Articles Archive - Centre for Information Resilience

Jan 30

“Kill them wherever you find them” campaign in Afghanistan

Afghan Witness analysis shows a significant increase in ISKP attacks across Afghanistan following the Islamic State spokesman's...

Myanmar Witness Airstrike

Jan 30

Myanmar state run media rejects evidence of deadly airstrikes in Tamu township

Routes according to the reports from two Telegram channels via Myanmar Witness report On 7 January 2024, claims circulated online that...

Myanmar Witness Religion

Jan 23

Devastation in Chin: The churches caught up in Myanmar's conflict

A report released today by CIR’s Myanmar Witness project has revealed the impact of Myanmar’s conflict on churches in Chin, described as...

Afghan Witness Taliban

Jan 23

Unclaimed Shia killings spark anti-Taliban protest

Myanmar Witness Healthcare

Jan 3

Healthcare denied: Medical facilities under attack

The impact of the conflict on medical facilities across Myanmar

Myanmar Witness Fire

Dec 24

Stories left behind in the ashes

An analysis of events involving burnt remains of victims in the Myanmar conflict from March 2022 to September 2023.

CIR Mental Health

Dec 21

Being online should not come with worry

Centre for Information Resilience (CIR) is releasing more internal policies relating to the unique challenges online researchers face. Today, we are sharing our “Online Abuse Policy, Support Mechanisms, and Guidance”, a document that sets out how CIR supports staff facing online abuse as a result of their work.

CIR Spotlight on Extremism

Dec 21

Hawaiian wildfires: Natural disasters and conspiracy theories

By Rollo Collins, Francesca Gentile and Kyle Glen The first article of our new series “Spotlight on Extremism” looks into the conspiracy...

Eyes on Russia Infrastructure

Dec 18

Devastation in Avdiivka: Mapping damage to civilian infrastructure since the full-scale invasion

Avdiivka, a small city 13 kilometres to the north of Donetsk city, has been at the forefront of Russia’s war in Ukraine since 2014. Prior to the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, fighting for the city was emblematic of the broader war in the Donbas and centred on the city’s industrial zone to the south-east. Occasional flare-ups between Russian-backed separatists and Ukrainian forces (such as in January-February 2017) would result in the shelling of the residential areas of Avdiivka, however this was irregular.

CIR Disinformation

Dec 11

Indonesian News Outlet Promotes Russian Narratives on YouTube

By Francesca Gentile A joint CIR investigation finds that last year’s YouTube award for the most-viewed news channel in Indonesia was...

Myanmar Witness Open source

Dec 10

Namhsan Images

Afghan Witness Deportation Taliban

Nov 29

Taliban response to Pakistan expulsion of refugees: support announced, but poor conditions reported

The Taliban announced comprehensive support for refugees returning from Afghanistan, but reports of poor conditions have emerged from the camps set up.