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An airstrike on Ka Nan village in Myanmar, analysed using open source investigative techniques (OSINT).

The civil war in Sudan, a conflict between the RSF and SAF, analysed using open source investigative techniques (OSINT).

Three years on from the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, women are banned from education, work and most other areas of public life.

When news breaks, misinformation can spread like wildfire. Stefanie Le, a senior CIR investigator based in Washington DC, discusses the attempted assassination of former US President Donald Trump, the online misinformation that surrounded it, and how to use open source methods to try to make sense of it all.

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

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.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine saw forces attempt to occupy not only land but minds.

CIR examines the perpetrators behind the Moscow Crocus City Hall attack, the responses from ISKP and reactions from their supporters online.

In September 2023, the Taliban announced that they had signed more than $6.5 billion in new mining deals. CIR’s Afghan Witness project...

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

A network that labels Sikh activists as "extremists" and attempts to undermine calls for Sikh independence has reappeared on social media.

Several CIR open source investigators shed light on the challenges of investigating human rights abuses and war crimes.