s Albanian Fruit-Pickers
While the COVID-19 pandemic initially hampered the flow of seasonal workers from Albania to Greece, it also prompted the two countries to think about how better to regulate the phenomenon. By...