Kelana Wisnu
@kelanawisnu.net
Award-winning investigative journalist doing OSINV and documentary filmmaking. Focused on Southeast Asia and beyond.
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Kelana Wisnu
@kelanawisnu.net
· Apr 13
SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD
🏆 Border Hell: The Online Gambling Mafia and Digital Slavery in Asia by team at Deduktif Indonesia. Congratulations!
Watch in full here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvkU...
🏆 Border Hell: The Online Gambling Mafia and Digital Slavery in Asia by team at Deduktif Indonesia. Congratulations!
Watch in full here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvkU...
Nominasi FFI 2024 | Neraka Perbatasan: Jejak Mafia Judi Online dan Perbudakan Digital di Asia
YouTube video by Deduktif Indonesia
www.youtube.com
Thrilled and honored that Border Hell: The Online Gambling Mafia and Digital Slavery in Asia has received special recognition.
This award belongs to every voice we amplified, and every journalist who refuses to look away.
This award belongs to every voice we amplified, and every journalist who refuses to look away.
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A new Bellingcat investigation geolocates the site of a mass killing near Al Fashir, Darfur. More than eighty bodies were found beside destroyed vehicles along an earthen berm built around the city.
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/11...
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/11...
Geolocating Darfur Killings of Those Escaping Al Fashir - bellingcat
Warning: Contains written descriptions of extreme violence including murder. All graphic footage has been omitted. A Bellingcat investigation has identified and verified the exact location of a mass k...
www.bellingcat.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:54 PM
A new Bellingcat investigation geolocates the site of a mass killing near Al Fashir, Darfur. More than eighty bodies were found beside destroyed vehicles along an earthen berm built around the city.
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/11...
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/11...
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KOREA/CAMBODIA: ‘Large-scale criminal organization’ based in Cambodia that allegedly embezzled 4.22 billion Korean won through voice phishing scams apprehended by Seoul police. 129 individuals arrested, 19 detained and transferred to prosecutors. 1/2 www.chosun.com/english/nati...
Family-Led Voice Phishing Gang Arrested in Cambodia
Family-Led Voice Phishing Gang Arrested in Cambodia Family scam nets 4.22 billion won; police seize 788.92 million
www.chosun.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:24 AM
KOREA/CAMBODIA: ‘Large-scale criminal organization’ based in Cambodia that allegedly embezzled 4.22 billion Korean won through voice phishing scams apprehended by Seoul police. 129 individuals arrested, 19 detained and transferred to prosecutors. 1/2 www.chosun.com/english/nati...
When I'm in the field, I can sense a potential security breach behind me even before I see anything. I remember a time in Bangkok when a friend of mine, who was standing in front of me, confirmed the breach, so we moved instantly, just with a blink of the eyes as a signal.
May 29, 2025 at 6:56 AM
When I'm in the field, I can sense a potential security breach behind me even before I see anything. I remember a time in Bangkok when a friend of mine, who was standing in front of me, confirmed the breach, so we moved instantly, just with a blink of the eyes as a signal.
The level of internet censorship in Indonesia is crazy, even though its infrastructure is so weak and underdeveloped. Now the government has banned the Wayback Machine or Internet Archive.
May 28, 2025 at 6:28 AM
The level of internet censorship in Indonesia is crazy, even though its infrastructure is so weak and underdeveloped. Now the government has banned the Wayback Machine or Internet Archive.
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Press Release 📣 54 companies in ASEAN have provided Myanmar junta access to revenue, aviation fuel and tech, enabling atrocities
✅ Read the report online here 👉🏽 buff.ly/8bydjyM
✅ Read the press release here 👉🏽 buff.ly/bSnOlbP
✅ Read the report online here 👉🏽 buff.ly/8bydjyM
✅ Read the press release here 👉🏽 buff.ly/bSnOlbP
May 24, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Press Release 📣 54 companies in ASEAN have provided Myanmar junta access to revenue, aviation fuel and tech, enabling atrocities
✅ Read the report online here 👉🏽 buff.ly/8bydjyM
✅ Read the press release here 👉🏽 buff.ly/bSnOlbP
✅ Read the report online here 👉🏽 buff.ly/8bydjyM
✅ Read the press release here 👉🏽 buff.ly/bSnOlbP
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Exclusive: Bellingcat in partnership with @tjekdet.dk , @politiken.dk and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) can reveal the identity of a key administrator behind MrDeepFakes, one of the world’s largest providers of non-consensual deepfake pornography. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/05...
Unmasking MrDeepFakes: Canadian Pharmacist Linked to World’s Most Notorious Deepfake Porn Site - bellingcat
Double life: open source investigation reveals Canadian hospital pharmacist's links to MrDeepFakes, the most notorious deepfake porn website in the world.
www.bellingcat.com
May 7, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Exclusive: Bellingcat in partnership with @tjekdet.dk , @politiken.dk and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) can reveal the identity of a key administrator behind MrDeepFakes, one of the world’s largest providers of non-consensual deepfake pornography. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/05...
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Book Discussion “The Trade-Offs of Legal Status; Safe Migration, Documentation and Debt in SEA"
📆27 May 2025
🕗 5:30-7:00 pm
📍 SEAJunction (4th Floor, BACC)
Please read more info ➡️ seajunction.org/event/book-d...
#book #discussion #migration #southeastasia
📆27 May 2025
🕗 5:30-7:00 pm
📍 SEAJunction (4th Floor, BACC)
Please read more info ➡️ seajunction.org/event/book-d...
#book #discussion #migration #southeastasia
May 3, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Book Discussion “The Trade-Offs of Legal Status; Safe Migration, Documentation and Debt in SEA"
📆27 May 2025
🕗 5:30-7:00 pm
📍 SEAJunction (4th Floor, BACC)
Please read more info ➡️ seajunction.org/event/book-d...
#book #discussion #migration #southeastasia
📆27 May 2025
🕗 5:30-7:00 pm
📍 SEAJunction (4th Floor, BACC)
Please read more info ➡️ seajunction.org/event/book-d...
#book #discussion #migration #southeastasia
Glad to contribute to this new @UNODC report revealing how Asian transnational crime groups are expanding beyond East & Southeast Asia amid crackdowns.
With scam centres raking in nearly $40B a year, stronger global cooperation is urgently needed.
www.unodc.org/roseap/en/20...
With scam centres raking in nearly $40B a year, stronger global cooperation is urgently needed.
www.unodc.org/roseap/en/20...
Cyberfraud in the Mekong reaches inflection point, UNODC reveals
Cyberfraud in the Mekong reaches inflection point, UNODC reveals
www.unodc.org
April 29, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Glad to contribute to this new @UNODC report revealing how Asian transnational crime groups are expanding beyond East & Southeast Asia amid crackdowns.
With scam centres raking in nearly $40B a year, stronger global cooperation is urgently needed.
www.unodc.org/roseap/en/20...
With scam centres raking in nearly $40B a year, stronger global cooperation is urgently needed.
www.unodc.org/roseap/en/20...
Reposted by Kelana Wisnu
You can explore all the entries on our website: www.info-res.org/film-awards/film-awards/2025-shortlist/
The Awards were organised in collaboration with @journalismfestival.com, to showcase the power and impact of Open Source Investigations in journalism. Thank you for having us!
The Awards were organised in collaboration with @journalismfestival.com, to showcase the power and impact of Open Source Investigations in journalism. Thank you for having us!
April 11, 2025 at 11:53 AM
You can explore all the entries on our website: www.info-res.org/film-awards/film-awards/2025-shortlist/
The Awards were organised in collaboration with @journalismfestival.com, to showcase the power and impact of Open Source Investigations in journalism. Thank you for having us!
The Awards were organised in collaboration with @journalismfestival.com, to showcase the power and impact of Open Source Investigations in journalism. Thank you for having us!
Thrilled and honored that Border Hell: The Online Gambling Mafia and Digital Slavery in Asia has received special recognition.
This award belongs to every voice we amplified, and every journalist who refuses to look away.
This award belongs to every voice we amplified, and every journalist who refuses to look away.
SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD
🏆 Border Hell: The Online Gambling Mafia and Digital Slavery in Asia by team at Deduktif Indonesia. Congratulations!
Watch in full here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvkU...
🏆 Border Hell: The Online Gambling Mafia and Digital Slavery in Asia by team at Deduktif Indonesia. Congratulations!
Watch in full here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvkU...
Nominasi FFI 2024 | Neraka Perbatasan: Jejak Mafia Judi Online dan Perbudakan Digital di Asia
YouTube video by Deduktif Indonesia
www.youtube.com
April 13, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Thrilled and honored that Border Hell: The Online Gambling Mafia and Digital Slavery in Asia has received special recognition.
This award belongs to every voice we amplified, and every journalist who refuses to look away.
This award belongs to every voice we amplified, and every journalist who refuses to look away.
Reposted by Kelana Wisnu
SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD
🏆 Border Hell: The Online Gambling Mafia and Digital Slavery in Asia by team at Deduktif Indonesia. Congratulations!
Watch in full here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvkU...
🏆 Border Hell: The Online Gambling Mafia and Digital Slavery in Asia by team at Deduktif Indonesia. Congratulations!
Watch in full here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvkU...
Nominasi FFI 2024 | Neraka Perbatasan: Jejak Mafia Judi Online dan Perbudakan Digital di Asia
YouTube video by Deduktif Indonesia
www.youtube.com
April 11, 2025 at 11:53 AM
SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD
🏆 Border Hell: The Online Gambling Mafia and Digital Slavery in Asia by team at Deduktif Indonesia. Congratulations!
Watch in full here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvkU...
🏆 Border Hell: The Online Gambling Mafia and Digital Slavery in Asia by team at Deduktif Indonesia. Congratulations!
Watch in full here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvkU...
From now on, I'll keep reminding myself to be more realistic.
March 8, 2025 at 2:16 PM
From now on, I'll keep reminding myself to be more realistic.
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How do you protect yourself online? In this video we’ll walk you through some steps we take to protect our online safety, and give you tips on how to strengthen yours… www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9uF...
Digital Safety - How to protect your online identity
YouTube video by Bellingcat
www.youtube.com
February 25, 2025 at 2:33 PM
How do you protect yourself online? In this video we’ll walk you through some steps we take to protect our online safety, and give you tips on how to strengthen yours… www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9uF...
Reposted by Kelana Wisnu
NEW: Indonesia is set to become the largest global producer of refined #nickel. But C4ADS analysis shows that more than 75% of its refining capacity is controlled by Chinese shareholders, many with ties to the #CCP. 🧵 1/9
Read 👇
https://buff.ly/4hkFTrX
Read 👇
https://buff.ly/4hkFTrX
c4ads.org
February 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
NEW: Indonesia is set to become the largest global producer of refined #nickel. But C4ADS analysis shows that more than 75% of its refining capacity is controlled by Chinese shareholders, many with ties to the #CCP. 🧵 1/9
Read 👇
https://buff.ly/4hkFTrX
Read 👇
https://buff.ly/4hkFTrX
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NEW: The great Trump-Musk crackdown is coming. And it will hit hard & fast. Journalists will be first. But everyone else is next.
I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
1/
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
1/
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
How to survive the broligarchy: 20 lessons for the post-truth world | Carole Cadwalladr
In the wake of Trump’s unnerving appointees, the investigative journalist and veteran of the libel court offers pointers on coping in an age of surveillance
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2024 at 10:18 AM
NEW: The great Trump-Musk crackdown is coming. And it will hit hard & fast. Journalists will be first. But everyone else is next.
I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
1/
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I urge you to read my 20 lessons in How to Survive the Broligarchy, inspired by & featuring the great @timothysnyder.bsky.social
1/
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Reposted by Kelana Wisnu
👉NEW VIDEO -- Trump, Starmer and the Epstein connection
Veteran investigative journalist Solomon Hughes exposes Peter Mandelson, Keir Starmer's choice for UK ambassador to the US.
youtu.be/XAzcwbZfYhY
Veteran investigative journalist Solomon Hughes exposes Peter Mandelson, Keir Starmer's choice for UK ambassador to the US.
youtu.be/XAzcwbZfYhY
Trump, Starmer and the Epstein connection
YouTube video by Declassified UK
youtu.be
February 4, 2025 at 5:52 PM
👉NEW VIDEO -- Trump, Starmer and the Epstein connection
Veteran investigative journalist Solomon Hughes exposes Peter Mandelson, Keir Starmer's choice for UK ambassador to the US.
youtu.be/XAzcwbZfYhY
Veteran investigative journalist Solomon Hughes exposes Peter Mandelson, Keir Starmer's choice for UK ambassador to the US.
youtu.be/XAzcwbZfYhY
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Singapore-listed Interra Resources’ operations in #Myanmar have supplied the junta with 2M+ barrels of oil, worth US$150+ million.
Who is behind Interra Resources fuelling the Myanmar military's nationwide campaign of terror? 🤔 For more 👉🏽 bit.ly/4hbECDu
Who is behind Interra Resources fuelling the Myanmar military's nationwide campaign of terror? 🤔 For more 👉🏽 bit.ly/4hbECDu
January 29, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Singapore-listed Interra Resources’ operations in #Myanmar have supplied the junta with 2M+ barrels of oil, worth US$150+ million.
Who is behind Interra Resources fuelling the Myanmar military's nationwide campaign of terror? 🤔 For more 👉🏽 bit.ly/4hbECDu
Who is behind Interra Resources fuelling the Myanmar military's nationwide campaign of terror? 🤔 For more 👉🏽 bit.ly/4hbECDu
Filming on the front lines of a war zone is far more challenging than filming in the largest criminal enclave in Southeast Asia. However, this upcoming documentary may shed light on how transnational organized criminals in the region have played a significant role in shaping regional politics
February 1, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Filming on the front lines of a war zone is far more challenging than filming in the largest criminal enclave in Southeast Asia. However, this upcoming documentary may shed light on how transnational organized criminals in the region have played a significant role in shaping regional politics
Reposted by Kelana Wisnu
Patrizia Schlosser discovered more than 30 images of herself online, pictured naked and in chains, in sexually explicit scenarios. But the imagery was all faked. Bellingcat, with STRG_F, investigate the AI porn website disseminating this material, MrDeepfakes. www.bellingcat.com/news/uk-and-...
Faking It: Deepfake Porn Site’s Link to Tech Companies
An analysis of MrDeepFakes, the most notorious deepfake porn website, reveals clues about two apps that it has prominently advertised.
www.bellingcat.com
January 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Patrizia Schlosser discovered more than 30 images of herself online, pictured naked and in chains, in sexually explicit scenarios. But the imagery was all faked. Bellingcat, with STRG_F, investigate the AI porn website disseminating this material, MrDeepfakes. www.bellingcat.com/news/uk-and-...
Reposted by Kelana Wisnu
As a profession, you’d hope reporters would be good at reading people, situations, scenarios.
But, during an exercise to see if reporters who know they are being followed can spot those who are following them, how many spotted the spotters? 0.
More: https://twp.ai/1Ox8wP
But, during an exercise to see if reporters who know they are being followed can spot those who are following them, how many spotted the spotters? 0.
More: https://twp.ai/1Ox8wP
Are You Being Tailed? Tips for Reporters Concerned About Physical Surveillance
Would a group of reporters who knew – for sure – that they were being followed be able to identify the operatives sent to track them?
twp.ai
January 27, 2025 at 12:53 AM
As a profession, you’d hope reporters would be good at reading people, situations, scenarios.
But, during an exercise to see if reporters who know they are being followed can spot those who are following them, how many spotted the spotters? 0.
More: https://twp.ai/1Ox8wP
But, during an exercise to see if reporters who know they are being followed can spot those who are following them, how many spotted the spotters? 0.
More: https://twp.ai/1Ox8wP
Some things were just meant to be I guess.
January 26, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Some things were just meant to be I guess.
haha. "TEK"-WAR
January 24, 2025 at 11:54 AM
haha. "TEK"-WAR
Indonesian transnational crime syndicates are also starting to lose their backing power. What a time to be alive, seeing them on the run! Lol
January 23, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Indonesian transnational crime syndicates are also starting to lose their backing power. What a time to be alive, seeing them on the run! Lol
Great news! Just wait for the big crackdown in the near future.
MYANMAR/THAILAND: Junta 2nd-in-command holds talks with Thai military delegation to discuss a crackdown on border scam operations amid mounting pressure from China. www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/m...
Myanmar Junta’s No.2 Meets Thai Military as Chinese Pressure Rises on Border Scams
Regime pledges cooperation to stamp out trafficking and telecom fraud in Karen territory controlled by its Border Guard Force ally on Thai border.
www.irrawaddy.com
January 23, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Great news! Just wait for the big crackdown in the near future.