Reports

Using satellite imagery and user-generated content, Sudan Witness has verified and reconstructed events surrounding an alleged RSF attack on the village of Shaq Al Noum, Barah locality, North Kordofan, on 12 July 2025.

After the March 2025 earthquake, Myanmar’s military and resistance forces announced ceasefires to enable aid distribution. However, analysis by Myanmar Witness reveals that attacks continued despite the truce.

The Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) shares a wide range of audio content via social media to influence and connect with its online audience. Here we examine the ISKP's use of sound to shape its messaging and mobilise support.

In May 2025, homes were demolished across a large area of Khartoum’s Al Khairat neighbourhood, and hundreds of people were evicted. The destruction followed months of rising online hostility toward the marginalised Kanabi community.

A CIR investigation suggests that Russian company A7 - co-owned by Moldovan political figure and businessman Ilan Shor and Russian state-owned defence bank Promsvyazbank - has been constructing a system based on both fiat currency and cryptocurrency for the large-scale transfer of money into and out of Russia.

Places of worship are intended to provide sanctuary and peace, even during times of war. But in Myanmar, many of these historic sites are increasingly becoming scenes of devastation.

Using satellite imagery and user-generated content (UGC), Sudan Witness has reconstructed a timeline of events surrounding an attack on a joint aid convoy on 3 June near Kuma, North Darfur.

A Myanmar Air Force aircraft crashed in Sa Par Sayt village in Sagaing’s Pale Township on 10 June 2025. Resistance groups claimed they shot it down, while SAC sources stated the crash was caused by an engine failure. Myanmar Witness examined the footage and claims surrounding the incident.

This report investigates claims of Myanmar military airstrikes on villages to assess whether they were isolated incidents or part of a broader pattern. While the State Administration Council (SAC) maintains these strikes are necessary, targeted responses to threats, Myanmar Witness found that in many cases, strikes destroyed or severely damaged villages and infrastructure in areas where civilians, including children, were reportedly present. This contradicts the SAC’s assertion that only insurgents are targeted and suggests that even so-called isolated strikes may reflect a broader, more indiscriminate use of force.

Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) uses a wealth of visual material to communicate as a group on social messaging platforms, including stickers, gifs, posters and infographics. This investigation analyses an indicative sample of visual materials shared by the ISKP to identify key narratives in the content, provide explanations of their context, and assess their purposes.

Reports described how dozens - mainly children - had been killed in an airstrike that hit a school in Sagaing’s Tabayin township, claims that were dismissed as 'fake news' by SAC-aligned sources. Myanmar Witness pieced together UGC and satellite imagery to show what really happened.

A new study by CIR reveals that open source research is a field defined by innovation but also imbalance when it comes to gender equality. It presents concrete recommendations for how to strengthen gender sensitivity and inclusion as essential for relevant, accurate, and ethically grounded investigations.