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CIR Israel Lebanon Gaza Open Source

The digital frontline: Conducting open source investigations in Gaza, Lebanon and Israel

Documentaries

Glide Bombs – How Russia attacks Ukraine using old bombs in a new way

Afghan Witness
Afghanistan Taliban

Documenting demolitions: the Taliban’s land clearance campaign and its impact on marginalised communities

CIR Bangladesh Quota protests Sheikh Hasina

Investigating police violence in the deadly Bangladesh quota protests

CIR US Election Fake Accounts Disinformation Social Media

Unmasking the fake MAGA accounts: stolen photos and digital lies

Myanmar Witness
Myanmar Airstrike

Impact of 'pacify through fear' strategy from Myanmar military

Sudan Witness

Crashed IL-76 in North Darfur: Sorting through the wreckage

Sudan Witness
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Sudan Witness Monthly Update: Violence towards civilians in Gezira state

Afghan Witness
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Land clearance in Kabul

Myanmar Witness
Magway Featured Shelling Camps Civilians Education Airstrike Casualties Children Women

Airstrikes following the launch of Operation Yan Naing Min

Sudan Witness
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Flash report: RSF advancements in El Fasher, North Darfur

CIR Open Source Film Awards

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CIR is proud to announce the opening of the second edition of the CIR Open Source Film Awards, celebrating the power and impact of open source investigations in journalism.

The Awards are open for submissions from 29 November 2024 and will close on Wednesday 22 January 2025.

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