Reports

After an 18-month siege, El Fasher fell to the RSF on October 26, 2025. Footage verified by CIR shows civilians being detained and killed as they tried to flee, as well as senior commanders present at execution sites and signs of further atrocities being committed.

Multiple agencies have reported that the Arakan Army is responsible for the killing of more than 600 Rohingya civilians in Htan Shauk Khan village, Buthidaung township on 2 May 2024. Through geolocation, satellite, and forensic imagery analysis, Myanmar Witness has investigated into the reported massacre.

CIR’s investigation into Rafah found widespread destruction between March and May 2025, with nearly 70% of structures in the area wiped out. Much of the damage was concentrated near the newly built Morag Corridor, alongside evidence of cleared IDP camps and damaged infrastructure. Verified footage sheds further light on how this destruction took place.

A7, led by convicted fraudster Ilan Shor and backed by sanctioned Russian banks, claims to have moved over $86 billion in less than a year. CIR’s investigation details how A7 uses shell companies and promissory notes, a form of trade-based money laundering, to evade Western sanctions. With most of its activity routed through China and new offices opening in Africa, A7 is emerging as a global sanctions-evasion hub.

Between 2022 and 2023, Myanmar Witness verified forced evictions, arson, and airstrikes in at least 21 villages near the Letpadaung copper project in Sagaing Region. These findings highlight how the mine’s expansion has become entangled with military operations and displacement, raising concerns over human rights abuses.

Using flight tracking data, call signs and satellite imagery, Myanmar Witness has gathered evidence indicating that Czech company Let Aircraft Industries, part of Omnipol, may have supplied the Myanmar Air Force with three Let L410 UVP-E20 aircraft.

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.