Articles Archive - Centre for Information Resilience

Myanmar Witness Education

Jul 19

Open source analysis finds increasing damage to Myanmar’s schools with more than 170 incidents since military coup

Damage to Myanmar's schools and universities has left a generation of school children “caught in the crossfire”.

Myanmar Witness Weapons

Jul 6

Myanmar Witness Small Arms Guide

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.

CIR 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 Russia ISKP

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.

Afghan Witness Environment

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...

Afghan Witness Policies and Restrictions Women in Activism, Media, and Politics

Jun 18

1000 Days Of Summer: Imagine a generation of children with illiterate mothers

Over 1,000 days since the Taliban's education ban, Meetra talks us through what that means.

CIR

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 Gaza Ukraine Russia

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 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 Fire Civilians Infrastructure

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.