Internship

BIRN - BiH offers internship for graduates and postgraduate students at our office in Sarajevo.

Internships are voluntary (unpaid), and interns will be required to work full-time (30-35 hours per week) during the internship period.

Programme:

• Interns do have possibilities to learn first-hand about transitional justice and war-crimes trials, working alongside our staff and participating in our activities
• Interns are expected to follow war-crimes trials at the BiH State Court and take part in BIRN's other activities, such as training, conferences, publications and so on
• Interns are expected to write for our local and regional website
• Interns have the possibility to work at our regional office in Sarajevo and visit offices in nine countries in the Balkan region.

• Interns are expected to serve (uninterrupted) from a minimum of two months to a maximum of six months;
• Interns must be university graduates, with a minimum of three full years of undergraduate studies, preferably with a background in journalism, human rights, political sciences or law, and have knowledge of the situation in the Balkans.
• Be fluent in English. Knowledge of local languages is useful.
• Must be computer literate.

Court of Appeal at The Hague: UN Immunity is in Public Interest

30 March 2010  

The Court of Appeal at The Hague has rejected a complaint of the `Mothers of Srebrenica` seeking to hold the United Nations (UN) accountable for the genocide in 1995. The ruling represents a setback for the organization acting on behalf of 6,000 relatives of victims of the genocide in Srebrenica.

Laura Boerhout

The Initial Lessons on Objective and Reliable Reporting

19 December 2009  I see the experience gained during my three-month internship with the BIRN Office in Bosnia and Herzegovina as the best possible way of learning the practical side of journalism.
Dalje

OSCE: Safe Environment for Witnesses

14 December 2009  It is necessary to start implementing the War Crimes Processing Strategy in Bosnia and Herzegovina as soon as possible - this is the conclusion teached by participants at a round table on establishing a system for psycho-social support for witnesses and victims in war-crimes cases in Bosnia and Herzegovina, held on Mount Jahorina on December 3 and 4.
Dalje

The Problem with ‘Internationals’ in Bosnia

16 September 2009  
I first arrived in Sarajevo two years ago to begin an internship with the OSCE, armed with what I can only admit was a fairly general knowledge of the country and the nature of the international organizations that operate within its borders.
Dalje

A Well-Rounded Experience

04 August 2009  During my internship with the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, I have learned more about transitional justice and journalism than I ever predicted. The internship provided me with many opportunities to immerse myself in the justice system, while also providing me with a significant amount of time to pursue my own interests.
Dalje

Experience Above and Beyond Expectations

01 July 2009  "BIRN gave me a remarkable amount of independence and responsibility, allowing me to essentially dive head first into a stream of fascinating events and personages. The internship’s latitude and the expectation of quality reporting mean an amazing potential for any number of projects relating to the Balkans." - Conor Gaffney, BIRN intern, summer 2007

Dalje

A Prayer for Srebrenica Victimes

14 July 2009  Looking through the lens of my camera, I found a sea of people. Tens of thousands had gathered to pay respects to the 534 people being buried and to remember the tragedy that had occurred 14 years before. They had overfilled busses and persisted despite the rain. 
Dalje

A More Complete Version of the Truth

01 June 2009  Most Americans my age can’t tell you that Bosnia is in Eastern Europe. Those who actually paid attention in history class could probably do that, and the really good students might even remember that there was a war at some point in the nineties. But students who pay that much attention seem to be few and far between.
Dalje