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On 24 October, 46 people were reportedly killed in an attack at St Rufael’s Orthodox Church in Chole, Sherka Woreda, in Ethiopia’s Oromia region. Many of those killed were apparently followers of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. CIR has analysed footage to verify what happened.

A CIR investigation into Telegram's "nudification" bots found that they are only the visible layer of a wider, commercially organised abuse economy that allow operators to rebuild the moment a single bot is removed.

A new investigation by Syrian Archive and Verify, documenting over 1,000 incidents, show how water has been used as a weapon throughout Syria's conflict, from sieges and looted infrastructure, to flooding and contamination.

From AI-generated videos imagining London “taken over” by immigrant communities, to TikTok videos depicting a walk through central London requiring military-style gear, CIR has documented a wave of online disinformation portraying London as a city “in decline”. The content collected spans five platforms, overlaps with far-right extremist ideology, and is reaching international audiences.

Scam compounds, where people are forced to conduct online fraud targeting victims globally, have emerged as one of the most significant human rights crises in Southeast Asia. Myanmar Witness has been monitoring the compounds since the 2021 military coup, identifying more than 137 suspected sites across Myanmar and the wider region through satellite imagery analysis, victim testimonies, missing persons reports, and incident records.

Strikes hit Asadabad, the capital of Afghanistan's Kunar province, on 27 April 2026, damaging a university, residential buildings, and a petrol station and leaving dozens of civilians killed or injured. Afghan Witness verified the damage, geolocated the incidents, and assessed the likely weapons used, amid contested attribution and no official Pakistani acknowledgement.

Research conducted by SEEN for Civil Peace, a Syrian civil society organisation, in collaboration with CIR, examined the complex interactions of hostile dynamics during the critical transitional phase, following the collapse of the Syrian regime in late 2024. This research is the first of its kind in Syria.

An investigation examining how online gendered narratives targeting African women intersect with incidents of conflict-related sexual violence linked to Russian-controlled forces.

Following M23’s withdrawal from Uvira, CIR verified the looting of a predominantly Banyamulenge church and documented a sharp increase in online criticism of MONUSCO, highlighting concerns about civilian protection during periods of shifting territorial control in eastern DRC.

A military jet reportedly bombed residents preparing for a funeral in Htee Lin village on 22 January 2026, then struck again as survivors tried to help the wounded. Myanmar Witness verified footage showing at least 10 casualties, including individuals believed to have been displaced by recent fighting in the region.