Reports Archive - Centre for Information Resilience

Afghan Witness Security Internal Discord Information environment Taliban

Feb 14

Senior Taliban official Mullah Baradar allegedly injured as Supreme Leader deploys forces in capital

Reports of blocked travel in Kabul and disappearances suggest growing tensions.

Afghan Witness Education Education ban Taliban

Feb 14

Taliban intensifies crackdown on modern education

Private education centres shut and foreign scholarships blocked, madrassas promoted instead.

Afghan Witness Security NRF Retaliation Resistance Arrests Taliban

Feb 14

Taliban detains Panjshiris amid crackdown on resistance

Mass arrests follow NRF attack with former security personnel, activists, and educators detained.

Sudan Witness Violence RSF Darfur

Feb 6

Attacks on Burush village, North Darfur

Between 25 and 26 January 2025, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and their allied militia allegedly carried out multiple attacks on Burush village in the Um Kadada locality.

Afghan Witness Policies and Restrictions Information environment Taliban

Feb 3

Taliban moral police launches “women’s rights” campaign

Campaign follows ICC investigation into gender-based abuses.

Afghan Witness Security Foreign relations Terrorism China Taliban ISKP

Feb 3

ISKP kills Chinese national a day after diplomatic anniversary

70th anniversary of China-Afghanistan relations overshadowed by the militant group

Afghan Witness Information environment Foreign relations Protests Social Media Cricket Women's rights Taliban

Feb 3

Afghan diaspora divided over cricket boycott call

UK MPs’ call to exclude Afghanistan from cricket contests splits diaspora over “sportswashing” and national pride

Afghan Witness Information environment Human Rights Education ICC Women's rights Education ban Taliban

Feb 3

ICC calls for Taliban arrests over gender-based crimes ignite debate

Opposition hails accountability while Taliban seeks to rally support

Al Shekaba Al Jack Camp on fire (source: Facebook)

Sudan Witness Hate Speech Burnt SAF Fire

Jan 31

Kanabi settlements burn as violence spreads across Gezira

Three Kanabi settlements suffered fire damage between 11 and 14 January, in likely arson attacks.

Figure 1: Geolocation of one video showing SAF, GIS and SAF-allied forces and another video showing a man in civilian clothing being detained by men in GIS uniform at the same location in Haj Abdullah on 08 January. Source: X, X, Google Earth

Sudan Witness Arrests Civilians Atrocity

Jan 31

SAF and affiliated forces attack villages in Gezira

Sudan Witness verified further footage potentially showing violence towards civilians in villages in Gezira, following the Sudanese Armed Forces' (SAF) takeover of state capital Wad Madani in January 2025.

Sudan Witness Civilians Casualties

Jan 25

Sudanese Armed Forces recaptures key city of Wad Madani

Sudan Witness verified three videos charting the pivotal moment the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) took back control of Wad Madani. The SAF recaptured Gezira's capital from the Rapid Support Forces on 12 January, marking a significant gain in the conflict.

Myanmar Witness Myanmar

Jan 21

Sentiment analysis of the online space for two distinct operations in Myanmar

An analysis of user sentiments in Burmese on TikTok and YouTube regarding two key military operations: Operation 1027, led by the Three Brotherhood Alliance in Shan State from October 2023, and the Myanmar military-led Yan Naing Min Operation, starting in early September in 2024. This work aims to understand how users express their opinions and emotions about these events and to reveal any patterns in the engagement between pro-military and anti-State Administration Council (SAC) actors across operations.