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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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Civilians Airstrike

26th Oct 22

The Concert Bombing

How a deadly airstrike killed scores of civilians in North Myanmar

19th Oct 22

School teacher killed and body mutilated

Vicious attack on school designed to terrorise pupils and teachers

Civilians Children

4th Oct 22

Killed in Mindat Township

Sequel Report: Civilians, including children, were allegedly hit with artillery in different incidents

27th Sep 22

Child severely injured in artillery strike

An indiscriminate attack killing a civilian (child) in M’dat Village, Mindat Township, Chin State.

23rd Sep 22

Mass Killings in North-West Myanmar

Civilian Harm Report (Part Two): Violent civilian deaths in North-West Myanmar

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

Civilians Children

28th Aug 22

Residents forced to flee symbolic peace town

Violence, Airstrikes, Displacement and Refugees in Lay Kay Kaw - December 2021

28th Jul 22

ARMS INVESTIGATION Russian YAK-130 aircraft in Myanmar

An overview of the use of Russian Yak-130 aircraft in Myanmar since the military coup.

25th Jul 22

Violence against protestors in North Okkalapa

A series of violent incidents involving protestors, medical and charitable workers, and security forces in North Okkalapa on 3 March 2021.

21st Jul 22

Burning Myanmar

The growing use of arson against civilian communities

Disinformation Propaganda

19th Jul 22

Myanmar Witness: Pamphlets used for propaganda, misinformation, intimidation & division

CIR's Myanmar Witness team has documented and investigated trends in the dissemination of pamphlets containing misleading or unverified...

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