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Bellingcat@bellingcat.com |
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Bellingcat is an independent investigative collective of researchers, investigators and citizen journalists brought together by a passion for open source research.
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Bellingcat
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You can now find this week's Stage Talk that covered ours and @scrippsnews.bsky.social monitoring of the destruction of heritage sites in Gaza on all podcast providers under 'Stage Talks with Bellingcat' or here on our SoundCloud: on.soundcloud.com/Kg3EG9xn7RNq...
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There are many publicly available research tools out there, but these resources often require some programming knowledge. In this episode of our tech-series, we talk you through the installation of Python and explain how you can use it to access our tools. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFT1...
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Starting now! Join us here: discord.com/invite/jf3fQ...
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Join us live later today for this discussion on destruction in Gaza (6pm CEST/12pm ET) in our discord server: discord.gg/mgXF6uek
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In our latest film, Bellingcat and @scrippsnews.bsky.social located 100 mosques and 21 cemeteries that had been damaged or destroyed in Gaza. On Wednesday our team will discuss this research on stage...
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Join us live at 6pm CEST/12pm ET here: discord.gg/jf3fQ2Wj?eve...
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Our podcast 'Bellingchat Premium' invites you into a conversation between our editors and our researchers on one key investigation from the past month. This month we're looking back at the Indian elections and the impact of Hindu Nationalist websites.
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Bellingcat is a non-profit and the ability to carry out our work is dependent on the kind support of individual donors. If you would like to support our work, you can do so here. www.bellingcat.com/donate/
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The IDF told Bellingcat and @scrippsnews.bsky.social news that the IDF “in no way targets cemeteries as such, and has no policy of harming or desecrating cemeteries”
Watch the full documentary here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOdH...
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Using satellite imagery, Bellingcat and @scrippsnews.bsky.social also found 21 total cemeteries that have suffered damage.
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An analysis found 100 mosques that had either been damaged or destroyed. Ten of those were captured on video, either showing controlled demolitions or airstrikes. At least 43 of them were the only damaged structure within a 50-100 meter radius.
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Famous sites, such as the Al-Omari Mosque in Gaza’s Old City, have been destroyed or greatly damaged, with the destruction visible from satellite imagery. More than half the 150 sites examined by @scrippsnews.bsky.social and Bellingcat would be considered religious sites.
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The Israel Defense Forces told us there “is no doctrine that aims to cause maximal damage to civilian infrastructure regardless of military necessity,” However some sites examined by Scripps News and Bellingcat appear to have been targeted, including cemeteries and mosques.
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In our latest documentary, Bellingcat and @scrippsnews.bsky.social used satellite imagery and open source videos and photos to identify dozens of cultural heritage and religious sites that have either been damaged or destroyed in Gaza. www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/06...
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In this week’s Stage Talk we spoke to researchers Rachel Kowert and Linda Schlegel about extremism and radicalisation in gaming communities. Find it on any major podcast provider under ‘Stage Talks with Bellingcat’ or on our SoundCloud: on.soundcloud.com/WueQ84K1EuUu...
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Our work would not be possible without all of our contributors, volunteers and supporters. Thank you for helping us make an impact.
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We publish our annual report and financial statements every year. The report includes our research highlights, details of the impact we had in 2023, our financial statements and strategies for the future. Find the annual report of 2023 here. www.bellingcat.com/app/uploads/...
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As we release our 2023 annual report, we want to take a look back at an eventful year. Explore an overview of our work, the impact we’ve made and our goals for the coming years in our 2023 recap. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp_K...
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You can read the investigation mentioned in the podcast that focuses on four Indian far-right media outlets that are receiving non-transparent foreign donations here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/05...
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In our new Bellingchat Premium episode, Bellingcat's Pooja Chaudhuri chats about her latest piece investigating Hindu Nationalist websites, the mainstreaming of Hindu Nationalism in India and the results of the recent general election.
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This week the United Nations Security Council called for an end to the siege of Al-Fashir. The Sudanese city looks to fall to the Rapid Support Forces any day; our team worked with Sudanese Fact Checkers Beam Reports to understand the impact its had on civilians.
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Bellingcat continue to use Discord (after the decline of using Twitter for open source research collaboration) as it enables multiple and searchable research channels/forums to happen at once in an easy to manage space. We have many community spaces but our Discord server is a popular one.
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Excellent advice from @bellingcat.com on how to use free-to-access satellite imagery tools which could be used to monitor forest carbon projects
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This Thursday we're talking about extremism in gaming spaces with academic experts Dr Rachel Kowert and Linda Schlegel, examining how and why extremists seek to exploit these spaces. Join us at 11am EDT/5pm CEST for this Stage Talk in our Discord Server here discord.gg/bellingcat?e...
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Fighting continues to escalate in Myanmar within populated areas. Last week, Bellingcat's Pooja Chaudhuri geolocated several villages and townships affected by the widespread violence and analysed data showing a significant increase in airstrikes. www.bellingcat.com/news/rest-of...
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In our latest Behind The Research video, Bellingcat's @annique.bsky.social explains how we used free-to-access satellite imagery tools to monitor Israeli settlements in the West Bank. She also provides key tips to other researchers on using these applications. youtu.be/BwVOE-IpAs4?...
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Bellingcat is a non-profit and the ability to carry out our work is dependent on the kind support of individual donors. If you would like to support our work, you can do so here www.bellingcat.com/donate/
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Our partner Beam Reports examined how the situation in Al Fashir has deteriorated since the start of the Civil War. You can read their report in Arabic, coming out later today. x.com/BeamReports/...
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This corroborates the statement by medicine sans frontiers that the hospital was attacked and they have been forced to close. Casualties are yet to be confirmed. x.com/MSF_Sudan/st...
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In addition to attacks on a children's hospital, on June 9 Al Fashir’s last functioning hospital was forced to close when RSF troops ransacked it. We geolocated photos of the aftermath at the Hospital here 13.609335, 25.358040.
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We also used satellite imagery and NASA FIRMS data to confirm evidence of burning of areas close to the city. Here a town four kilometres from Al Fashir, Talbedeya, was badly burnt in a fire on May 26th.
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Sudan’s ministry of health reported that 38 people were killed and 280 were injured in the fighting in this area of El Fasher over the course of two days. NASA FIRMS data shows an increase in heat signals in the same region as the video was filmed, across May 10-13th.
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We geolocated the video to approximately around 13.621399, 25.380166, just off Al Fashir’s main highway located in a densely populated area. It was filmed between 12:30 -1:30 on May 13 according to Suncalc data.
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On May 13, a video was shared on the RSF’s X channel showing a man in an RSF uniform using what appears to be a Kornet missile atop a Toyota. This is a Russian-made portable anti-tank missile and has a roughly five-kilometre firing range. x.com/RapidSupport...
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Bellingcat analysed footage showing the RSF attempting to seize control over parts of the city as well as satellite imagery showing destruction of densely populated neighbourhoods.
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Sudanese Political Analyst Kholood Khair told Bellingat that although the SAF is receiving weapons through airdrops in Al Fashir it is unlikely to be enough to repel the well armed RSF forces and stop them from taking the city.
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Beam Reports outlines that Al Fashir is considered a strategic military location because it’s near the southwestern border to Chad. The RSF has weapons supply lines from Libya through Chad. It's also considered the only entrance for humanitarian aid through Port Sudan.
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The recent clashes have destroyed or damaged key infrastructure, as the Sudanese Armed Forces and RSF battle for control of the city, severely limiting access to healthcare, food and safe shelter.
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More than a year into the conflict and already 8.8 million people have been displaced across Sudan. Al Fashir has become a refuge for people fleeing the violence in surrounding villages and towns of Darfur.
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Yesterday the International Criminal Court requested information -including images and footage from Al Fashir and Darfur- be shared with the officer of the prosecutor as part of their analysis of alleged crimes x.com/IntlCrimCour...
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Using open source footage and satellite imagery, Bellingcat researcher Eman El-Sherbiny analysed several areas within and surrounding Al Fashir that were impacted by recent clashes.
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Darfur’s largest city is at risk of falling to the Rapid Support Forces, leading experts to warn of the real risk of genocide. Bellingcat and our partners Beam Reports have been examining the deteriorating situation over the past month... www.bellingcat.com/news/africa/...
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Munitions identified by Bellingcat feature in the updated Open Source Munitions Portal. The portal was created last year by Airwars and Armament Research Services to help researchers, journalists and the public better understand modern conflict. You can find the now updated version here osmp.ngo
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This week's Stage Talk with OSINT analyst @gralhix.bsky.social focused on getting you started in open source research. Full of tips and advice for beginner researchers, find it on any major podcast provider under 'Stage Talks with Bellingcat' or on our SoundCloud: on.soundcloud.com/MvXkWLUyLnSN...
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To use the tool you need to be have Python installed on your computer and be familiar with working on the command line. You can find the tool on GitHub here: github.com/bellingcat/i...
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When researching an event or an area, it might be useful to have all the relevant Instagram location tags collated for you. Watch as @obtusatum.bsky.social demonstrates how to use Bellingcat's Instagram Locations Search Tool that helps you with this data collection youtu.be/equWt9Dq5b0?...
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We are proud of our new partnership with the Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice. They will support Bellingcat’s efforts to establish a presence in the United States to conduct ethical and transparent open-source research within the public interest. www.bellingcat.com/bellingcat-p...
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Bellingcat is a non-profit and the ability to carry out our work is dependent on the kind support of individual donors. If you would like to support our work, you can do so here www.bellingcat.com/donate/
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These attacks did not only target civilian homes but analysis of social media posts reveals that attacks have also been carried out against places of worship.
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Many other regions in Myanmar have been subjected to airstrikes and attacks on civilian property in recent months. Bellingcat geolocated numerous alleged military attacks in different parts of the country.
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Planet imagery after the Arakan Army’s alleged attack in May shows the scale of devastation in Buthidaung.
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