Investigations with Impact
Our mission
INPACT is born out of our initial flagship project called All Eyes On Wagner which was launched in late 2021. We are at the intersection of open source research, traditional investigative journalism, forensics and technical investigation. INPACT focuses on four areas of research and investigations:
- Russia and its partners
- Hybrid Warfare
- Strategic arms and disruptive technologies
- Sanction circumvention.
We are looking to work on topics that matter and which are impactful for European citizens, public organisations, civil society and media.
All Eyes On Wagner is our flagship project for Hybrid Warfare. It focuses on Wagner mercenaries: tracking their activities and verifying claims of human rights and economic abuses. We rely on open source information and witnesses accounts/leads sent to us which are collected, archived and verified. Since late 2021, AEOW has become a reliable source of information on Wagner mercenaries for media organisations, public organisations and key human rights organisations. Since Prigozhin’s death in August 2023, the scope of our work has expanded to include looking at Prigozhin’s legacy, propagation of the Wagner brand through other Russian paramilitary organisations and how Russian intelligence services are reclaiming some missions.
Who we are
The project has been historically initiated by OpenFacto, a French not for profit organisation with expertise in open-source investigations (OSINT). AEOW is today independent and now incorporated into a Swiss-based NGO called INPACT established by its core members to create more long-term investigative projects.
Since October 2023 the project has received funding for 18 months from the Open Society Foundation which enables:
- to cover some basic costs such as website, emails, some subscriptions
- cover travel costs to speak at conferences
- compensate some hours of investigation
INPACT is managed on a voluntary-basis by a group of 4 volunteers on their free time from different nationalities and backgrounds: journalists, investigators, experts on disinformation, and academics. Friends and contacts often provide an extra hand: graphism, research, editing, good advice.
Send us tips
Help us focus on the right trail, send us tips, privilege information, closed source info and report abuses: tips.aeow@proton.me
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For question regarding our publications/ right of answer: Sophie Gawner – contact@investig-impact.org
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