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Why so many of Dhaka’s children remain on the streets

South Asia CIR Web Editor -
Hunger and violence push children from home. Drugs, criminal exploitation and barriers to care make leaving the streets harder. At...

The Diplomat, the Chameleon, the Bloodhound: Understanding Newsroom Personalities

General CIR Web Editor -
Investigative journalists are a bit peculiar. Many of us carry a strange mix of hero complexes and impostor syndrome....

Dilrukshi Handunnetti Delivers Presidential Address at MICC 2026

Events CIR Web Editor -
CIR Co-founder Dilrukshi Handunnetti delivered the Presidential Address at Madurai International Communication Conference (MICC) on 24 September. Organised by...

Shifting sands, sinking communities 

Environment CIR Web Editor -
Beneath the Sands, published in 2023, is a collaborative global investigation by the Environmental Reporting Collective (ERC), bringing together...

Seven years later, Easter Sunday attack verdict brings long-awaited convictions

Big Story CIR Web Editor -
Speed Read Ending a five-year trial, a Colombo High Court trial-at-bar has convicted 15 of 24 men accused of being...

Sri Lanka’s campaign finance law shows higher compliance but transparency lags

Interview CIR Web Editor -
Speed read Sri Lanka’s campaign finance law has produced high rates of report submission, but the Election Commission says the...
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Call for Applications: 2027 Ochberg Fellowships

Opportunities CIR Web Editor -
Ends on Wed, Oct 21, 2026 2:30 AM The GCJT Ochberg Fellowship is a unique seminar program for senior and...

AI women, political deepfakes and Facebook’s failure

Tech Analysis CIR Web Editor -
Colombo— What began as a disturbing experiment in manufacturing attractive, apparently ordinary Sri Lankan women on Facebook has evolved...

DBS Jeyaraj, remembering a journalist who kept truth alive

Events CIR Web Editor -
David Buell Sabapathy Jeyaraj (DBS) left behind more than decades of journalism. He left behind a record of a...

Survivors, sorrow, and the unyielding search in Nepal

Developing Story CIR Web Editor -
On Sept.7, Nepali families performed the13th day funeral ituals without knowing what became of their loved ones, missing since...

Guide to Investigating Tech and AI in Modern Warfare 

Resource Center CIR Web Editor -
When historians look back on the wars of the 2020s, they may be struck by two things. The first is...

A Year After Nepal’s Uprising, Self-Immolations Test the State’s Promise of Change

South Asia CIR Web Editor -
Five people set themselves on fire in Nepal in July. Some are now reading the deaths as political in...
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