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From breaking barriers and challenging taboos, to facing widespread restrictions, Afghan Witness looks at the experience of Afghanistan’s female journalists since the Taliban’s takeover.

Interview with arms expert Leone Hadavi from Myanmar Witness about the production of small arms in Myanmar and the allegations that European companies are continuing to provide equipment necessary for the industry to KaPaSa.

A student recalls the day the Taliban closed universities to women.

It’s been an exceptionally busy year at the Centre for Information Resilience. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has, rightly, dominated the...

In January 2022, the Centre for Information Resilience launched the Eyes on Russia map to collect and verify video, photos, satellite...

A doctor says that many of her new patients are schoolgirls who have lost hope.

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. Particular focus has been applied to those small arms utilised by military and police forces under the command of the State Administration Council (SAC). The armaments considered as small arms and light weapons are consistent with those listed by the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms.

An LGBTQ activist fled Afghanistan after receiving death threats from the Taliban. Now in Iran, he faces uncertainty over his future.

MW investigators were the first to verify the sighting of a Russian-made Su-30 on the tarmac in Myanmar.

While studying for a PhD in Pakistan, university lecturer Maihan had her income cut-off by the Taliban. Now she faces poverty in Afghanistan.

Part Two in the ‘Life under Occupation’ series Kherson was the first major Ukrainian city to fall under Russian occupation in 2022. Since...