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Members of media attend a rally in memory of Pirveli TV channel cameraman Alexander Lashkarava, a victim of violence against LGBT+ activists and journalists last Monday, in front of the Office of the Georgian Government in Tbilisi, Georgia July 11, 2021. (Source: Reuters/Irakli Gedenidze)

Fri, Jul 23, 2021

Online calls for attacks against Georgia’s LGBTQ community result in offline violence

Anti-LGBTQ, pro-Kremlin groups, and representatives of the Orthodox Church mobilized people online for violence in real life

by Sopo Gelava, Eto Buziashvili

Caucasus Civil Society
A Palestinian stands on a house that was destroyed in an Israeli air strike during the fighting between Israel and Hamas in May 2021, in the northern Gaza Strip on June 29, 2021. (Source: REUTERS/Mohammed Salem)

Thu, Jul 1, 2021

Iranian accounts promote anti-Israel hashtags in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war

The campaign, promoted on Telegram, is linked to an Iranian conspiracy theorist previously suspended from Twitter.

by Digital Forensic Research Lab

COVID-19 Iran
A man walks past a graffiti of Ugandan opposition presidential candidate Bobi Wine in Kampala, Uganda, January 17, 2021. (Source: REUTERS/Baz Ratner)

Mon, Feb 22, 2021

Prominent Ugandan news websites implicated in government-aligned social media campaign

Websites implicated in Facebook takedown that involved government employees engaging in coordinated inauthentic behavior.

by Tessa Knight, Alyssa Kann

Africa Disinformation

Tue, Dec 8, 2020

Anti-immigrant Maltese Facebook pages rail against NGOs

Amid increased immigration to Malta, Facebook

Immigration Social Media

Wed, Nov 25, 2020

Church and memorial desecration in post-ceasefire Nagorno Karabakh

After the ceasefire between Azerbaijan and

Security Social Media

Thu, Nov 12, 2020

Satellite imagery shows environmental damage of reported white phosphorus use in Nagorno Karabakh

Images show extensive burn marks, traces of likely white phosphorous use on forested areas by Azerbaijan

Armenia Azerbaijan

Mon, Nov 2, 2020

#ElectionWatch: What to expect from armed extremist groups on election day

Unlawful militia groups indicate they’re standing

Government Security

Fri, Oct 30, 2020

Long-range mining in the Donbas

Online imagery shows POM-2 mines delivered

Security

Thu, Oct 15, 2020

Pro-Kremlin actors cast doubt on Georgia’s neutrality in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

Unverified and false claims surfaced about

Azerbaijan Georgia

Fri, Oct 9, 2020

Verifying Azerbaijan’s use of cluster munitions in the Nagorno Karabakh conflict

Videos online showed use of munitions in civilian areas of Stepanakert

by Lukas Andriukaitis

Armenia Azerbaijan

Tue, Aug 25, 2020

Tracking military movements inside and outside Belarus

Columns of military equipment have been

Geolocation Security

Fri, Jul 31, 2020

Men arrested in Belarus formerly fought for Russia in Ukraine and elsewhere

Wagner mercenaries, Ukrainian separatists among those under arrest.

by Michael J. Sheldon

Elections Security