What is it like to investigate human rights abuses in your own country?
Listen to "Ei" sharing her experience and her hopes for the future of Myanmar.

published: 28 June 2024

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Did Russian disinformation affect the French elections? We asked CIR Co-founder Ross Burley for his insights. 

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published: 11 July 2024

How do foreign influence operations actually affect elections?

Myanmar's schools and universities have suffered damage in more than 170 separate incidents since the coup. Listen to CIR's investigator Lucy S. talking about her work documenting these incidents. 

New report documents 174 violent incidents since the coup

How are conspiracy theories born? How do they spiral into various corners of the internet? How can I avoid propagating them? We asked CIR investigator Jack B.

Spreading Conspiracies: Practical tips on how not to

"My country, Myanmar, is a diverse and very sensitive country. It's like almost walking through the glass."

Listen to 'Cozyn', a CIR investigator, talking about the time he was investigating a discovery of six bodies found in Yay Yo village in Myanmar.

Report here: https://www.myanmarwitness.org/reports/six-civilians-killed-and-hidden-in-yay-yo-toilet-pit

For transparency:
CIR’s voice memo interviews are intended to give insight into the various people and roles at CIR and its projects in a conversational style. Speakers are asked to talk (without notes) about something that really matters to them. This voice memo has been edited for structure. 'Cozyn’s' image has been generated with Ai and his voice changed to protect his identity.



How a Google Earth update unlocked an investigation

Stories that matter: From start to finish

Listen to Humaira, a Research Analyst at CIR's Afghan Witness project, reflecting on how women are protesting and resisting the Taliban restrictions against women and what changed as opposed to the first Taliban takeover in the 1990s.  

CIR’s voice memo interviews are intended to give insight into various people and roles at CIR and its projects in a conversational style. This voice memo has been edited for structure.

How women of Afghanistan fight the Taliban today?

What it's like to research hate speech? Listen to Nuhu talking about his work as a data analyst on CIR's Ethiopia project.

Learn more: http://info-res.org/tfgbvinethiopia

How online hate became normalised in Ethiopia

How can investigators maintain their passion for open source research whilst protecting their mental health? CIR investigator Sarah Villegas shares her advice.

Preventing vicarious trauma: Top tips from an open source investigator

The UN Fact-Finding Mission for Sudan's October 2024 report documented sexual violence by the SAF, RSF, allied militias, and other armed groups, with the majority of cases attributed to the RSF and allied militias.

On Day 12 of the #16Days of activism against Gender Based Violence, we ask Yara, an investigator from our Sudan Witness project to explain how they approach incidents of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) in Sudan.

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Conflict-related sexual violence

'As a female investigator, I am committed to shedding light on these harms'.

On Day 16, the final day of the 16 Days Campaign against Gender-Based Violence, we speak to CIR Investigator 'Myla' about her investigations into sexual and gender-based violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Israel, and Lebanon.

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Sexual and gender-based violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Israel, and Lebanon

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