Articles Archive - Centre for Information Resilience

CIR 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.

CIR Spotlight on Extremism Central Asia 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.

CIR

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...

CIR Sikh independence india 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.

CIR 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.

CIR 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.

Sudan Witness

May 12

More than 200 villages and towns damaged or destroyed by fire since the start of the war in Sudan, with April the worst month on record

Fire continues to devastate villages and settlements in western Sudan, with April the worst month on record in terms of the number of fires recorded and settlements affected since the conflict broke out last year, according to investigators from the Centre for Information Resilience’s (CIR) Sudan Witness project.

TFGBV in Ethiopia Women's rights Ethiopia Online abuse

May 8

Silenced, shamed, threatened: new research reveals how online abuse has become normalised for Ethiopian women

Online abuse targeting Ethiopian women has become “so normalised it’s invisible”, according to research carried out by CIR.

CIR

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...

CIR 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.

Afghan Witness Women's rights Afghanistan Taliban

Apr 21

Rising reports of femicide: new digital map documents cases of violence and repression of Afghan women in ‘public’ roles

Female-led newsroom Zan Times used investigative reporting and open source techniques to document killings, disappearances and arrests of Afghan women.

Afghan Witness

Apr 4

Afghan media outlet Etilaatroz launch fact-checking unit as a result of Afghan Witness partnership

CIR is delighted to announce the launch of a new fact-checking unit by Afghan media outlet, Etilaatroz. The unit, named ‘Sanjah’ – a Dari/Farsi word meaning to measure, check or verify – has been supported by CIR’s Afghan Witness (AW) project.