Benjamin Strick

director of investigations Centre for Information Resilience

Benjamin Strick is a digital investigator with a background in law, military and technology, specialising in open source intelligence (OSINT), investigations, influence operations, data and maps.

He has applied these skills to document human rights abuses across the world working with international media to create multi-award-winning investigative documentaries and assist civil society groups. He shares his passion for open source investigations through free YouTube tutorials to democratise these skills.

Ben is the Director of Investigations for both the Centre for Information Resilience and Myanmar Witness. Ben was previously an open source investigator with BBC Africa Eye, is a Bellingcat contributor and co-founder of Ocelli Project. In 2021 he was awarded Open Source Intelligence Champion of the Year for investment, commitment and contribution to the field.

Ben is known for investigating Cameroonian executions, taking down influence operations targeting human rights, documenting a massacre in Sudan, tracking drones in Libya, documenting destroyed villages in Myanmar, investigating arms exports, identifying deceptive networks in India, and investigating human rights abuses in Myanmar.

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