Using open source tools to understand the extent of the damage caused by the conflict in Sudan.

New video by CIR Director of Investigations, Ben Strick.
Watch in full (20mins)
youtube.com/watch?v=MKxUCb…

Every day a day far too long. Russia should release Evan Gerhskovich immediately

Brilliant resource in partnership with Zan Times and C4ADS, mapping the violence and abuse of women in #Afghanistan 👇

1/2 Last week, we announced the winners of the inaugural CIR Open Source Film Awards at #ijf24 . Congratulations again to France Télévisions Les Révélateurs de FranceTV BBC The Washington Post and Airwars for winning their respective CIR “GOAT” [Greatest Of All Time] 2024 award!

We are proud to announce the winners of the first edition of the CIR Open Source Film Awards!

🏆 France Télévisions Les Révélateurs de FranceTV
The two gangs involved in a bloody drug trafficking war in Marseille (short-form category)

🏆 BBC
Catching a Pervert: Sexual Assault For Sale (mid-form…

What an incredible piece of journalism and #OSINT . If you haven't seen it yet - it's a must watch.

Was delighted to be able to recognise the brilliant work from Airwars👇

Today, CNN’s open-source intelligence team presented their investigation into the deterioration of medical facilities in Gaza at the inaugural Centre for Information Resilience Open Source Film Awards ceremony, at journalism festival.

The team was nominated in the short form category for their piece.

The quality of entries has been amazing - the jury have a tough ask to pick our winners... 👀

This is brilliant. And looking forward to knowing if the hedgehog / fur hat story was #isthisjoe ?

But a reminder that malign states like Russia have been doing this for years. Because it's easy, cheap and effective.

Looking forward to seeing #CivilWarMovie - not so much as a cautionary tale about the US political system, but as an exploration of the ethics of journalism: about detaching oneself from events & seeking accountability when there's no promise of justice. As in much #OSINT work.

In about two weeks, CIR will host the first edition of the CIR Open Source Film Awards at the International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy on 18 April!

To showcase all the amazing investigations that were shortlisted, we will be sharing a dedicated trailer for each of…

In exactly two weeks, CIR will host the first edition of the CIR Open Source Film Awards at the International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy on 18 April!

To showcase all the amazing investigations that were shortlisted, we will be sharing a dedicated trailer for each of…

X accounts in South Africa that have been praising Russia have swung their support behind former President Zuma's MK party trib.al/5tA6Eaa

I want to show you a truly incredible tweet. An amazing disinformation turducken. Here is Alex Jones, retweeting nonsense about Ukraine from Russia propaganda network RT. And that 'MAGA' account in the middle?

That's a CCP influence op.

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This is the important point of all that came out today in the Insider report on Russian attack on American diplomats, military and intelligence:

Michael Weiss

Hugely impressive and important investigation👇

This systematic targeting of communities in Sudan has created the world's largest displacement crisis.

Shocking findings on scorched earth tactics compiled by Centre for Information Resilience & brilliantly analysed by Saywah Mahmood.

180 fires in 108 settlements.

news.sky.com/story/amp/war-…

⚫️In the news today

We’re proud CIR's Myanmar Witness investigators were able to contribute to the CNN investigation into Myanmar’s junta terror tactics.

Watch in full: edition.cnn.com/2024/03/27/asi…

#Myanmar

🔴SAVE THE DATE!
'CIR Open-Source Film Awards ceremony' 🏆🎬
#ijf24 with 
Ross Burley
Benjamin Strick
Suzanne Vanhooymissen
Centre for Information Resilience
🎥Live & On Demand > on Thu, Apr 18th
journalismfestival.com/programme/2024…