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Bellingcat är ett oberoende grävarkollektiv som består av forskare, utredare och medborgarjournalister. Gruppen förenas av ett starkt engagemang för efterforskning via öppna källor. Organisationen grundades 2014 och har sedan dess banat väg för metoder som använder digital information för att granska ämnen av stort allmänintresse.

New Footage Shows Wanted Kinahan Cartel Kingpins Post-Sanctions
This article is the result of a collaboration with The Sunday Times. You can find their corresponding piece here. Kinahan cartel leaders Daniel and Christy Kinahan have been photographed in Dubai, marking the most recent sighting of the wanted crime bosses since the US government put multi-million dollar bounties on their heads. The footage was […]
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New Footage Shows Wanted Kinahan Cartel Kingpins Post-Sanctions
This article is the result of a collaboration with The Sunday Times. You can find their corresponding piece here. Kinahan cartel leaders Daniel and Christy Kinahan have been photographed in Dubai, marking the most recent sighting of the wanted crime bosses since the US government put multi-million dollar bounties on their heads. The footage was […]
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The Incendiary Bomb Never Seen in Israel Before
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) has dropped 5,000 bombs on Iran since the United States and Israel launched an attack last week, according to a statement by the IAF on March 4. Bellingcat has monitored weapons used in the first few days of the war, and strikes across the region, including those that caused civilian […]
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Using Bellingcat’s New Open Source Tool to Explore Historical and Spatial Flight Data
Flight tracking data is an important tool in open source research, but with 100,000 daily flights, it can be difficult to contextualise what a particular aircraft’s movements indicate. Bellingcat has developed a tool called Turnstone to make it easier to visualise historical trends in flight data and spot unusual patterns. It also allows users to […]
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Satellite Imagery Reveals Strikes on Iranian Police Stations
US President Donald Trump said on January 2 that the US was “locked and loaded and ready to go”. Trump was talking aloud about intervening in Iran if it continued a violent crackdown on demonstrators who had taken to the streets over spiralling inflation and ongoing repression. Thousands of Iranian’s were reported to have been […]
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“Bombs will fall Everywhere”: The American, Israeli and Iranian Weapons Being Deployed in Middle East
The United States and Israel launched an attack on Iran on Saturday morning, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as well as several senior regime figures and striking multiple sites across the country. Iran retaliated by firing at targets across the region, including Israel, Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE and other Gulf states. The conflict is […]
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How Russia’s War Has Devastated Civilian Life in Ukraine
In the tiny town of Krasnopillia in rural Ukraine, the stillness of the night is shattered by the whine of a Russian drone. Seconds later, a community hospital bursts into flames. Sparks and debris rain down across the skeletons of trees as the fire sends plumes of smoke into the pitch-black sky. Dozens of people […]
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Viral Child Soldiers on TikTok: The ‘Disney Stars’ of Sudan’s Civil War
To stay up to date on our latest investigations, join Bellingcat’s WhatsApp channel here. Child soldiers linked to Sudan’s warring factions have gained viral fame on TikTok, with their videos attracting millions of views. A Bellingcat investigation has found that the young boys – widely referred to as “lion cubs” – have become celebrated figures […]
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Shipwrecks, Sham Papers and False Flags: Tracking the Company Behind It All
A shipwreck in India, an ammunition seizure in Senegal, and a raid on an oil tanker in Malaysia – all three incidents involve ageing vessels, operating with false papers and one recurring figure: Captain Suniel Kumar Sharma. For over a decade, Sharma has been condemned by the governments of Dominica, Guyana, Samoa, the Federated States […]
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