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A report released today by CIR’s Myanmar Witness project has revealed the impact of Myanmar’s conflict on churches in Chin, described as...

The impact of the conflict on medical facilities across Myanmar

An analysis of events involving burnt remains of victims in the Myanmar conflict from March 2022 to September 2023.

Centre for Information Resilience (CIR) is releasing more internal policies relating to the unique challenges online researchers face. Today, we are sharing our “Online Abuse Policy, Support Mechanisms, and Guidance”, a document that sets out how CIR supports staff facing online abuse as a result of their work.

By Rollo Collins, Francesca Gentile and Kyle Glen The first article of our new series “Spotlight on Extremism” looks into the conspiracy...

Avdiivka, a small city 13 kilometres to the north of Donetsk city, has been at the forefront of Russia’s war in Ukraine since 2014. Prior to the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, fighting for the city was emblematic of the broader war in the Donbas and centred on the city’s industrial zone to the south-east. Occasional flare-ups between Russian-backed separatists and Ukrainian forces (such as in January-February 2017) would result in the shelling of the residential areas of Avdiivka, however this was irregular.

By Francesca Gentile A joint CIR investigation finds that last year’s YouTube award for the most-viewed news channel in Indonesia was...

The Taliban announced comprehensive support for refugees returning from Afghanistan, but reports of poor conditions have emerged from the camps set up.

Afghan Witness reflects on some of the key takeaways of the project’s event on 21 November 2023 with Shaharzad Akbar, Francesca Gentile and Nina Jankowicz. How has online abuse affected Afghan women and what can be done about it?

Myanmar Witness investigated reports that three people had been beheaded in Pale township.