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As Azerbaijan Consolidates Control, Armenians Flee Nagorno-Karabakh

As Azerbaijan Consolidates Control, Armenians Flee Nagorno-Karabakh
Chaos and Crisis as Azerbaijan Attacks Nagorno-Karabakh
  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan

Chaos and Crisis as Azerbaijan Attacks Nagorno-Karabakh

US neo-Nazi says He Fought in Ukraine, Records Place Him in Florida
  • Far-Right
  • Geolocation

US neo-Nazi says He Fought in Ukraine, Records Place Him in Florida

Geolocating Russia’s Disgraced General Surovikin
  • Geolocation
  • Russia

Geolocating Russia’s Disgraced General Surovikin

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  • Following the Money: A Beginner’s Guide to Using the OpenCorporates API August 24, 2023
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Colombia

Lucas Villa: Cell Phone Data Gives New Insight into Unsolved Case of Colombian Protestor’s Killing

Lucas Villa: Cell Phone Data Gives New Insight into Unsolved Case of Colombian Protestor’s Killing

  • Colombia

Two years after the death of Colombian protester, Lucas Villa, newly accessed documents shed light on the investigation into his killing.

Testing for Manipulation: A Case Study from Colombia
  • Colombia
  • Verification

Testing for Manipulation: A Case Study from Colombia

Unravelling the Killing of Colombian Protester Lucas Villa
  • Colombia

Unravelling the Killing of Colombian Protester Lucas Villa

A New Platform Maps Colombia’s Escalating Police Violence
  • Colombia
  • Police Brutality

A New Platform Maps Colombia’s Escalating Police Violence

Environment

A New Tool Shows What War Has Done to Ukraine’s Forests

A New Tool Shows What War Has Done to Ukraine’s Forests

  • Environment
  • Ukraine

The OSINT Forest Area Tracker uses remote sensing to detect anomalous changes in the country’s nature reserves

Tiger Sheikhs: The Emirati Royals and Covert Celebrity Wildlife Shoots
  • Environment
  • UAE

Tiger Sheikhs: The Emirati Royals and Covert Celebrity Wildlife Shoots

Paradise Costs: Why Barbudans are Fighting a Luxury Resort
  • Caribbean
  • Environment

Paradise Costs: Why Barbudans are Fighting a Luxury Resort

Is Climate Change Heating up Central Asia’s Border Disputes? Clues from Satellite Imagery
  • Environment
  • Kyrgyzstan

Is Climate Change Heating up Central Asia’s Border Disputes? Clues from ...

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Saunas and Swastikas: Finland’s Summertime neo-Nazi Meet-Up
  • Far-Right
  • Finland

Saunas and Swastikas: Finland’s Summertime neo-Nazi Meet-Up

Russia’s Ghost Ships and the Evolution of a Grain Smuggling Operation
  • Russia
  • Satellite imagery

Russia’s Ghost Ships and the Evolution of a Grain Smuggling Operation

Untangling the Mystery of the World’s First Rooftop Solar Panel
  • Geolocation
  • History

Untangling the Mystery of the World’s First Rooftop Solar Panel

Revealing Andrew Tate’s Secretive War Room “Brothers”
  • Andrew Tate
  • Social Media

Revealing Andrew Tate’s Secretive War Room “Brothers”

Solving World War II Photo Mysteries With Open Source Techniques
  • Geolocation
  • History

Solving World War II Photo Mysteries With Open Source Techniques

Jenin: Open Source Insights on Israel’s July Raids
  • Geolocation
  • Israel

Jenin: Open Source Insights on Israel’s July Raids

Over 500 Days of the Russia-Ukraine Monitor Map
  • Russia
  • Ukraine

Over 500 Days of the Russia-Ukraine Monitor Map

The Mainstream Publishers, Distributors and Bookshops Selling Satanist Neo-Nazi Books
  • Far-Right
  • Tech Team

The Mainstream Publishers, Distributors and Bookshops Selling Satanist Neo-Nazi Books

Analysing the Cost of Wagner Revolt
  • Prigozhin
  • Russia

Analysing the Cost of Wagner Revolt

Satellite Imagery Reveals Russia Caused Flooding in Occupied Ukrainian Town Before Counteroffensive
  • Russia
  • Satellite imagery

Satellite Imagery Reveals Russia Caused Flooding in Occupied Ukrainian Town Before Counteroffensive

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