BIRN Albania (Balkan Investigative Reporting Network)
Ownership as documented
Not checked in this file.
Conflicting records. The research disagrees; every version is shown and none has been chosen as correct.
- Name
- BIRN Albania (Balkan Investigative Reporting Network)From the research record · cites:
- Patronazhistët digjitalë ndajnë edhe videot e perëndimit të diellit... (opens in a new tab)BalkanWeb (republishing BIRN) · 22 Jul 2026 · journalism · SQ
- BIRN AlbaniaFrom the research record · cites:
- 93 e medikamenteve ne farmacite qendrore te qsut te skaduara (opens in a new tab)BalkanWeb (BIRN analysis) · 1 Oct 2018 · journalism · SQ
- BIRN Albania (Balkan Investigative Reporting Network)From the research record · cites:
- Country
- Albania/regionalFrom the research record · cites:
- Patronazhistët digjitalë ndajnë edhe videot e perëndimit të diellit... (opens in a new tab)BalkanWeb (republishing BIRN) · 22 Jul 2026 · journalism · SQ
- AlbaniaFrom the research record · cites:
- 93 e medikamenteve ne farmacite qendrore te qsut te skaduara (opens in a new tab)BalkanWeb (BIRN analysis) · 1 Oct 2018 · journalism · SQ
- Albania/regionalFrom the research record · cites:
- Ownership
- Not checked in this file.From the research record · cites:
- Patronazhistët digjitalë ndajnë edhe videot e perëndimit të diellit... (opens in a new tab)BalkanWeb (republishing BIRN) · 22 Jul 2026 · journalism · SQ
- Non-profit media network.From the research record · cites:
- 93 e medikamenteve ne farmacite qendrore te qsut te skaduara (opens in a new tab)BalkanWeb (BIRN analysis) · 1 Oct 2018 · journalism · SQ
- Not checked in this file.From the research record · cites:
Description
Investigative outlet. Reported over 100 fake Facebook and Instagram accounts created 28-30 June 2026, and published a 2025 campaign-finance report (search summary) and digital-campaign monitoring (25 April-10 May 2025).
Other accounts in the research (1 field worded differently)
This record appears in more than one research record. The main text above comes from one; the other versions are kept here unedited.
- Description
- Investigative outlet. Reported over 100 fake Facebook and Instagram accounts created 28-30 June 2026, and published a 2025 campaign-finance report (search summary) and digital-campaign monitoring (25 April-10 May 2025).From the research record
- Investigative outlet. Its 2018 analysis of the QSUT central pharmacy inventory (data as of 9 May 2018) found about 93% of medicines expired.From the research record
Contracts and money
Contracts and money: not found in the research. See the gaps list.
Officials and people linked
No person is linked to this organisation in the research.
Investigations and cases
Sorted by reported money, then by linked people and their legal status. The money figure is the largest single reported figure, not a total.
From 25 Jun 2024
QSUT Oncology Hospital: drug supply and chemotherapy allegations (SPAK case, 2024)
In June 2024, Albanian media reporting on a Report TV case file alleged that staff at the Tirana Oncology Hospital steered cancer patients to private clinics, split chemotherapy courses, and sold…
Status: Accusations (SPAK, 2024). Trial and outcome not found in sources read. KLSH audit findings reported October 2025.
From 9 May 2018
QSUT central pharmacy: expired medicine stock (2012-2018)
BIRN analysed the QSUT central pharmacy inventory as of 9 May 2018 and reported that about 93% of the medicines were expired, with only 7% still usable for patients. The stock dated from 2012-2018…
Status: Journalistic report (2018). No later official follow-up found in sources read.
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 2 sources.
Source label: Under investigationUnder investigation · 2 sources
- Publisher
- BalkanWeb (republishing BIRN)
- Date
- 22 Jul 2026
- Publisher
- BalkanWeb (BIRN analysis)
- Date
- 1 Oct 2018
Other connections
BIRN fake-account network: possible PS-aligned operation, not formally attributed
Evidence: BIRN (via BalkanWeb, 22 July 2026) says some profile names reference Rama and the PS, but does not formally attribute the network; the PM's office denies any link to administration staff.