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Centre for Information Resilience

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Non-profit that exposes human rights & war crimes, counters disinformation, & combats online harms targeting women & minorities. www.info-res.org

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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Очі на Росію (Eyes on Russia), проєкт Центру інформаційної стійкості (Centre for Information Resilience), тепер має контент українською мовою.
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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
CIR's Eyes on Russia project now has content available in Ukrainian. Just head over to our articles page and switch the language in the top right corner to access the newly available translation of our article on the impact of drone warfare in Kherson. More translations to follow.
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Eyes on Russia Archives
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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
🧵This week, the US Treasury sanctioned a network that was supporting sanction evasion activities. Part of this network were the Kyrgyzstani company Old Vector and the Russian A7. Read the full US Treasury press release:
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Treasury Sanctions Cryptocurrency Exchange and Network Enabling Sanctions Evasion and Cyber Criminals
WASHINGTON — Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is re-designating the cryptocurrency exchange Garantex Europe OU (Garantex), which has directly facilitated...
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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Newly verified events were added to the Israel-Gaza Conflict Map. 52 casualties could be visually confirmed in these incidents, including 12 minors. The map now showcases over 1,780 incidents in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Israel, and Lebanon. See the thread for more details 👇
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Israel-Gaza Conflict Map
The Israel-Gaza Conflict Map is a map of incidents documented by CIR covering the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Israel and Lebanon since 7 October 2023.
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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Despite the declarations of peace to enable humanitarian relief for Myanmar, reports of airstrikes continued to emerge after the 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit the country in March.
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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
One year on from the Southport and Bondi Junction knife attacks, we explore the narrative trajectories that emerge in the wake of violence, and the implications of what is left unsaid.
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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
In our latest film, CIR investigators illustrate how sometimes the most “basic” verification method – like matching the writing in the dust – can seem almost revolutionary in its simplicity. Because not all of the steps in this investigation made it into the film, we want to share this extra clip👇
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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
For the first time, CIR has uncovered the location of a Sudanese RSF military camp in the desert of Sudan’s neighbour, Libya. It is directly linked to the war in Sudan. We will show you where, we will show you how. Watch in full now: youtu.be/umaFPlwJUKM
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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Violent extremist organisations have killed and kidnapped civilians as they consolidate their influence over the Sahel area 🧵👇 1/
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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
New verified incidents were added to our Israel-Gaza Conflict Map. The map now showcases 1,761 incidents covering the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Israel, and Lebanon since 7 October 2023: www.info-res.org/israel-gaza-... 1/
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Israel-Gaza Conflict Map
The Israel-Gaza Conflict Map is a map of incidents documented by CIR covering the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Israel and Lebanon since 7 October 2023.
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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
🧵 As Syria emerges from nearly 14 years of civil war, the country has already seen three waves of serious violence since Bashar al-Assad’s regime fell in December 2024. 1/
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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Last week, reports emerged that airstrikes hit a monastery in Sagaing, where many people were seeking refuge from the violence in surrounding villages. CIR’s Myanmar Witness collected and analysed content related to the incident that has been surfacing online and confirmed the location. 1/
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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Our documentary team has been working closely with CIR investigators to visualise some of the rigorous open source investigations we have conducted over the past years. 🔔 Subscribe so that you won’t miss any of our work.
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CIR - Centre for Information Resilience
Welcome to @cen4infores, the official YouTube home of CIR, the Centre for Information Resilience. As an independent non-profit, we aim to expose human rights abuses, counter disinformation, and comb...
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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
🧵 CIR verified 12 incidents that took place in western Ukraine over the weekend. Nine of them occurred in Chernivtsi Oblast, where no incident has been verified by CIR before. These led to severe damage to civilian infrastructure and at least two casualties. 1/
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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
🧵 Today, our Israel-Gaza Conflict Map contains over 1,700 geolocated and verified incidents. Since our last update, 36 incidents were added, showing damage to residential and educational areas, shelters, water infrastructure, and over 100 casualties. 📆 The map is updated every two weeks. 1/
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Israel-Gaza Conflict Map
The Israel-Gaza Conflict Map is a map of incidents documented by CIR covering the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Israel and Lebanon since 7 October 2023.
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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Last night, Russia launched the largest air attack on Ukraine since the start of the full-scale invasion. Overnight from 8 to 9 July, 741 missiles and drones were fired at Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian Air Force. See below how the Russian drone attacks on Ukraine increased over the months.
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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
The International Criminal Court has issued warrants for two senior Taliban leaders for persecuting women and girls, and other persons non-conforming with the Taliban’s policy on gender, gender identity or expression. 1/
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Situation in Afghanistan: ICC Pre-Trial Chamber II issues arrest warrants for Haibatullah Akhundzada and Abdul Hakim Haqqani
Today, 8 July 2025, Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or “the Court”) has issued,  in the context of the Situation of Afghanistan, warrants of arrest for Mr Haibatullah A...
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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
🧵 Sudan Witness verified multiple videos showing the likely sequence of events which culminated in the killing of several unarmed individuals in civilian clothing in Salha, Omdurman. The footage was likely filmed on 27 Apr 2025. Read the thread to see the evidence behind what likely took place. 1/
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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
On Sunday, Ukraine signed a decree enacting sanctions against 60 companies that help Russia evade restrictions. Among them, A7 - a Russian company majority owned by Ilan Shor, a politician and businessman convicted of fraud in Moldova. Read more about A7 and A7A5 below 👇
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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Documented cases of alleged human shields in Gaza and the West Bank CIR has verified videos that appear to show individuals blindfolded, handcuffed, tied to vehicle bonnets and dressed in military attire 🧵👇1/4
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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
1/2 North Korea could send up to 30,000 additional soldiers to help Russia on the front lines in Ukraine, CNN reports. OSINT can be useful in spotting signs of moving troops across countries - check the satellite imagery supplied by the Open Source Centre to see if you can spot the planes 👇
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North Korea to send as many as 30,000 troops to bolster Russia’s forces, Ukrainian officials say | CNN
North Korea is set to treble the number of its troops fighting for Russia along the front lines with Ukraine, sending an additional 25,000 to 30,000 soldiers to assist Moscow, according to an intellig...
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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
How do investigators verify that footage posted on social media shows what it says it does? How did investigators establish a pattern of Russian drone attacks on civilians in Kherson? Why has 2025 seen an increase in Russian ballistic missile strikes?
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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
1/ Our new investigation has uncovered a Russian financial network that could enable the bypassing of Western sanctions. At the centre: a company called A7, and a cryptocurrency called A7A5. 🧵👇
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A7A5: Circumventing sanctions with stablecoin cryptocurrency
A CIR investigation suggests that Russian company A7 has been constructing a system based on both fiat currency and cryptocurrency to transfer money into and out of Russia.
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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
When an aircraft crashed in Pale township three weeks ago, the Myanmar military blamed an engine failure. The resistance groups, however, claimed they shot the aircraft down. CIR's Myanmar Witness investigators examined the footage and claims surrounding the incident 👇
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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
NHK Japan reported on the 12 May airstrike on a school in Myanmar’s Tabayin Township – using a recent investigation conducted by CIR's Myanmar Witness to piece together what really happened:
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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Each data point on our Israel-Gaza Conflict Map represents a story: schools, hospitals and key infrastructure damaged, potential aid obstruction, lives lost.
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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
1/ On 13 April, a double-tap Russian strike hit Sumy City, marking the highest loss of civilian life in a single incident verified by CIR since October 2023. Follow the thread to understand what a double-tap strategy is and what it means 🧵:
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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
A recent piece by @wsj.com on Russia's increasing use of attack drones in Ukraine cites statistical analysis undertaken by CIR. Read the full article here:
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Russia Is Churning Out Attack Drones. Ukraine Is Feeling the Impact.
Moscow’s drone strikes have grown exponentially thanks in part to a deal with Iran to produce its Shahed drones on Russian soil. An attack overnight that focused on Kyiv killed at least 15.
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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
1/ Misinformation has been widespread since Israel launched strikes on Iran last week. CIR has been analysing some of the content circulating online 🧵👇
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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv was damaged during Russian strikes between 9 and 10 June 2025.
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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Vital voices are being removed by gender-based violence, in real life and online. Do you want to know more? Visit our Gender Lens hub, which collates all of our gender work, allowing you to filter it by topic and country:
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Gender Lens Research
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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Last night, on 5 June, Russia launched 407 Shahed and decoy drones into Ukrainian airspace. Around 17,500 Shahed drones and decoys were launched by Russia between January and June 2025. This accounts for a staggering 50% of the total drones launched since the beginning of the full-scale invasion.
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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
We are pleased that our data are being used to complement important stories such as @france24.com’s recent coverage of Myanmar's tribespeople being affected by mining operations.
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China lead mine plan weighs heavily on Myanmar tribe
Hundreds of protesting Myanmar tribespeople march up a hillside to a cavernous facility where a Chinese joint venture's giant milling machines stand ready to grind up the rocks of their ancestral home...
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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Is the UK ready for next-generation responsibility as well as next-generation warfare? What we can learn from OSINT applied in the human rights sector:
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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
In October, we launched the Digital Investigation Academy to train up the next generation of investigators and provide graduates with job opportunities. Learn more about the programme:
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CIR’s first Digital Investigation Academy draws to a Close
CIR launched the Digital Investigation Academy in October 2024 to teach UK university students open source (OSINT) skills, open career pathways, and facilitate opportunities for real-world impact. Her...
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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
How do you disprove that someone’s actions are ‘proportionate and necessary’? The Myanmar military claimed they are taking ‘proportionate and necessary action against insurgents’, while over 30 airstrikes reportedly hit civilian areas in Myanmar earlier this year.
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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Airstrikes have become so common in Myanmar that there’s rarely a day without new reports. After thousands were injured or killed in a major earthquake in March, news emerged of strikes hitting schools, villages and monasteries. Watch this video by The Economist to see a snippet of the destruction:
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Is Myanmar’s junta bombing its own citizens?
YouTube video by The Economist
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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
A recent report by @rsf.org and Truth Hounds, covered by the @washingtonpost.com, shows how Russian strikes on hotels near the front line in Ukraine have become increasingly common.
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Last Check-In: The Russian Strikes on Ukrainian Hotels Silencing the Press – Truth Hounds
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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
On 12 May 2025, an airstrike reportedly hit a school in Oe Htein Kwin, Tabayin township, Sagaing Region, Myanmar. Dozens were killed and many more injured, mostly children.
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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
After reports of drone strikes emerged from Port Sudan in early May, CIR's Sudan Witness used user-generated content (UGC) and satellite imagery to verify fires and damage to six sites in Port Sudan between 4 and 7 May 2025. New report: www.info-res.org/reports/alle...
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Alleged drone strikes in Port Sudan
CIR verified user-generated content and satellite imagery confirming fires and damage to six sites in Port Sudan.
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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
How can OSINT be used to investigate illegal mining? #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
CIR is proud to have contributed research findings to the @nytimes.com’s important coverage of Sudan, for which the newspaper won this year’s Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting. Congratulations to Declan Walsh, the chief Africa correspondent and the staff of the NYT for their vital work!
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New York Times wins Pulitzer for Sudan reporting, with contributions from Sudan Witness
CIR’s Sudan Witness project supported the New York Times with its reporting on Sudan, which has just been awarded a Pulitzer prize.
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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Open source analysis reveals how the Myanmar military continued to conduct airstrikes despite announcing a temporary ceasefire and a period of national mourning 🧵👇
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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
On 19 April 2025, multiple Facebook accounts shared videos online, claiming that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) took control of Burush village in North Darfur. Sudan Witness geolocated three of them. Read the thread to see what else the videos show and which tools helped us with the verification 👇
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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
CIR Open Source Film Awards began with a simple idea: to celebrate how open source investigative techniques can help shape some of the most powerful stories in journalism. It’s a yearly collection designed to be explored, revisited, and learned from. Take a look at this year's winners 👇
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Film Awards - 2025 Winners
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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
A Russian drone strike hit a lead car in a convoy of marked medical/evacuation vehicles in Donetsk Oblast on 10 April 2025. #EyesonRussia investigators verified one severely damaged medical vehicle and two lightly injured people who might have been medical personnel or volunteers.
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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
One individual was identified in at least three videos. The videos show an execution, forced detentions, and fighters entering the National Insurance Fund facility.
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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
CIR verified several videos, showing civilian deaths and fires in Zamzam camp during the RSF attack over the weekend. Sudan’s RSF attacked the largest camp for internally displaced persons in Darfur on 11 April 2025. The weekend saw a wave of media reports detailing the violence in Zamzam camp.
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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Two videos, two different versions of what happened. Rollo Collins, CIR’s investigator spoke to the AP about what our analysts at Eyes on Russia have been seeing since late 2023 and provides details surrounding the recordings. Watch the video and read more:
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A video of Ukrainian POWs killed by men identified as Russians raises questions on accountability
Ukrainian drone video seen by The Associated Press shows four Ukrainian soldiers who have surrendered being shot to death by men identified as Russian troops in the village of Piatykhatky last month.
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Centre for Information Resilience @cen4infores.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
We are proud to announce the winners of the CIR Open Source Film Awards 2025! SHORT-FORM CATEGORY 🏆 How Russia is trying to turn Ukrainian teenagers into soldiers in occupied territories Congratulations to @francetelevisions.bsky.social Watch in full: www.francetvinfo.fr/monde/europe...
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