{"id":3168943,"date":"2023-10-06T09:33:46","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T09:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webalkans.eu\/birn-journalist-frosina-dimeska-wins-eu-investigative-award\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T15:56:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T15:56:36","slug":"birn-journalist-frosina-dimeska-wins-eu-investigative-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webalkans.eu\/en\/birn-journalist-frosina-dimeska-wins-eu-investigative-award\/","title":{"rendered":"BIRN Journalist Frosina Dimeska Wins EU Investigative Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Frosina Dimeska, a journalist at Prizma\/BIRN, has won second prize from the European Union for her outstanding investigative journalism in North Macedonia. The awards ceremony took place on September 28 in Skopje.<\/p>\n&nbsp;\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dimeska\u2019s work exposed a significant scandal involving a controversial Ukrainian figure, Oleksandr Onishchenko, who managed to obtain a North Macedonian passport despite being under sanctions from both the United States and Ukraine, where authorities sought his extradition. The judges recognised the impact of Dimeska\u2019s investigation, leading to the government revoking Onishchenko\u2019s North Macedonian citizenship. However, no individuals have been held accountable for the scandal as of now.<\/p>\n&nbsp;\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In expressing her gratitude, Dimeska stated: \u201cThis award serves as motivation for me and is a testament to Prisma editorial team\u2019s commitment to continued in-depth investigative journalism.\u201d First prize went to the documentary\u00a0<em>Bad Blood,<\/em>\u00a0produced by the Investigative Reporting Laboratory IRL. 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