Promsvyazbank (PSB), Russia’s state-owned bank and the primary financer of its military procurement for the war against Ukraine, has emerged since 2022 as a key instrument in Moscow’s efforts to fully ...

Screenshot from a video shared by a social media user showing the impact of the first reported airstrike in Kyauktaw, followed shortly by a second strike. Myanmar Witness assesses with high confidence ...

Restrictions on women and the media in Afghanistan are well documented, but how they are enforced is less understood. Drawing on Afghan Witness monitoring from January 2022 to April 2026, this report ...

Warning: This article discusses image-based sexual abuse, including abuse involving children and includes graphic source screenshots from CIR’s investigation. Readers may find the content distressing ...

A7 is a political and commercial enterprise aimed at enabling large-scale evasion of sanctions levelled against Russia, in particular sanctions relating to Russia’s invasion and war against Ukraine.

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russia’s attritional fighting has bombarded Ukrainian schools, hospitals and other vital civilian infrastructure in an attempt to make ...

The Centre for Information Resilience (CIR) today revealed a network of social media accounts that distort international perceptions on significant issues, elevate China’s reputation amongst its ...

Myanmar Witness uses satellite imagery, verified footage and NASA FIRMS data to document and investigate where buildings and villages have been destroyed by fire in possible human rights incidents.

To help support researchers and OSINT organisations in dealing with mental health challenges, and advance the conversation on mental health in open-source, CIR is sharing its internal guidelines on ...

Ukrainian refugees are presented with the illusion of choice from the moment of their capture until their involuntary settlement in Russian territory. They are trapped in a Kafka-esque system working ...

Tope Adewoye (bottom right), listed as ‘Treasury and Operations’ on Pilot Finance’s site, and unidentified individual (bottom left) counter-signing a contract at A7 Nigeria office opening, watched by ...

In September 2023, the Taliban announced that they had signed more than $6.5 billion in new mining deals. Afghan Witness delves into the sector dubbed the Taliban’s “cash cow”. Below is a summary of ...