Vjosa Çerkini is a journalist and international documentary filmmaker from Pristina, Kosovo.

She is the European representative of Women Voices Now in the US and reports for German TV stations Deutsche Welle, MDR and regional broadcasters in the Balkans. Vjosa is involved in documentary projects in the USA and Europe and investigates crime, politics, societal and human rights issues in Kosovo, Albania, Montenegro and other western Balkan countries.

In 2021, Vjosa's documentary "Working Today, Only for Tomorrow" was named Best Documentary of the Year by the Kosovo Journalists Association. In 2023, she authored an investigative story about call-centre fraud, which Investigative Journalism Europe named one of the ten best investigative stories in Europe that year.

Vjosa Çerkini

Basic information

Name
Vjosa Çerkini
Title
Journalist I Writer I Correspondent Kosovo and Balkans
Expertise
Kosovo, Balkans, politics, business
Country
Kosovo
City
Ferizaj
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Supported projects

Big Cats: Balkan Underworld's New Status Symbols

  • Environment
  • Organised crime
  • Trafficking

TIRANA / DURRES / BELGRADE / PRISTINA - Across the Balkans, particularly in Albania, a disturbing trend is emerging among organised crime figures and influencers: the ownership of exotic pets like lion and tiger cubs.

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Bears Uncovered

  • Environment

BUCHAREST – Europe is failing to manage its bear population. The large mammals are victims of human abuse, and humans are victims of bear conflict. Bear numbers are rising in southern Europe, where friction between humans and bears are on the increase.

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The unbreathable air of the Western Balkans

  • Environment

SKOPJE /TIRANA /PRISTINA – The levels of pollution in the capitals of the republics in the Western Balkans are extremely high. The investigation looks at the causes of this situation as well as the health problems that air pollution leads to.

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Clean Energy in South East Europe

  • Energy
  • Environment

SKOPJE - Sunny North Macedonia falls short of solar thermal expectations. Using solar thermal technology to convert sunlight into heat should be a no-brainer in North Macedonia. After all, it’s one of the world’s sunniest countries. But meager subsidies and insufficient regulation have stymied projects, despite the economic benefits that experts concur are there for the impoverished country.

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