“Investigating a Massacre in Burkina Faso" with The Bellingcat Team

Stage Talks with Bellingcat

This week's stage talk is about a militant attack in Burkina Faso that happened in late August, in which over 100 unarmed civilians died. We explore how Bellingcat investigators went to work trying to locate and verify graphic imagery claiming to be associated with the massacre. Content warning: Discussion of civilian harm, abuse and death.

The talk was hosted by Charlotte Maher on Thursday September 12th 2024. Music featured is courtesy of Artlist.

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Links discussed:

The investigation: https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/09/04/burkina-faso-barsalogho-massacre-attack-jihadi-militia-military-human-rights/

(You can find the 'screenshots' referenced repeatedly in the recording in the investigation link above)

ACLED: https://acleddata.com/

Wagner in Africa Discord Channel: https://discord.com/channels/709752884257882135/1054884622955184228

Detail about Chirpwire: https://disinfo.africa/inside-al-shabaabs-digital-propaganda-machine-05cbdb04ed4f

Bellingcat's auto-archiver tool: https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2022/09/22/preserve-vital-online-content-with-bellingcats-auto-archiver-tool/

How to prevent, identify and address vicarious trauma: https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/how-tos/2018/10/18/prevent-identify-address-vicarious-trauma-conducting-open-source-investigations-middle-east/

Giancarlo's how to maintain mental hygiene as a researcher https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2022/11/23/how-to-maintain-mental-hygiene-as-an-open-source-researcher/

Wassim Nasr: https://x.com/SimNasr

Héni: https://twitter.com/MENASTREAM/