New: Bellingcat and Scripps News followed one IDF battalion’s movements across Gaza, geolocating their social posts to highlight IDF involvement in systematic destruction of Palestinian land and livelihoods: bellingcat.com/news/2024/04/2…

'The killing, um the death, of a Palestinian man...'

A BBC correspondent goes to great lengths to avoid correctly stating that Israel killed 78-year-old US citizen Omar As'ad.

'For $5 million dollars, Louisiana’s flagship university will let an oil company help choose which faculty research projects move forward.'
via Sara Sneath
thelensnola.org/2024/04/19/lsu…

✨Congratulations to Daniela Sala @saramanisera Ollie Ballinger on their nomination for the European Press Prize in the category of Investigative Reporting

Their project was supported by the 🌍Earth Investigations Programme

#europeanpressprize #ijf24

bit.ly/3U3n7L3

NEW INVESTIGATION: We looked into the tragedy on February 29 when over a hundred died while awaiting aid in northern Gaza. We found evidence that casts doubt on the IDF’s version of events. 1/5

Zahid Mahmood Gianluca Mezzofiore Eliza Mackintosh Ibrahim Dahman

edition.cnn.com/2024/04/09/mid…

Using imagery from the aftermath, Bellingcat geolocates overnight strikes, by Israeli forces, on The World Central Kitchen vehicles to the outskirts of Deir al-Balah. bellingcat.com/news/2024/04/0…

NEW: Over 2,700 incidents of oil pollution by ships identified over the past three years

Alexandra Heal and I worked with SkyTruth for this week’s climate graphic of the week

Excited to see that our Scripps News + Bellingcat doc (with Yörük Işık, Bridget & Ollie Ballinger) has been named a finalist for the mid-form category at Centre for Information Resilience's inaugural Open Source Film Awards.

In some great company as well!

Link to video: youtube.com/watch?v=3KsICB…

Using open-source intelligence, satellite imagery and official statements we have documented how Israel's military campaign is turning principles of humanitarianism into weapons, deployed against a civilian population.

Read full investigation
gaza.forensic-architecture.org

With Younis Tirawi | يونس , Bellingcat have found IDF soldiers' social accounts that raise concerns about the treatment of detainees. We found content showing men blindfolded and bound, draped in flags and soldiers appearing to throw US money at those being held. bellingcat.com/news/2024/03/0…

My latest for Bellingcat, with T&T Guardian's Asha Javeed and Thomas Bordeaux: documents show the 'Solo Creed,' which towed the barge that caused an oil spill in Tobago, belonged to a network of Panamanian companies that previously moved oil from Venezuela. bellingcat.com/news/2024/03/0…

At least 100 killed and 700 injured in chaotic incident where IDF opened fire as people waited for food in Gaza, Palestinian officials say
cnn.com/middleeast/liv…

NEW: One of the worst methane leaks ever recorded revealed.

Using satellite data, scientists estimate 127,000 tonnes of methane escaped from an exploratory well in Kazakhstan.

We analysed Planet satellite images to understand exactly what happened, from the blowout to its fix

The official state of Israel account has posted this video, saying it is facilitating aid into Gaza.

A short clip at the end of the video, claiming to show tents and shelter equipment for Gazans, was actually filmed in March 2022, showing tents in Moldova for Ukrainian refugees.

NEW 🛢An oil refinery project in India 🇮🇳 backed by ADNOC Group and SaudiAramco is fuelling community oppression – with campaigners reportedly criminalised, spied on, banned from areas and forced into hiding, our new investigation finds.

Couldn’t quite believe this but here it is, in all its excruciating glory.

Applications are open for our short course on Palestine Refugees and International Law, 2024.

Dates: 15-16 March 2024
Location: Amman, Jordan

Tutors are Prof Dawn Chatty and Prof Susan M Akram.

Find full details 👇
rsc.ox.ac.uk/study/short-co…

🚨In our new study in nature 🚨 we processed 2 million GB of satellite images to identify fishing vessels, nonfishing vessels and fixed infrastructure across the ocean over 5 years. Remarkably, we find that 75% of the world’s industrial fishing vessels are not publicly tracked.

Remember these images next time the Western world utters the words 'self-defence'.
Remember the translation is the elimination of all life.

🧵🧵tracking the complete and utter logistics chaos in Europe-bound containership trades as the Houthis realise the widespread disruption they could cause by threatening commercial trade. These boxship diversion patterns last seen after Ever Given blocked the Suez Canal.