Absolutely phenomenal to hear both @manisha.bsky.social and @alexakoenig.bsky.social talk about their experience working in the field of OSINT. What a treat to have them both on stage together, including their experiences as women in this space.

🎙️Manisha Ganguly (@manisha.bsky.social) — award-winning investigative reporter and OSINT specialist at The Guardian, whose work has exposed war crimes and been cited by the United Nations and governments

🎙️ Manisha Ganguly (@manisha.bsky.social) — award-winning investigative journalist, Visual Forensics Lead at The Guardian and one of the pioneers of OSINT reporting; her work has produced evidence cited by the United Nations and UK Parliament and contributed to cases that led to EU and US sanctions

Don't miss our @citystgeorges.bsky.social gang at the upcoming @journalismfestival.com in Perugia!
@janemartinson.bsky.social @julieposetti.bsky.social @manisha.bsky.social @panievsky.bsky.social

Full programme here, come say hi if you're around :)
www.journalismfestival.com
#ijp26

OSINT, accountability, and the future of human rights reporting The Human Rights Center Investigations Lab at UC Berkeley has become one of the world’s most influential engines of open-source reporting, blending journalism, law, technology, and ethics to document ...

In Perugia for #ijf26? Join @alexakoenig.bsky.social + @theguardian.com's @manisha.bsky.social for "OSINT, accountability, and the future of human rights reporting" on April 18. Event in-person + live-streamed, learn more and register at this link:
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Promotional card for the International Journalism Festival 2026 (XX Edition, Free Entry), Perugia, Italy, 15–18 April. Session: "Surviving the Story: Hands-On Infosec for Journalists Under Threat." Speakers: Robert Flummerfelt, Manisha Ganguly. Friday 17 April. #ijf26. Website: journalismfestival.com.

📌 Journalists working on sensitive investigations face escalating threats—from digital intrusions and surveillance to harassment and attempts to expose sources. For OSINT reporters, the risks are even higher.

Proud to announce that Dr Manisha Ganganuly - an investigations correspondent and the open-source lead for @theguardian.com - is now an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at @journalismatcity.bsky.social. Welcome on board @manisha.bsky.social! ✨

“My love for Gaza cannot be described in words. Any destruction here feels like something inside me is destroyed too. They are stealing our years, our lives, our dreams and our memories”

Iranian activists across Europe are targets of threats and harassment Fifteen activists including in France, Germany and Spain believe Iranian regime behind campaign of repression

In light of Iran protests - reupping my investigation into Iran's Europe wide campaign of repression against Iranian dissidents who cannot even find safety in exile. #Iran

www.theguardian.com/world/2023/s...

What is ‘home’ now? A woman’s two-year search for safety in the ruins of Gaza Nour AbuShammala has returned to her partly destroyed apartment in Gaza City. This is her story of multiple displacements, injury and devastation over the last two years

In today's Guardian : My special report with Ashley Kirk and the Visuals team- we followed one Palestinian family across 2 years of devastation to show what's left of home. www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

What is ‘home’ now? A woman’s two-year search for safety in the ruins of Gaza Nour AbuShammala has returned to her partly destroyed apartment in Gaza City. This is her story of multiple displacements, injury and devastation over the last two years

In today's Guardian : My special report with Ashley Kirk and the Visuals team- we followed one Palestinian family across 2 years of devastation to show what's left of home. www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

All the rape, torture, and murder will be brushed under the carpet, a great lesson for any future war criminals.

Delighted to share I’ve received TWO nominations for the Foreign Press Awards - for Story of the Year (solo), and a joint investigation with @juliettegarside.bsky.social @hmtillack.bsky.social @ariannaciccone.bsky.social
Congratulations to everyone shortlisted!
www.fpalondon-awards.org

Was für eine Ehre - unsere Recherche über die europäische Rüstungsfirma MBDA und ihre Hilfe beim Bombenbau für Gaza ist jetzt auch für die Foreign Press Awards in Großbritannien nominiert. Mit @arianelavrilleux.com @manisha.bsky.social @juliettegarside.bsky.social @ftm.eu www.fpalondon-awards.org

Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead The children’s names below appear on a list of victims of Israel’s offensive in Gaza, maintained by health authorities in the territory. As of the end of July it ran to 60,199 names, of whom 18,457 were under 18s. Far from comprehensive, the list does not include the thousands still buried under the rubble of destroyed buildings, as well as the war’s many indirect victims As of the end of July there were 18,457 children named on the long official list of Palestinian victims of Israel’s war in Gaza. Over almost two years, that is equivalent to bombs, bullets and shells killing a boy or girl every hour of every day. In reality the deaths are not spaced out so evenly. Siblings, cousins and playmates are often killed together, by an airstrike or artillery shell. Even children shot by snipers or quadcopters are sometimes brought into hospitals in groups, doctors say. Continue reading...

Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead

MBDA parts for bombs that the IDF deploys in Gaza - our investigation with @arianelavrilleux.com @juliettegarside.bsky.social @manisha.bsky.social for @disclosengo.bsky.social @theguardian.com and @ftm.eu is shortlisted for the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize
daphnejournalismprize.eu/edition-2025...

The shortlist for the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism is out: ten investigations on a brilliant range of subjects. Very proud to have worked on 2 of them, with colleagues @manisha.bsky.social @shaunwalker7.bsky.social and @pjotrsauer.bsky.social

daphnejournalismprize.eu/edition-2025...

The alternative to a "PR stunt" is to allow international reporters into Gaza to report facts. Israel still won't allow this - it has been 2 years.

UPDATE — Israel has intercepted another boat on the Global Sumud Flotilla. They continue to intercept and board ships on the flotilla in international waters, preventing international peace volunteers from delivering aid to starving Palestinians

Inside the everyday Facebook networks where far-right ideas grow The Guardian spent a year studying an online community trading in anti-immigration sentiment and misinformation. Experts say such spaces can play a role in radicalisation

@hernandesraph.bsky.social , @porcelinad.bsky.social and I spent the better part of a year watching and analysing how far right ideology is shared in open Facebook groups: here is what we found: www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int... with immense help from Pablo Gutiérrez, Garry Blight, Lydia McMullan

"The Israeli government will not allow international reporters into Gaza to do their work and to document freely what they see. International journalists must now be allowed into Gaza to share the burden with Palestinian reporters there so we can all bring the facts to the world."

Interesting development in the case of the #GazaSniper from Munich: Israeli 🇮🇱 media report that he has left Germany 🇩🇪 to evade investigations. @ecchr.bsky.social x.com/kann_news/st... & www.ynet.co.il/news/article...

As a journalist who has faced trolling, doxxing, death threats in the past 23 months of reporting on Gaza, I welcome these comments from Laura Davison, NUJ general secretary who says “efforts to silence, bully and intimidate journalists will always be condemned by the union.”

What struck the Gaza Aid Flotilla? After we published the story, the Tunisian Ministry of Interior issued a statement describing the incident “that took place yesterday” as a “premeditated attack” stating that an investigation had been launched.”

I spoke to the Reuters Institute about my last investigation into Israeli fire on Palestinian food seekers: “Israel has continued to block access to foreign journalists, which means that I have had to rely on visual evidence uploaded by civilians or Israeli soldiers."

OSINT, aid flights and trusted contacts: how journalists are covering Gaza’s story from afar “As long as I can share the voices of the people in Gaza, I will—whether I am with them or abroad,” said Palestinian journalist Nagham Mohanna.

NEW on our website

How journalists are covering Gaza from afar through #OSINT aid flights and trusted contacts on the ground.

By @marinaadami.bsky.social ft Nagham Mohanna, Plestia Alaqad @manisha.bsky.social and @clothildegouj.bsky.social
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/osint-a...

‘A deadly scheme’: Palestinians face indiscriminate gunfire at food sites Investigation based on visual evidence, bullets, medical records and testimony appears to show sustained pattern of Israeli shootings

[’A deadly scheme’: Palestinians face indiscriminate gunfire at food sites | Gaza | The Guardian]

“Investigation based on visual evidence, bullets, medical records and testimony appears to show sustained pattern of Israeli shootings“

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‘A deadly scheme’: Palestinians face indiscriminate gunfire at food sites Investigation based on visual evidence, bullets, medical records and testimony appears to show sustained pattern of Israeli shootings

‘A deadly scheme’: Palestinians face indiscriminate gunfire at food sites | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

‘A deadly scheme’: Palestinians face indiscriminate gunfire at food sites Investigation based on visual evidence, bullets, medical records and testimony appears to show sustained pattern of Israeli shootings

‘A deadly scheme’: Palestinians face indiscriminate gunfire at food sites via
@manisha.bsky.social

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‘A deadly scheme’: Palestinians face indiscriminate gunfire at food sites Investigation based on visual evidence, bullets, medical records and testimony appears to show sustained pattern of Israeli shootings

An investigation by @manisha.bsky.social "appears to show a sustained Israeli pattern of firing on Palestinians seeking food."

www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...