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In a new documentary with FRONTLINE (PBS), The Washington Post and Evident Media, we investigate the impact of Israeli and US strikes on Iran’s nuclear programme.

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Investigating the Impact of US-Israeli Strikes on Iran’s Nuclear Programme  - bellingcat

Bellingcat, FRONTLINE (PBS), The Washington Post and Evident Media examine the impact of strikes on Iran’s nuclear programme.

War doesn’t just destroy buildings—it erases places where children learn, play, and grow. Bellingcat and journalists from Agence France-Presse bureaus in Paris and Kyiv take a look at some of the lost spaces of youth in Ukraine, analysing open source data and speaking to young people growing up in the country.

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How Russia’s Invasion is Impacting Ukraine’s Youth - bellingcat

Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion, Ukrainian educational facilities and spaces used by children have been damaged in air str...

Bellingcat’s Kolina Koltai uncovers the Hungarian national behind two deepfake porn websites. The key figure rakes in profits and vacations in luxury hotels in Dubai and Bali, whilst website visitors create sexually explicit images and videos. Find out how we uncovered the administrator behind the deepfakes by reading the full investigation here:

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How We Found the Man Behind Two Deepfake Porn Sites

Business documents, website code and leaked data all led us back to one person profiting off non-consensual sexual imagery of women.

On Friday, the UK sanctioned Rapid Support Forces commander Al-Fateh Abdullah Idris, also known as Abu Lulu. Bellingcat previously geolocated him in three videos filmed at the site of a mass killing near Al Fashir, Sudan.

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Geolocating Darfur Killings of Those Escaping Al Fashir - bellingcat

Warning: Contains written descriptions of extreme violence including murder. All graphic footage has been omitted. A Bellingcat investigation has i...

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An investigation by Bellingcat and Lloyd’s List found that Saudi Arabia joined the countries importing grain directly from a sanctioned port in occupied Crimea. Meanwhile Russia attempts to secure recognition of the Ukrainian territory via a US-led peace plan.

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Russia’s Smuggled Grain Finds New Market in Saudi Arabia - bellingcat

New grain route identified from sanctioned Crimean port that Russia is eyeing in latest peace deal.

How do investigators turn raw trade data into real stories? Bellingcat’s Katherine de Tolly uncovers hidden supply chains, red flags in import-export records, and key pitfalls in trade-data investigations. Search 'Stage Talks with Bellingcat' on podcast platforms: https://rss.com/podcasts/bellingcatstagetalk/2376416

The All-Russian Cossack Society turns school clubs into pipelines for state-sponsored militarisation and recruitment for war in Ukraine. Bellingcat shows how they shape an alternative mobilisation force:

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From School to Battlefield to Grave: How Russian Cossacks drive young people to war - bellingcat

The All-Russian Cossack Society turns school clubs into pipelines for state-sponsored militarisation and recruitment for war in Ukraine. Bellingcat...

Mariupol residents are seeing their homes demolished and resold. Researcher Ilvija Bruge breaks down her investigation in our latest Bellingchat Premium episode on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/posts/how-mariupols-144547855

Streets have been renamed, Ukrainian monuments removed, and murals painted over. Bellingcat investigates how apartment blocks in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol have been demolished to make way for a new Russian suburban utopia…

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Building on Ruins: The Russification of Mariupol, One Apartment Block at a Time - bellingcat

Bellingcat has identified 23 multi-storey housing complexes being built in occupied Mariupol and advertised for sale to Russian citizens.

Another Russian ship has been added to the grain smuggling fleet, captured on camera and on satellite imagery, evading sanctions to deliver grain from occupied Crimea to Houthi-controlled Yemen.