ms noor @afosint.bsky.social OSINT | Afghanistan | Politics and Security
Tom Mukhwana @tommukhwana.bsky.social Investigative journalist at Africa Uncensored. Part time coach potato.
Nairobi, Kenya.
@christogrozev.bsky.social @christogrozev.bsky.social
Chris Cook @chriscook.news FT enterprise editor. South London nationalist. Articles with my byline get posted automagically on @cook.report
Allegra Goodwin @allegragoodwin.bsky.social Investigative journo @cnn.com specialising in #osint
went into journalism after watching the devil wears prada, now mostly write about bombs
allegra.goodwin@cnn.com
Evident @evidentmedia.org Evident is an Emmy-winning nonprofit news organization for investigative visual journalism. We combine evidence-based research with on-the-ground reporting to shed light on conflict, technology, corruption, and other global issues. | evidentmedia.org
Arthur Brand @artdetective.bsky.social Art Detective丨Book 'Hitler's Horses' (18 languages)丨'Art detective will forever be a cool job title.' (Dan Brown after my recovery of the 'Blood of Jesus')
Carlos Gonzales @mabl2k.bsky.social Head of Research at Bellingcat
Visual Investigations
Former Open Source Analyst with BBCAfricaEye.
Chatham House Africa @africaprog.bsky.social @chathamhouse.org’s Africa Programme is a world-leading centre for independent policy research on African politics.
Website🔗: chathamhouse.org/about-us/our-departments/africa-programme
Podcast🎙️: soundcloud.com/chathamhouse/sets/africa-aware
Chatham House Asia-Pacific Programme @chasiapacific.bsky.social We conduct policy-relevant research on key political, economic, social & security issues affecting the Asia-Pacific region.
Deviant Ollam ツ @deviantollam.bsky.social Philadelphian in Cascadia. Vociferous champion for Oxford commas, two spaces after a period, and ellipses. I break into buildings. 🔓
"Even if the world were ending tomorrow, I would still plant a tree." 🌲
(he/they)
Niv Calderon | Middle East News @nivcalderon.bsky.social 🖖 DM for collaboration. I write and curate information and news in the Middle East. Emphasis on Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Iran and Yemen. To support: https://buymeacoffee.com/nivcalderon
Lynda Albertson @sauterne.bsky.social Forensic researcher and cybrarian using bibliometric analysis to develop accurate quantitative analysis on subjects of illicit trafficking, organised crime and looted/stolen art and antiquities at ARCA. Friends say I am 'fingerspitzengefühl' with data. :)
@kbk5.bsky.social @kbk5.bsky.social
Gabrielius Landsbergis @glandsbergis.bsky.social Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania
Landsbergis.com Bookings: agent@championsukplc.com
Bram Verelst @bramverelst.bsky.social Research and analysis, mostly Great Lakes Region.
Conflict Research Group @crg-ugent.bsky.social The Conflict Research Group is a multidisciplinary research unit at Ghent University. We are primarily interested in the micro-level dynamics of conflict.
Ashley Jackson @ashleyajackson.bsky.social Co-director at The Centre on Armed Groups @armedgroups l Nairobi
Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca 🚑 Providing medical care where & when it’s needed.
🥼 Fournir des soins médicaux humanitaires là où les besoins sont les plus grands.
Independent. Neutral. Impartial. | Indépendant. Neutre. Impartial.
doctorswithoutborders.ca | medecinssansfrontieres.ca
Michaël Neuman @mikaneuman.bsky.social Migrations Unit Manager @MSF, former Director of studies @MSF-Crash, editor Journal of Humanitarian Affairs, migrations and population displacement
ProPublica @propublica.org Investigative journalism in the public interest. Headlines and (sometimes literal) receipts.
propublica.org
Angaza Institute @angazainstitute.bsky.social Angaza Institute - Conflicts and Governance Research & Analysis Centre | Centre de Recherche & d'Analyse des Conflits & de la Gouvernance.
#ArmedGroupsDynamics #ResearchEthics #NaturalResources #UrbanRuralDynamics #ClimateChange
- www.angazainstitute.ac.cd
Richard Stupart @richardstupart.com Senior Lecturer @livuni. Conflict reporting, ethics, witnessing and the affective/emotional dimensions of war reporting. An ed @ Media, War & Conflict. British Academy Fellow. Cat dad.
Enrica Picco @enripicco.bsky.social Central Africa Director @CrisisGroup | #Cameroon #CARcrisis #Chad, and #Russia in the region | Italian in Kenya 🇮🇹🇰🇪 | Usual caveats.
Sylvie Bodineau @slvbod.bsky.social Anthropology, Research on humanitarianism, human rights, youth, child soldiers, child protection, DRC, CAR. Also birdwatching, woodcarving, gardening
https://independent.academia.edu/SylvieBodineau
Antipode @antipodeonline.bsky.social Antipode: A Radical Journal of Geography, publishing (and funding, through the non-profit Antipode Foundation) the very best radical research
Ligodi Patient @ligodi.bsky.social Journaliste @rfi.fr | spécialité #GrandsLacs
Beverly Ochieng @beverlyochieng.bsky.social Books | Sahel coup watcher | Wagner Group stalker | Associate Director, Francophone Africa, Control Risks | occasional typos, usual disclaimers | so-called "Western puppet"
Dakar/Nairobi/Bookshelf
Folashade Soule @folasoule.bsky.social Senior Research Associate@UniofOxford| Digital geopolitics - Africa-China - IR of Africa| SciencesPo alumnus| Reviews editor African Affairs Journal| Policyfacing academic
Pedro Monaville @pedro-monaville.bsky.social Historian. African Studies. Congo.
Prof at McGill U: https://www.mcgill.ca/history/pedro-monaville
Book: https://www.dukeupress.edu/students-of-the-world
Banner: https://universes.art/en/sharjah-biennial/2023/sharjah-city/calligraphy-square/sammy-baloji
Kai Koddenbrock @kaikodden.bsky.social Political economist and attempts at internationalism. Prof of International Relations and Political Economy at Bielefeld University
Jeune Afrique @jeuneafrique.com Pour suivre toute l'info en #Afrique : un mensuel, un site web, des applis mobiles et désormais un compte Bluesky !
Rendez-vous sur notre site : jeuneafrique.com
Charley @charleymaher.bsky.social Social Editor at Bellingcat. Prev investigative reporter for BBC, TBIJ, Seen & many others...
Professional account, working class journo.
Thoughts are my own. Like discussing representation, accessibility, new tech , social impact and tackling disinfo.
Rumu @chrisrumu.bsky.social Protect Trans Kids
Pierre Boisselet @pierreboisselet.bsky.social Coordonnateur des recherches sur la violence à Ebuteli, partenaire du Groupe d'études sur le Congo (GEC) de l'Université de New-York (NYU). Toujours avec le Baromètre sécuritaire du Kivu. Ex-
Jeune Afrique. RT≠approbation #RDC #DRC 🇨🇩
Hurst Publishers @hurstpublishers.bsky.social We publish books on current affairs, history, conflict and religion in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Middle East. And much else besides.
Koen Vlassenroot @kvlassen.bsky.social Director of Conflict Research Group • Professor at Ghent University • civil war • armed groups • international intervention • cycling
Michela Wrong @michelawrong.bsky.social Journalist and writer specialising in sub-Saharan Africa, ex-Reuters, ex-FT, author of five books, including one novel.
Charlotte Mertens @charlottemertens.bsky.social #Unimelb Gender/violence, race, decolonisation, colonialism, empire, humanitarianism, archives | DRCongo | Australia | Belgium
Florence Brisset-Foucault @fbrissetfo.bsky.social Academic at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. Political thought, media, citizenship and regime change in Africa, with a v. soft spot for Uganda 🫶 🇺🇬.
Chatham House @chathamhouse.org The Royal Institute of International Affairs - Chatham House. Independent thinking since 1920.
Website🔗: chathamhouse.org
Podcast🎙️: https://apple.co/45Bbbny
Magazine: @theworldtoday.org
Journal: @iajournal.bsky.social
Elian Peltier @elianpeltier.bsky.social Pakistan and Afghanistan bureau chief - The New York Times
Maud Jullien @maudjullien.bsky.social Investigations Editor @lhreports.bsky.social
Works on borders & migration and some Sudan.
Formerly BBC, TV5 Monde, @artefr.bsky.social
Documentary filmmaker
Camille Lefebvre @camillelefebvre.bsky.social Historienne
Directrice de recherche/Research professor CNRS-EHESS
Spécialiste du Sahara et du Sahel
19e-20e s.
PI ERC Langarchiv
https://langarchiv.hypotheses.org/
Africa Confidential @africa-confidential.com In-depth analysis of political, economic and security developments across the African continent since 1960.
See more: http://africa-conf.com/m/Africa-Conf
Comfort Ero @comfortero.crisisgroup.org President & CEO @crisisgroup
Romain Gras @romaingras.bsky.social Journaliste @jeuneafrique.com - RDC & Rwanda
The Continent @thecontinent.org The Continent is Africa's most widely read newspaper. Get the most recent edition delivered for free on:
WhatsApp: bit.ly/4b2gpfI
Signal: bit.ly/TCSignal
Telegram: t.me/continentnews
Email: read@thecontinent.org
Donate: http://bit.ly/3IYcp6X
PPLAAF @pplaaf.bsky.social The Platform to Protect Whistleblowers in Africa seeks to defend whistleblowers, as well as strategically litigate and advocate on their behalf where their disclosures speak to the public interest of African citizens.
https://www.pplaaf.org/
Florian Weigand @weigand.bsky.social Co-Director, Centre on Armed Groups I Research Associate, LSE & IHEID I ✏️📚: Waiting for Dignity (http://bit.ly/3DY2QhB) I Conflict & Transnational Crime I Handbook of Smuggling
Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social Demography nerd at Pew Research Center
Global religious change, sociology
David Lewis @dglewis.bsky.social Reuters Africa Special correspondent. Focused on deeper reporting and investigations. Previously based in Dakar, Abidjan, Kinshasa + Dar. All views my own.
Sara Pantuliano @sara-pantuliano.bsky.social Chief Executive, @odi.global | Editor-in-Chief, Disasters journal | Independent Eminent Person, 2025 Peacebuilding Architecture Review | Trustee, Muslim Aid & Center for Disaster Philanthropy | Chair, @BritishFencing.bsky.social | Rollerskater
Tatiana Carayannis @tcarayannis.bsky.social Institute for advanced Study #conflictprevention #violentconflict #chinaafrica #DRC #GlobalGovernance. PolSci Phd.
Kasper Hoffmann @kasperhoffmann.bsky.social Associate Professor, Department of Social Sciences and Business at Roskilde University. Conducts research on nexus between armed conflict, resources and identity. DR Congo, Uganda and Myanmar.
ICIJ @icij.org Stories that rock the world. We expose wrongdoing so the world can make it right. Find us at ICIJ.org. #UberFiles #EricssonList #PandoraPapers #FinCENFiles #PanamaPapers
Paul Lorgerie @plorger.bsky.social Journaliste · Corres' RDCongo 🇨🇩 (2022-2024) /Mali 🇲🇱 (2019-2022), RCA 🇨🇫 (2018)
paul.lorgerie@gmail.com
@tracterrorism.bsky.social @tracterrorism.bsky.social
Centre on Armed Groups @armedgroups.bsky.social Research. Dialogue. Advice.
https://www.armedgroupscentre.org/
Darren Olivier @darren.africandefence.net Director at African Defence Review (@africandefence)
Covering African conflicts with a specific focus on Southern Africa.
Email: dolivier@africandefence.net
Signal: darren.13
Open Measures @openmeasures.io Open Measures is an open-source threat intelligence and social media research platform created to assist those who investigate and track the spread of harmful online content.
🌐 Website: https://openmeasures.io/
📬 Newsletter: https://blog.openmeasures.io/
José Luengo-Cabrera @jluengo-cabrera.bsky.social World Bank data visualization designer
Epieos @epieos.com Premium OSINT Solution, Exclusive Intelligence.
Uncover the identity and activity behind an email address or phone number.
contact@epieos.com
Forensic OSINT @forensicosint.bsky.social Cutting-edge software tailored to enhance your online OSINT capture capabilities.
Full Page Screen Captures, One Page at a Time.
https://www.forensicosint.com
Tech Against Terrorism @techvsterrorism.bsky.social Saving lives and preventing harm by disrupting terrorist activity online and upholding human rights. Supported by UNCTED
🔸 Website: https://techagainstterrorism.org/home
🔸 Podcast: https://podcast.techagainstterrorism.org/
OSINT-JOBS.COM @osintjobs.bsky.social Our mission is to help the #OSINT community grow their skills and advance their careers. Our vision is to push boundaries in OSINT by empowering practitioners.
Henk van Ess @henkvaness.bsky.social #osint #ai
Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social #Anonymous: Actions Not Nouns. All that exists is interaction. #BindingChaos #3E https://yacnews.com/
Daniele Palumbo @danict89.bsky.social Senior Intelligence Analyst 🔎
Freelance Investigative Data Journalist 📰 | BBC
News, OS/GEO/HUM/SOC/-INT techs & Computer-Assisted Reporting💻
'The News Desk' feed https://bsky.app/profile/danict89.bsky.social/feed/aaab7pjshw7j6
Signal: dani.89
Reuters eyewitness @reuterseyewitness.bsky.social Reuters News Agency journalists use this account to monitor breaking news and to contact people who have captured newsworthy pictures and video.
OSMOSIS Association @osmosisassociation.bsky.social OSMOSIS Association is the governing body of OSMOSIS — An Association for Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) Professionals. Together, we can shape the future of OSINT. #osintforgood
Quiztime @quiztime.bsky.social Join us and verify yourself through a little series of quizzes that we share here on Bsky. Learn about the main tools and collaborate with others.
Barbara Marcolini @babimarcolini.bsky.social Visual Investigator at Amnesty International. Previously NYT
Nathan Patin @nathanpatin.bsky.social digital investigator // former @Bellingcat member // former adjunct at Georgetown // https://signal.me/#eu/NgJup15Ma2qMeT4LrMxTSoEjms9VQWtnut6sXW7CNidB5gEkzXJKlKpHsGXzQ9Eq
Christophe Vogt @christophevogt.bsky.social loooooonnnnng time reporter for Agence France-Presse. Defense , science, 🐈 🐈🇨🇭🇺🇳
Nathan Attrill @nathanattrill.bsky.social Senior Analyst at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute | Editor of ASPI’s ‘State of the Strait’ - https://stateofthestrait.substack.com
Senga @jmsenga.bsky.social Human of Kivu, Congo | Interest in human rights, humanitarian action, nation/State-building, decolonisation… and coffee aroma.
China Law Translate / Jeremy Daum @chinalawtranslate.bsky.social Chinalawtranslate.com is a cooperative website for translations and commentary on Chinese Law.
Jeremy Daum is a Sr. Researcher at Yale Law School's Paul Tsai China Center, focussing on criminal justice and policing.
Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social Investigative journalist. Ex-Guardian/Observer. Now co-founder brand new all-women journalist collective, www.thenerve.news. Tech justice stuff: www.the-citizens.com. Personal newsletter: www.broligarchy.substack.com
Evan Hill @evanhill.bsky.social Washington Post investigations reporter
Co-host of Schlock and Awe: https://schlockandawe.substack.com/
Executive Council, Washington-Baltimore News Guild
Sanjana Varghese @sanjanamv.bsky.social visual investigations @nytimes / sanjana.varghese@nytimes.com
Global Investigative Journalism Network @gijn.org The global hub for investigative journalism, sharing resources, stories, events, and jobs.
Find #GIJN's regional feeds, here: http://gijn.org/follow-gijn/
Investigative Reporters & Editors @ire.org Providing training, resources and a community of support to journalists around the world. Join us at #IRE26 June 18-21 in National Harbor, MD! 🔍 ire.org
Robin Taylor @taylorrobin.bsky.social Open Source Researcher @ HRW. Crisis, Conflict, and Arms.
Nadia Hardman @nadiahardman.bsky.social Refugee and Migrant Rights Senior Advisor at Human Rights Watch. Here for the calm.
Mary Wareham @marywareham.bsky.social Arms Director, Human Rights Watch @hrw.org
Elaine Pearson @elainepearson.bsky.social Asia Director, Human Rights Watch
Author of Chasing Wrongs and Rights
Belkis Wille @belkiswille.bsky.social Associate Crisis, Conflict, and Arms Director at Human Rights Watch
Richard Pearshouse @richardpearshouse.bsky.social Director, Environment Division @hrw.org
mayawang.bsky.social @mayawang.bsky.social Deputy Asia director @hrw. Also distinguished fellow @asu_ldns. Email me: wangm(at)hrw(dot)org.
Bassam Khawaja @khawaja.bsky.social Deputy Director, Middle East and North Africa, @HRW.org
Senior Fellow, Human Rights Institute, Columbia Law School
Counsel to Human Rights & Privatization Project, NYU Law
Alexander McKeever @akmckeever.bsky.social Damascus-based New Yorker obsessed with Cape Breton (and Syria)
Author of This Week in Northern Syria newsletter, regular open sourced updates on northern Aleppo and SDF-controlled eastern Syria:
https://akmckeever.substack.com
Signal @signal.org Signal is a nonprofit end-to-end encrypted communications app. Privacy isn’t an optional mode, it’s the way Signal works. Every message, every call, every time. https://signal.org/donate/
Sense Hofstede @sensehofstede.nl China Team Brussels Office Head & China Projects Analyst @amo.cz @chinaobservers.eu. Studies China, Singapore, and Taiwan; party-state & international relations. | 何森璱
https://sensehofstede.nl/
Safeguard Defenders (保护卫士) @safeguarddefenders.bsky.social Safeguard Defenders promotes the rule of law and helps human rights defenders build capacity in Asia.
保护卫士人权组织致力于推动亚洲国家法治,促进人权捍卫者能力建设.
Human Rights in China @hrichina.bsky.social Founded in March 1989, HRIC is dedicated to promoting international human rights and advancing the institutional protection of these rights in #China.
CSW @cswadvocacy.bsky.social CSW is a human rights organisation specialising in freedom of religion or belief.
https://www.csw.org.uk/home.htm
https://forbinfull.org/
Peter Irwin @peterirwin.bsky.social Co-Executive Director @UyghurNetwork.org | Words in @foreignpolicy.com @theguardian.com @the-independent.com | 🇨🇦
Uyghur Human Rights Project @uhrp.org The Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) promotes the rights for Uyghurs in East Turkistan through research, reporting, and advocacy.
Support us: uhrp.org/donate
Sino Talk (Joaquin Camarena) @sinotalk.bsky.social Former USMC intel analyst with operational experience in the Indo-Pacific region. Main focus is on PLA modernization, the CCP, and domestic Chinese politics.
Sino's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/sino_talk