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Halloween · ChicagoTo stay up to date on our latest investigations, join Bellingcat’s new WhatsApp channel here. This investigation is part of a collaboration between Bellingcat and Evident. You can watch Evident’s video here. Children in Chicago’s Old Irving Park neighbourhood were preparing for a Halloween parade on Oct. 25 when federal agents reportedly deployed tear gas on the street to disperse protesters opposing immigration-related arrests in the neighbourh…See the Story
Tear Gas, Pepper Balls Among Weapons Deployed Against Illinois Protesters
100% Left coverage: 2 sources

Sanctions · RussiaAn investigation by Bellingcat has identified yet another Russian-flagged bulk carrier, Irtysh (IMO: 9664976), operating in defiance of Western sanctions by exporting grain from occupied Crimea to Houthi-controlled Yemen. Following the same pattern of deceptive methods used by other vessels involved in what Ukraine describes as “grain theft,” Irtysh disabled its location tracking en route to and from the Port of Sevastopol. The vessel also made…See the Story
Russia’s Grain Smuggling Fleet Continues Undeterred
100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Russia · RussiaTo stay up to date on our latest investigations, join Bellingcat’s new WhatsApp channel here. Editor’s note: Vladislav Gillung officially changed his name to Vladislav Romanov in his twenties. Although the first recorded use of him as Romanov is from the period between 2020 and 2022, we will refer to him as such throughout most of the story for consistency. In September 2019, a 21-year-old man named Vladislav Gillung registered as a candidate fo…See the Story
How a Former Political Hopeful Helps Russian Neo-Nazi Group Rusich Sell its Online Merch
100% Left coverage: 1 sources