Open Source Intelligence Shadow Residency: How the Kinahan Cartel Maintains a Foothold in the UAE September 22, 2026 Muslim This investigation is the result of a collaboration between Bellingcat and The Sunday Times. For a decade, the United Arab Emirates has served as the ultimate safe haven for the…
Investigative Reporting Inside the High Court’s Hidden Engine: The Supreme Court’s Shadow Docket Surpasses Open Arguments in Landmark Shift September 21, 2026 Lina Irawan WASHINGTON — In the quiet corridors of American jurisprudence, a structural transformation is fundamentally altering how the nation’s highest court exercises its power. For decades, the public image of the…
Media Business Models The Shadow of Authoritarianism: Press Freedom Under Siege in Nicaragua and the US September 21, 2026 Ammar Sabilarrohman The global landscape for independent journalism is darkening. From the iron-fisted censorship of the Daniel Ortega regime in Nicaragua to the rising hostility toward the press in the United States,…
Fact Checking The Shadow of HB 6: Examining the Political Fallout in the Ohio Senate Race September 20, 2026 Asep Darmawan As the race for the U.S. Senate in Ohio intensifies, a familiar specter from the state’s recent history has returned to the forefront of political discourse. Democratic incumbent Sherrod Brown…
Open Source Intelligence Shadow Movements: The Persistent Presence of a Sanctioned Russian Vessel in West Africa September 20, 2026 Dwi Wanna A vessel under multiple international sanctions, previously implicated in the logistical support of Russian paramilitary operations in Africa, has spent the better part of 2026 engaged in a series of…
Open Source Intelligence The Shadow Behind the Screen: Unmasking the Crypto Entrepreneur Linked to a Global Hub of Non-Consensual Imagery September 15, 2026 Lina Irawan In the dark corners of the internet, where privacy is treated as a commodity and consent is an afterthought, the forum "LeakedBB" stood as a titan of exploitation. For seven…
Open Source Intelligence The Shadow of the Shahed: Russian Kamikaze Drones Emerge in Mali’s Sahel Conflict September 15, 2026 Nila Kartika Wati In a significant escalation of the ongoing conflict in the Sahel, new open-source evidence has confirmed the deployment of Iranian-designed Shahed-136 "kamikaze" drones within Malian territory. Investigations conducted by Bellingcat,…
Press Freedom Shadow of Censorship: Bangladesh’s Proposed Cyber Law Amendments Spark Global Alarm September 14, 2026 Iffa Jayyana DHAKA, September 14, 2026 — In a move that has sent shockwaves through the global press freedom community, the Bangladeshi government is facing intense scrutiny over a series of proposed…
Investigative Reporting Shadow of the 9/11 Investigation: How FBI Handling of Saudi Evidence Sparked Decades of Questions September 10, 2026 Pevita Pearce By Investigative News Desk Published in coordination with major investigative reporting retrospectives marking the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. Main Facts: The Unresolved Mystery of the Bayoumi Files…
Collaborative Journalism Seeking Justice in the Shadow of Impunity: Maltese Businessman Cleared in Murder of Journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia September 10, 2026 Dwi Wanna VALLETTA, Malta — In a stunning legal conclusion that has sent shockwaves across Europe and drawn fierce condemnation from international press freedom organizations, a Maltese jury has acquitted prominent businessman…
