Reports

On 1 December, the RSF captured the 22nd Division base in Babanusa, West Kordofan, after signalling their advance online and carrying out a destructive assault verified by satellite imagery and multiple videos. The takeover consolidated RSF control in western Sudan and restricted civilian reporting, raising concerns over further moves toward SAF-held areas.

Despite nationwide internet shutdowns, a trail of digital evidence reveals how Tanzania’s October 2025 elections were followed by deadly violence, brutal crackdowns on protesters, and possible mass graves - offering a stark picture of alleged human rights abuses that unfolded largely out of public view.

Myanmar Witness has carried out an investigation into internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Myanmar between January and June 2025, due to the spread of internal displacement-related reports being shared online since the 1 February 2021 coup.

Since the Taliban’s return in 2021, Afghan women have faced escalating restrictions that limit their mobility, visibility, and access to basic services. This report together recent directives verified by Afghan Witness, as well as a timeline of restrictions since 2021 to show how measures eroding women's rights across Afghanistan have developed.

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.