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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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Afghan Witness Media Education Arrest

14th Aug 23

Two years of Taliban rule: Documenting human rights abuses using open source

Report by Afghan Witness details more than 3,000 claims of human rights violations in Afghanistan under Taliban rule

Myanmar Witness Fire

8th Aug 23

Myanmar on fire

The increased use of fires between September 2022 and January 2023

Sudan Witness Executions

28th Jul 23

Khamis Abbakar, Governor of West Darfur, abducted and killed in El Geneina

WARNING: This report contains descriptions of graphic violence. CIR has verified information related to the abduction and killing of...

Sudan Witness Healthcare

28th Jul 23

Looting of health facilities in Zalingei, Central Darfur - 27 June 2023

CIR has verified footage showing the looting of health facilities in Zalingei, Central Darfur on 27 June 2023. Download the PDF version...

Sudan Witness Healthcare

28th Jul 23

SAF occupation of Al-Amal Hospital

CIR analysts have verified video circulating on 10 July 2023, showing the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) occupying a hospital and setting up...

Sudan Witness Violence Civilians

28th Jul 23

Violent dispersal of civilians to pave way for occupation

CIR has verified three incidents where the RSF have used violent dispersion tactics in residential areas to intimate and instil fear in...

Sudan Witness Civilians Fire

28th Jul 23

Fires at the Sieve Crops market and central Omdurman

CIR has verified large fires which destroyed a market and an industrial area north of central Omdurman between 2 July and 5 July 2023....

Afghan Witness Policies and Restrictions Women in Activism, Media, and Politics

28th Jul 23

Women protest in Kabul over Taliban ban on beauty salons

Verifiable videos circulated online showing the Taliban using a water cannon and gunfire into the air to disperse protesters.

Sudan Witness Infrastructure Civilians

27th Jul 23

Destruction of residential areas in Darfur

Analysis of satellite imagery and thermal anomalies detected by NASA’s Fire Information Management System (FIRMS) confirm widespread...

27th Jul 23

Claims of Taliban killings of former ANDSF and family members continue to surface, including female officer

While cases are difficult to fully verify, there has been a steady stream of claims since the Taliban’s return to power.

Myanmar Witness Fire

25th Jul 23

Myanmar’s Southern Flames

Myanmar Witness Fellowship Houses razed in Palaw township, Tanintharyi region Key Event Details Location of Incident: Three villages in...

Myanmar Witness Civilians Airstrike Fire

17th Jul 23

Shwegu township under fire

Fires, airstrikes and mass displacement reported in 13 villages

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