Global Investigative Journalism Network (https://archive.gijn.org/tag/forensic-architecture/)
Forensic Architecture, a research agency based in London, blends human rights expertise with research, architectural capabilities, and investigative firepower. Our interview finds out how the team tackles investigations in the Middle East.
মানবাধিকার, গবেষণা, স্থাপত্য বিষয়ক কলাকৌশল ও অনুসন্ধানী সাংবাদিকতার অভিনব সমন্বয় ঘটায় লন্ডন-ভিত্তিক গবেষণা সংস্থা, ফরেনসিক আর্কিটেকচার। ডিজিটাল ফরেনসিক পদ্ধতির ব্যবহার করে কীভাবে তারা মধ্যপ্রাচ্যে সংঘাত ও মানবাধিকার লঙ্ঘনের নানা ঘটনা নিয়ে অনুসন্ধান করেছে— তার বর্ণনা পাবেন এই লেখায়। এই কাজে তারা মানবাধিকার সংশ্লিষ্ট বিশেষজ্ঞ-জ্ঞানের সঙ্গে গবেষণা, স্থাপত্যবিদ্যায় দক্ষতা ও অনুসন্ধানী শক্তির মিশেল ঘটিয়েছে।
In June, a French court indicted executives from two surveillance companies on charges of complicity in torture in Libya and Egypt, following revelations by journalists about their alleged technology sales to repressive regimes. In a series of interviews, investigative reporters shared tips and tools that newsrooms around the world can use to uncover the spyware and monitoring systems their governments are buying.
Since it was founded in 2010, Forensic Architecture has “hacked into the source code” of architecture to produce innovative and ground-breaking investigations that use 3D modelling, data mining, machine learning, and audio analysis. Working like a lab for the development of new tools, the outfit uses many of the forensic methods of investigation that have historically been the preserve of law enforcement to investigate social and political topics and injustices.
This week’s Friday 5, where we round up our favorite reads from around the online world in English, includes a report from The Intercept about how a US Department of Homeland Security algorithm revoked the visa of Forensic Architecture’s Eyal Weizman, an interview with Paul Caruana Galizia about his podcast My Mother’s Murder, and why almost half of the tech experts surveyed by the Pew Research Center are saying technology will weaken democracy.