Bird (Bureau for Investigative Reporting and Data)

Name of the Organization:
Bird’s website is published by DRJI – Data for Reporters, Journalists and Investigations, registered in France
Starting Year:
2020
City:
Sofia
Country:
Bulgaria
Description:
Project for the use of data journalism to uncover cases of conflicts of interest, corruption and abuse of power. Bird periodically publishes investigations and maintains the OSINT platform SHTRACK https://shtrack.net connecting public records on Bulgarian political figures, their assets declarations, links to companies, public procurement, European funds, as well as other publicly available databases.The initiative does not have a physical address.
Targeted Forms Of Influence:
Political Finance, Media Influence, Personal Connections
Targeted Forms Of Corruption:
Conflict of Interest, Public Procurement Fraud, Illicit Financial Flows, Bribery, Misuse of Public Funds, Electoral Fraud, Money Laundering
Main Type Of Actions:
Uncovering and Publicizing, Monitoring, Open Data / Transparency Promotion
Type Of Organization:
News Media
Date of last update of the records:
19/10/2026