Miguel Ramalho
@msramalho.bsky.social
Investigative Technologist @bellingcat.com
Data, Tech, Human Rights, Conflict & Financial Investigations
Signal @miguel.351
https://github.com/msramalho
Data, Tech, Human Rights, Conflict & Financial Investigations
Signal @miguel.351
https://github.com/msramalho
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Streets have been renamed, Ukrainian monuments removed, and murals painted over. Bellingcat investigates how apartment blocks in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol have been demolished to make way for a new Russian suburban utopia… www.bellingcat.com/uncategorize...
Building on Ruins: The Russification of Mariupol, One Apartment Block at a Time - bellingcat
Bellingcat has identified 23 multi-storey housing complexes being built in occupied Mariupol and advertised for sale to Russian citizens.
www.bellingcat.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Streets have been renamed, Ukrainian monuments removed, and murals painted over. Bellingcat investigates how apartment blocks in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol have been demolished to make way for a new Russian suburban utopia… www.bellingcat.com/uncategorize...
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If you aren't paying attention to what is happening in Illinois/Chicago, you're missing out on Bovino and federal agents using tear gas, pepper balls, and force against the people.
Check out our investigation alongside @evidentmedia.org
Check out our investigation alongside @evidentmedia.org
October 31, 2025 at 7:43 PM
If you aren't paying attention to what is happening in Illinois/Chicago, you're missing out on Bovino and federal agents using tear gas, pepper balls, and force against the people.
Check out our investigation alongside @evidentmedia.org
Check out our investigation alongside @evidentmedia.org
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Follow us at @decoherence.media and read our announcement!
October 28, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Follow us at @decoherence.media and read our announcement!
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The largest aid flotilla in history has been attacked twice in two days whilst in port in Tunisia. Open source analysis suggests an incendiary munition is to blame, contradicting official statements. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/09...
Incendiary Munitions Strike Gaza-bound Flotilla Two Nights in a Row - bellingcat
On September 8 and 9, two vessels of the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) were attacked outside the port of Sidi Bou Said in Tunisia. Bellingcat analysed footage and images from both incidents. ...
www.bellingcat.com
September 10, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The largest aid flotilla in history has been attacked twice in two days whilst in port in Tunisia. Open source analysis suggests an incendiary munition is to blame, contradicting official statements. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/09...
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The Guardian has today printed the names, and where possible, images, of all the media workers killed in Gaza, as part of an international day of action involving more than 150 media organisations.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
The deadly toll on journalists in the Gaza war
With foreign media barred, Palestinians have reported alone, facing the ‘most deliberate effort to kill and silence’ them ever
www.theguardian.com
September 1, 2025 at 9:28 AM
The Guardian has today printed the names, and where possible, images, of all the media workers killed in Gaza, as part of an international day of action involving more than 150 media organisations.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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Excellent to see @evidentmedia.org's doc that @bellingcat.com contributed to — "In Real Life: A Hidden War" — has won the @rtdna.bsky.social Murrow Award for Best News Documentary: www.rtdna.org/news/rtdna-a...
Related piece from @nickwaters.bsky.social here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/04...
Related piece from @nickwaters.bsky.social here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/04...
“We’ve Become Addicted to Explosions” The IDF Unit Responsible for Demolishing Homes Across Gaza - bellingcat
Bellingcat investigates the demolitions carried out by the IDF in Gaza.
www.bellingcat.com
August 14, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Excellent to see @evidentmedia.org's doc that @bellingcat.com contributed to — "In Real Life: A Hidden War" — has won the @rtdna.bsky.social Murrow Award for Best News Documentary: www.rtdna.org/news/rtdna-a...
Related piece from @nickwaters.bsky.social here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/04...
Related piece from @nickwaters.bsky.social here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/04...
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Bellingcat has just launched a major new update to our Auto Archiver tool, simplifying the process of archiving online content for individuals or teams.
www.bellingcat.com/resources/20...
www.bellingcat.com/resources/20...
The Open Source Tool That Has Preserved 150,000 Pieces of Online Evidence - bellingcat
Bellingcat’s Auto Archiver is a tool aimed at preserving online digital content before it can be modified, deleted or taken down
www.bellingcat.com
August 13, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Bellingcat has just launched a major new update to our Auto Archiver tool, simplifying the process of archiving online content for individuals or teams.
www.bellingcat.com/resources/20...
www.bellingcat.com/resources/20...
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Nothing is permanent on social media. Users deleting their posts or webpages can lead to the erasure of a trail of evidence that may be crucial to your investigations. But how do you keep that data? We've updated our Auto Archiver tool to make archiving easier... www.bellingcat.com/resources/20...
The Open Source Tool That Has Preserved 150,000 Pieces of Online Evidence - bellingcat
Bellingcat’s Auto Archiver is a tool aimed at preserving online digital content before it can be modified, deleted or taken down
www.bellingcat.com
August 13, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Nothing is permanent on social media. Users deleting their posts or webpages can lead to the erasure of a trail of evidence that may be crucial to your investigations. But how do you keep that data? We've updated our Auto Archiver tool to make archiving easier... www.bellingcat.com/resources/20...
This report is a 200+ pages masterclass on how ingenuity plays a role in open source investigations.
TLDR: Collect evidence of munition remnants > estimate direction of origin > overlay to know where to look for launch systems > identify military units > trace back chain of command.
TLDR: Collect evidence of munition remnants > estimate direction of origin > overlay to know where to look for launch systems > identify military units > trace back chain of command.
July 23, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This report is a 200+ pages masterclass on how ingenuity plays a role in open source investigations.
TLDR: Collect evidence of munition remnants > estimate direction of origin > overlay to know where to look for launch systems > identify military units > trace back chain of command.
TLDR: Collect evidence of munition remnants > estimate direction of origin > overlay to know where to look for launch systems > identify military units > trace back chain of command.
After watching dozens of ICE raid/arrest videos it's clear how smartphones change the dynamics in these situations: It's why faces are covered, why operations are fast-in/fast-out, and in many cases why agents show restraint.
> Filming and knowing your rights is crucial to a balanced power dynamic.
> Filming and knowing your rights is crucial to a balanced power dynamic.
July 9, 2025 at 9:50 AM
After watching dozens of ICE raid/arrest videos it's clear how smartphones change the dynamics in these situations: It's why faces are covered, why operations are fast-in/fast-out, and in many cases why agents show restraint.
> Filming and knowing your rights is crucial to a balanced power dynamic.
> Filming and knowing your rights is crucial to a balanced power dynamic.
Auto Archiver v1.0.0 is out 🎉
Now with documentation, guides, tests, and new exciting features.
A big thanks to @erinhmclark.bsky.social and Patrick Robertson who went out of their way to improve the quality and reliability of the tool.
See what changed here: github.com/bellingcat/a...
Now with documentation, guides, tests, and new exciting features.
A big thanks to @erinhmclark.bsky.social and Patrick Robertson who went out of their way to improve the quality and reliability of the tool.
See what changed here: github.com/bellingcat/a...
Release v1.0.0 · bellingcat/auto-archiver
🎉 Auto Archiver v1.0.0
We're excited to announce a major stable release of the Auto Archiver tool!
This release comes with some major improvements in stability and flexibility, with a modular and e...
github.com
March 31, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Auto Archiver v1.0.0 is out 🎉
Now with documentation, guides, tests, and new exciting features.
A big thanks to @erinhmclark.bsky.social and Patrick Robertson who went out of their way to improve the quality and reliability of the tool.
See what changed here: github.com/bellingcat/a...
Now with documentation, guides, tests, and new exciting features.
A big thanks to @erinhmclark.bsky.social and Patrick Robertson who went out of their way to improve the quality and reliability of the tool.
See what changed here: github.com/bellingcat/a...
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While @msramalho.bsky.social also contributed technical assistance to the investigation into photographer Yasser Qudih, who was the subject of a smear campaign that forced him into exile forbiddenstories.org/from-slander...
From Slander to Exile: Photographer Yasser Qudih Targeted for Doing His Job
On October 7, 2023, Gazan photographer Yasser Qudih photographed Hamas’ attack on Israel, prompting a pro-Israeli NGO to suspect him of having been alerted by the Islamist group ahead of time.
forbiddenstories.org
March 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
While @msramalho.bsky.social also contributed technical assistance to the investigation into photographer Yasser Qudih, who was the subject of a smear campaign that forced him into exile forbiddenstories.org/from-slander...
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Bellingcat's Auto Archiver is never gonna give you up
github.com/bellingcat/a...
github.com/bellingcat/a...
March 1, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Bellingcat's Auto Archiver is never gonna give you up
github.com/bellingcat/a...
github.com/bellingcat/a...