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The Shahed-136 requires no runway, costs a fraction of conventional munitions, and has a 2,000km range. C4ADS spent months tracing how Iran built and exported the production capability behind it. More incoming next week. Get the full report now 👇 c4ads.org/reports/airbor…

With Alex Saab just extradited to the US, it’s time to revisit the @C4ADS investigation that shows his role in Iran and Venezuela’s gold for oil deal - incidentally probably the best title of any investigation while I was there

@BelarusFiles Only 29 of 58 suppliers face Western sanctions. And every unsanctioned supplier represents a gap that continues to cost lives. 4/4 Read more 👇 c4ads.org/news/belarusia…

@BelarusFiles The network supplies chassis for military vehicles, optoelectronic targeting systems, and electronic weapons components. The majority of identified suppliers have ties to the Belarusian state suggesting support for Russian aggression. 3/4

Since Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022, Belarus has quietly become a key player to its war machine, yet half of the network enabling this role remains unsanctioned. @BelarusFiles investigated. 1/4 Read 👇 c4ads.org/news/belarusia…

ICYMI: 160+ cargo flights linked Russia and Algeria from March 2025 to April 2026. C4ADS Senior Analyst Margaux Garcia spoke with @Defense_News as they mapped Russia’s shadow airline network and deliveries of Russian-made warplanes, including Su-57 stealth fighters. Read more 👇 defensenews.com/global/europe/…

We stand with @accessnow and the @rightscon community. Per their recent statement, the cancellation of RightsCon 2026 was likely the direct result of foreign interference aimed at excluding civil society voices — a pattern C4ADS knows well, and a reminder of why spaces like RightsCon matter. Read the full statement 👇 rightscon.org/rc26-statement/

We’re celebrating International Leopard Day on Sunday, May 3rd to highlight the need for the conservation and protection of this critical species — we’ve monitored seizures since 2013 to support partner organizations working to curb poaching and trafficking. Learn more 👇 c4ads.org/wildlife-traff…

ICYMI: C4ADS' Dubai Property Database helped expose the Kinahan cartel's real estate network years before last week's arrest. Our data and technology helped build the public record sustaining pressure on Dubai’s financial opacity leading to this moment. Learn more 👇 c4ads.org/multimedia/the…

As violence in Sudan continues to surge, C4ADS will remain focused on the illicit financial flows, weapons networks, and conflict enablers that sustain it — and on supporting all of our partners working toward justice, accountability, and a civilian-led democratic future for Sudan. 7/7 More 👇 c4ads.org/news/sudan-ent…

And we partnered with France 24 to investigate the alleged use of chlorine as a chemical weapon in Sudan, tracing a military tech supply chain across India, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. 6/ Learn more 👇 c4ads.org/news/france-24…

On April 15, 2023, violence erupted in Sudan. Since then, armed conflict between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) has created the largest displacement crisis in the world — rife with famine, indiscriminate violence against civilians, the deliberate obstruction of humanitarian assistance, and worse. 1/ More 👇 c4ads.org/news/sudan-ent…

ICYMI: C4ADS Senior Analyst Allen Maggard spoke at the Polish Embassy in Washington, DC, to launch our new joint report with the International Partnership for Human Rights and the Atlantic Council’s Strategic Litigation Project. Watch the recording 👇 atlanticcouncil.org/event/holding-…

Proud to see our 2024 Side Effects report cited in this piece from @thewirechina exploring the regulation gap around pharmaceutical industry ties to XUAR, notorious for rampant human rights abuses and reliance on forced labor. From Savannah Billman 👇 thewirechina.com/2026/04/12/how…

ICYMI: C4ADS Analyst Will Cooke spoke at the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organization (SPRFMO) Commission Meeting about the ways that strengthening beneficial ownership transparency for fishing vessels can improve accountability and cooperation. More 👇 sprfmo.int/news/current-n…

ICYMI: Our Refining Power report is cited in @FDD new public commentary to the US Trade Representative on securing critical minerals supply chains from Chinese dominance. Read the full report 👇 fdd.org/analysis/2026/…