Unlike what X claims, this article is not unsafe. What is unsafe is the attempt to stop everyone from reading it. bellingcat.com/news/2024/07/0…

A Russian vessel was granted clearance by a UN inspection body to call at a Houthi-controlled port in Yemen after surreptitiously exporting grain from occupied Crimea, an investigation by Bellingcat and @lloydslist finds. bellingcat.com/news/2024/07/1…

An instagram influencer posted images of her life in Dubai but in doing so, inadvertently revealed details about the whereabouts of her husband, an alleged Bosnian cartel member. Our latest guide explains how we located them. bellingcat.com/resources/2024…

Protests against police violence led to the end of the 15 year rule of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Bangladesh this week. In our latest the Bellingcat team geolocates videos just before the PM's fall, showing violent responses to the civil unrest. bellingcat.com/news/2024/08/0…

In the Dark has obtained photos of the 2005 massacre in Haditha, Iraq — which the U.S. military tried to keep from the public for years newyorker.com/podcast/in-the…

Latest: Bellingcat researcher Jake Godin uses satellite imagery to demonstrate the scale of destruction currently occurring along the Rafah border in Gaza. We geolocated individuals' homes and conflict spots which have been a part of wide scale damage. bellingcat.com/news/2024/08/2…

In May, U.S. President Biden set a “red line” for Israel stating that if the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) went into Rafah’s population centres his administration was going to start limiting what weapons the U.S. would provide Israel. This claim has been repeated in recent months.

In our latest guide, Bellingcat contributor Wim Zwijnenburg explains how to use open source earth observation tools to detect and monitor oil spills. bellingcat.com/resources/how-…

🧵 Important investigation by Marianna Spring on how social media algorithms push harmful content to young users. This connects closely to my research on online radicalisation. Let me explain how.

Join us on Thursday at 5pm CEST/11am ET for our next Stage Talk. This week we're speaking to the Bellingcat researchers behind our investigation into the Barsalogho massacre in Burkina Faso. More than 100 people lost their lives when militants attacked. discord.gg/FhxHD9GS2K?eve…

Bellingcat explores the mysterious Hungarian company linked to the exploding pagers from Tuesday’s attack in Lebanon that left at least 12 dead and almost 3000 injured. Researchers found an unreported name associated with the consulting firm. bellingcat.com/news/2024/09/2…

The new Online Open Source Investigation Toolkit from Bellingcat is an extremely useful resource for journalists, researchers and hobbyists for digital investigations. Check it out and bookmark it! bellingcat.com/resources/2024…

Satellite imagery shows Israel Defense Forces (IDF) activity around the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) base, where Irish peacekeeping troops are stationed. New from Bellingcat’s @jakegodin bellingcat.com/news/2024/10/0…

Israel has published more videos of its own airstrikes than any other modern military - boasting precision in its campaign in Gaza. But who was really killed? A new Airwars visual investigation in collaboration with Sky News idf-tweets-gaza.airwars.org

Held on #WorldMentalHealthDay , Merel Zoet interviews Dr Elizabeth Pearson on the safety and security of researchers/journalists when investigating cases of online extremism and terrorism. 👂on podcast platforms under 'Stage Talks with Bellingcat' or on YouTube: youtu.be/42Csege8gLg?fe…

In our latest investigation, Bellingcat researcher Koltai.bsky.social reveals the hidden network behind OpenDream, an AI art generator platform. She found several instances of child sexual abuse material being generated and featured on the site. bellingcat.com/news/2024/10/1…

Did you know Tajikistan is the only country hosting military facilities from Russia, China, AND India? Learn more, this Thursday at 5pm CET when we interview The Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs's Michael Hilliard about strategic challenges and military capabilities in Central Asia.

There's some new limited SkySat imagery from Planet showing the condition of villages and towns in southern Lebanon on October 24. Thread with some of the updated locations: Kfarkela, Sep26 / Oct24 Image is rotated. Large amount of destruction adjacent to the Israeli border.

How extremist settlers in the West Bank became the law - mobilisation of violent settlers has left Palestinian villagers fearing attacks and displacement, while the UN is warning that this could be the most dangerous olive harvest season ever. ig.ft.com/west-bank/

The Ukrainian city of Vovchansk has been pummelled by Russian forces. Hospitals, schools, residential blocks and more have been flattened. Now, a new analysis suggests close to 80% of buildings in the city have been either damaged or destroyed. bellingcat.com/news/2024/10/2…