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Brit plot to entice Russian pilots to turn against Vladimir Putin foiled, Kremlin says

Pictures released appear to show hundreds of dollars in cash being counted out to pay off soldiers and give them EU citizenship in what Russia is claiming is a British plot

Daily Mirror · Jul 25, 2022

Another top opposition figure in Russia handed prison term

A Russian court has sentenced a top opposition figure to four years in prison, the latest move in the Kremlin’s crackdown on opposition activists, independent media and rights groups

The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2022

Russia bans news outlet Bellingcat, labels it a security threat

Russia on Friday banned investigative news outlet Bellingcat and its main local partner from operating inside the country, branding them security threats.

Reuters · Jul 15, 2022

An independent probe points to Israeli gunfire in the death of a journalist

One open-source research team said its initial findings lent support to Palestinian witnesses who said Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was killed by Israeli fire.

WEKU · May 16, 2022

Independent probe points to Israeli fire in journalist death

As Israel and the Palestinians wrangle over the investigation into the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, several independent groups have launched their own probes

The Independent UK · May 15, 2022

Detailed 'open source' news investigations are catching on

News organizations are using sophisticated new technologies to transform the way they conduct investigations

The Independent UK · May 8, 2022

What is the toll of pulling the trigger from 1,900km away?

Russia’s war in Ukraine is raising pressing new questions about the cost of military conflict

Financial Times · Apr 20, 2022

3,000 Wagner Group mercenaries used by Russia killed in Ukraine war, MPs told

Christo Grozev of the Bellingcat website said 3,000 members of the private military company were thought to have died in the Russia-Ukraine war

Daily Mirror · Apr 19, 2022

Vladimir Putin's rumoured purge over his disastrous war in Ukraine could show he fell into the 'dictator trap'

Nearly two months since he launched his invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin is facing heavy troop losses, ruinous sanctions and rumours of purges and even a possible coup.

ABC News · Apr 19, 2022

3,000 Wagner Group mercenaries deployed by Russia have been 'killed in Ukraine', MPs told

The director of Bellingcat has warned that western countries need to take the group more seriously

Wales Online · Apr 19, 2022