To Eliot Higgins, founder of the open source investigations website bellingcat. Welcome to hardtalk, with me, stephen sackur. What is the truth behind the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight mh17 or the poisoning of the former russian spy Sergei Skripal, or the recent assassination of a Chechen Rebel fighter in berlin. My guest today thinks he can piece together truths from the World Wide Web. He is Eliot Higgins, the founder of investigative website bellingcat. In an age beset by fake news, has he really found a way to distinguish fact from fiction . Eliot higgins, welcome to hardtalk. I want to start if i may with a self definition. Would you describe yourself as a journalist or a data analyst or some sort of online detective . I like online detective. We do acts ofjournalism and some of the work we are doing but really, the way we work with bellingcat uses open source investigation on a whole range of topics that go beyond journalism. I find it very difficult to define what we
The governor of fars, in a conversation with khabar, announced that isis claimed responsibility for the attack, and said that the arrested terrorist had a weapon and mr. Mani added that this terrorist intended to close the ranks of worshipers during congregational prayers with volleys. The governor of fars said that the presence of the revolutionary guards forces and mobilization failed the terrorist to achieve his goal. The chief justice of fars also started the preliminary interrogation process of the terrorist person of khabar with the end of the preregistration of applicants for the twelfth period of the Islamic Council elections, 13,234 people on the seventh and last day preregistered and uploaded their documents in the system of the ministry of interior. Thus, the total number of applicants for the parliamentary elections reached 48,1847. This figure is more than 7 and it is half the average registration of the previous sessions of the parliament, in the 11 sessions of the parlia
This year we will be able to deliver about 100,000 food packages across the country, with priority given to households that are covered. None of the machines are serving. To clarify, we invite all our dear people to join this campaign, god willing , to help us in providing more food items. What is it . It usually includes rice , oil, pasta, and oil. Sugar, sugar, beans and canned food is a place where people can buy it themselves, if they need it, they can go and get it. Usually, hilal ahmed branches across the country do this, but our priority is based on the Needs Assessment that has already been done and generally, there are needy patients who receive our support services during the year and are the last part. The road transport and highways organization has announced that the allocation of fuel to the suburban bus fleet has become online, according to the head of the supervision Management Group of this organization, by equipping the Traffic Police station and 10,000 bus fleets wit
Taken away this part of azad road is 2 km bridge and 3 km of baghi tunnel. Has been built this freeway section is going to be opened to cars from the end of today. From today, the exit axis will be reopened from here, with the recognition of the honorable faraja Police Officer , and the return axis is still the same as the previous route. It happens in the city. One of the considerations was the social considerations of the region. The request of the people of the region was that the employment of the people of the region should not be endangered and with the establishment of this project, god forbid, the employment of the people and the business of the people should not suffer. This consideration was always considered in the project, thats why the return axis is designed from inside the same city as before god willing , we will make our own traffic reforms there as well. The deputy of Islamic Revolution Housing Foundations said 500 houses damaged in the recent flood of sistan baluchis
Of the two clubs shareholders, the debts of the clubs past industries, and the collection and recognition of the clubs income were reviewed. Examining the legal structure governing the two companies, correcting trends, revenue streams, contracts and identifying the identity of the two companies are among other things. Discussed in this meeting. Iran ranks ninth among the worlds top producers. According to the report of the world steel association, irans crude Steel Production reached 2 million 600 thousand tons with an increase of 39 from 11th to 11th of bahman this year. Also, according to this report, despite the decrease in the production of the major global steelmakers, the amount of Steel Production has increased in iran, russia, india, turkey, south korea and japan, and the largest increase belongs to iran and turkey. According to the latest report of the world steel association, china, india and japan are the top 3 producers of crude steel in the world. Glass hall in day deals t