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Aug 28

Myanmar war – Airstrike and denial (who is telling the truth?) မြန်မာနိုင်ငံမှစစ်ပွဲများ

An airstrike on Ka Nan village in Myanmar, analysed using open source investigative techniques (OSINT).

Documentaries

Aug 28

Meet the men burning down Sudan – تعرف على الرجال الذين يحرقون السودان.

The civil war in Sudan, a conflict between the RSF and SAF, analysed using open source investigative techniques (OSINT).

Afghan Witness LGBTQ Gender-Based Violence Tech-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence Women in Activism, Media, and Politics

Aug 14

Afghan Witness report reveals ‘daily occurrence’ of gender-based violence under Taliban rule as women suffer ‘systematic erasure’ from public life

Three years on from the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, women are banned from education, work and most other areas of public life.

CIR Disinformation

Aug 13

Using open source to analyse breaking news events

When news breaks, misinformation can spread like wildfire. Stefanie Le, a senior CIR investigator based in Washington DC, discusses the attempted assassination of former US President Donald Trump, the online misinformation that surrounded it, and how to use open source methods to try to make sense of it all.

Myanmar Witness Education Myanmar

Jul 19

Open source analysis finds increasing damage to Myanmar’s schools with more than 170 incidents since military coup

Damage to Myanmar's schools and universities has left a generation of school children “caught in the crossfire”.

Myanmar Witness Guide Arms

Jul 6

Myanmar Witness Small Arms Guide

This guide has analysed open sources of information, ranging from leaked military documentation to user-generated content (UGC) across social and broadcast media platforms, to identify and verify specific small arms and light weapons present across the conflict in Myanmar post February 2021 Coup.

CIR Media Ukraine Russia

Jul 4

Information warfare: five ways Russia captured Ukrainian media

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine saw forces attempt to occupy not only land but minds.

CIR Central Asia Spotlight on Extremism Russia ISKP Islamic State

Jul 1

Islamic State Crocus City Hall attack: analysing the background and online responses

CIR examines the perpetrators behind the Moscow Crocus City Hall attack, the responses from ISKP and reactions from their supporters online.

CIR

Jun 26

Open source analysis reveals more than 200 mining contracts set up since the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan

In September 2023, the Taliban announced that they had signed more than $6.5 billion in new mining deals. CIR’s Afghan Witness project...

Afghan Witness Policies and Restrictions Women in Activism, Media, and Politics Audio

Jun 18

1000 Days Of Summer: Imagine a generation of children with illiterate mothers

Over 1,000 days since the Taliban's education ban, Meetra talks us through what that means.

CIR India Sikh independence Open Source Social Media

Jun 13

Return of the RealSikhs: the fake network targeting Sikhs across the world despite platform takedowns

A network that labels Sikh activists as "extremists" and attempts to undermine calls for Sikh independence has reappeared on social media.

CIR Myanmar Sudan Gaza Press freedom Ukraine Russia Afghanistan OSINT Open Source

Jun 6

The challenges of open source research in conflict zones: “What we see is the most violent footage – some days, that’s all you see”

Several CIR open source investigators shed light on the challenges of investigating human rights abuses and war crimes.

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