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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.

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.

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...

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.

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.

Ukraine Russia Misinformation Disinformation

May 15

How the Kremlin launders disinformation around the globe

CIR explores the Russian influence operations that have attempted to spread disinformation, sow division and undermine democracy.

Apr 25

Fire damage to Muqrin, North Darfur

Sudan Witness has geolocated footage of fire damage to an internally displaced person’s (IDP) camp in Muqrin, North Darfur. Darfur...

Film awards Disinformation OSINT

Apr 22

The CIR Open Source Film Awards

The transcript of the opening speech at the CIR Open Source Film Awards.

Spotlight on Extremism Conspiracy Allen Spotlight Conspiracy theories Social Media

Feb 7

The Allen shooting: conspiracy theories on mainstream and fringe platforms

By Rollo Collins and Francesca Gentile The second article of our new series “Spotlight on Extremism” looks into those conspiracy theories...

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.