Reports Archive - Centre for Information Resilience

Sudan Witness Minority Rights Information environment Online abuse

Dec 13

Gezira’s marginalised Kanabi community targeted in 'fierce campaign' of hate online

Pro-Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) accounts shared hate speech and misinformation about the marginalised Kanabi community in Gezira state throughout November.

Sudan Witness Airstrike

Dec 9

Alleged airstrike on 13 Market, East Nile, Khartoum State

Flash Report: Sudan Witness has verified footage showing a destroyed marketplace and motionless bodies in East Nile, Khartoum State.

Afghan Witness Media Terrorism Security Propaganda

Dec 9

ISKP calls for “lone wolf” attacks in Khorasan

First calls for attacks in the territory marks a strategic shift for the group

Afghan Witness Disinformation Media

Dec 9

NRF social media campaign seeks support from Trump cabinet picks

Using official channels and unofficial pro-NRF accounts, the group promotes its stance to the U.S. and appeals for tougher anti-Taliban policy

Afghan Witness Education Media Propaganda Children

Dec 9

Women and children’s radicalisation under the Taliban administration

Lectures by female scholar and a children’s play among strategies to promote jihadi ideology

Afghan Witness Terrorism Security

Dec 9

ISKP-claimed attack against Sufis in Baghlan

Ten worshippers killed in evening assault on Sufi shrine by multiple attackers

Eyes on Russia Drones

Dec 4

Russia escalates drone-dropped munitions use in Kherson, Ukraine

The Centre for Information Resilience (CIR) has identified a significant escalation in the use of drone-dropped ordnance by Russian forces to target possible civilians, possible civilian vehicles, and civilian infrastructure in Kherson City and its neighbouring suburb, Antonivka. Between July and 21 October 2024, CIR verified
88 such incidents and has established the locations of anti-personnel mines likely dropped by Russian drone operators.

Afghan Witness Information environment

Nov 21

Afghan factions react to Trump victory with mixed expectations

Pro-Taliban accounts mock U.S. intervention hopes, while anti-Taliban groups see the election as a chance for renewed resistance.

Afghan Witness Executions

Nov 21

Public execution in Paktia marks Taliban’s shift in showcasing Sharia enforcement

Media allowed to film outside the stadium as Haqqani ministers highlight both unity and an attempt at clemency.

Afghan Witness

Nov 21

Tensions flare as Ghor residents confront Taliban forces

Protests over house raids and counternarcotics efforts in Pasaband and Shahrak lead to shootings, arrests, and allegations of ethnic discrimination.

Sudan Witness Civilians Displacement Infrastructure

Nov 21

Deaths, displacement, and destruction in Gezira state

In October 2024, CIR’s Sudan Witness team verified footage relating to civilian deaths, forced displacement, and destroyed infrastructure in three settlements in Gezira, after the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched a major assault on the state. The United Nations (UN) reported that the RSF shot at civilians and subjected them to violence and humiliation between 20 and 25 October, leading to “scores” of casualties.

Afghan Witness Resistance

Nov 21

Urban warfare defines anti-Taliban resistance as AFF & NRF claim 294 attacks in 2024

Analysis highlights growing operational reach of NRF and AFF, with Kabul and northern provinces at the epicentre.