Digital Footprints and Deadly Risks: The Ethical Dilemma of Verifying Human Rights Abuses in Iran

On March 9, Shayan Sardarizadeh, a prominent journalist with BBC Verify, issued a critical warning regarding the dissemination of open-source intelligence (OSINT) originating from Iran, emphasizing that the pursuit of transparency must not come at the cost of human life. Sardarizadeh’s alert focused on a specific and growing danger: the possibility that publishing precise coordinates […]

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