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A series of violent events in Sagaing

A series of violent events in Sagaing

By Benjamin Strick Executive Summary This research examines the use of hate speech and national slurs to dehumanise, call for violence...

The impact of a sustained air attack in Kale township, Sagaing region

By dismissing stories as ‘fake news’ and identifying fake profiles, the account utilises the weight and language of the ‘fact-checking’ brand, without doing the meaningful verification work required.

Mass detentions following the February 2021 coup (report series)

Mass detentions following the February 2021 coup (report series)

Interviews with women in the sector reveal that some organisations have replaced their female directors with men to allow operations to continue, while one president of a women-focused NGO says she is using her personal savings to keep office doors open.

Mass detentions following the February 2021 coup

The account presents itself as the news outlet Afghanistan International, which has been a common target for mimic accounts – AW investigators have identified at least five accounts mimicking Afghanistan International in the last three months.