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CIR is a global leader in open-source investigations, exposing and disrupting malign actors wherever they operate. Our teams investigate foreign influence operations, document harm in conflict environments and expose networks responsible for online manipulation and other harmful activity. At the heart of our approach is a distinctive combination of deep local expertise and cutting-edge investigative methods. By working with regional analysts, civil society partners and technical specialists, we are able to rapidly collect, verify and analyse digital evidence from some of the world’s most challenging environments.

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CIR aims to expose harm globally, online and offline, especially in violent conflicts.

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12th Jan 23

Following a fire trail

Attacks in Sar Htone and Htan Zin village tracts in early December

20th Dec 22

Retaliatory fires after SAC convoy is ambushed

Local resistance in Khin-U township

6th Dec 22

Shot in the Back

An investigation into the killing of civilians in Myinmu

2nd Dec 22

Thirsting for blood

A glimpse into the minds of Myanmar military soldiers waging war on civilian communities

Executions Civilians Fire

29th Nov 22

The Road to Civil War

The evolution and escalation of the war in Myanmar

17th Nov 22

Fire as a weapon in Sagaing

Homes, motorcycles, and allegedly bodies burned in Kyi Su, Sagaing

20th Sep 22

Civilian Harm The impact of military operations in North-West Myanmar

Part One: Military-made fires blaze through burmese villages

1st Sep 22

One year mapping fires in Myanmar

A summary of our work at Myanmar Witness

21st Jul 22

Burning Myanmar

The growing use of arson against civilian communities

11th Feb 22

Verification of burned bodies in Sagaing

Alleged burning of six villagers by the Burmese military in Thit Sein Gyi village in Myanmar’s Sagaing region between 29 January and 3 February 2022.

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