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Investigations

At the heart of Index’s work, independent investigation reports that draw on audiovisual analysis and 3D reconstruction to establish the facts in cases of public interest.

INVESTIGATION

Death of El Hacen Diarra: was a third police officer involved in his prone restraint?

Published on
4 February 2026
Incident date
14 January 2026
Location
Paris (France)
Theme(s)
  • Working-class neighbourhoods
INVESTIGATION

Killing of Renée Good by ICE: 3D analysis

Published on
9 January 2026
Incident date
7 January 2026
Location
Minneapolis (États-Unis)
Theme(s)
  • Refusal to stop
INVESTIGATION

The execution of Khaled and Nidal ‘Amirah in Nablus

Published on
9 December 2025
Partner(s)
B'Tselem
Incident date
10 June 2025
Location
Naplouse (Territoires palestiniens occupés)
INVESTIGATION

Who took the “Napalm Girl” photograph? Analysis and 3D reconstruction

Published on
28 November 2025
Partner(s)
VII Foundation, Netflix
Incident date
8 June 1972
Location
Phường An Tịnh (Vietnam)
INVESTIGATION

Gabriel Pontonnier, maimed by a police grenade

Published on
9 September 2025
Incident date
24 November 2018
Location
Paris (France)
Theme(s)
  • Public order policing
INVESTIGATION

Three killings in Saint-Louis, Kanaky-New Caledonia

Published on
16 July 2025
Partner(s)
Le Monde
Incident date
10 July 2024 – 19 September 2024
Location
Mont Dore (Kanaky-Nouvelle-Calédonie)
Theme(s)
  • Overseas territories
INVESTIGATION

Drowning of Jumaa al-Hasan: the police implicated

Published on
8 July 2025
Partner(s)
OnTheMove, Liminal, Disclose, The New Arab, Al-Araby, Utopia 56
Incident date
2 March 2024
Location
Gravelines (France)
Theme(s)
  • Borders
INVESTIGATION

When the experts go astray: a denial of justice for Michael Lognonne

Published on
28 March 2025
Partner(s)
Le Média
Incident date
26 January 2019
Location
Paris (France)
Theme(s)
  • Public order policing
INVESTIGATION

Arrest of Tiziano L. in Rome: the counter-investigation refutes the police account

Published on
12 November 2024
Partner(s)
Il Manifesto
Incident date
5 October 2024
Location
Rome (Italy)
Theme(s)
  • Public order policing
INVESTIGATION

A legal insecurity: Article L. 435-1 and the death of Luis Bico

Published on
1 November 2024
Incident date
19 August 2017
Location
Châlette-sur-Loing (France)
Theme(s)
  • Refusal to stop
INVESTIGATION

The killing of Nahel Merzouk

Published on
27 June 2024
Partner(s)
Blast
Incident date
27 June 2023
Location
Nanterre (France)
Theme(s)
  • Refusal to stop
  • Working-class neighbourhoods
INVESTIGATION

Deaths of Adam and Raihane: inconsistencies in the police account exposed

Published on
11 March 2024
Partner(s)
Blast
Incident date
19 August 2022
Location
Vénissieux (France)
Theme(s)
  • Refusal to stop
INVESTIGATION

Killing of Bilal M.: 3D reconstruction invalidates the police account

Published on
1 February 2024
Partner(s)
Blast
Incident date
23 June 2021
Location
Pierrelaye (France)
INVESTIGATION

The L’Île-Saint-Denis case: analysis of the full audio recording

Published on
13 September 2023
Incident date
26 April 2020
Location
L'Île-Saint-Denis (France)
INVESTIGATION

Killing of Nahel in Nanterre: initial findings of the audio analysis

Published on
3 July 2023
Partner(s)
Earshot
Incident date
27 June 2023
Location
Nanterre (France)
Theme(s)
  • Refusal to stop
  • Working-class neighbourhoods
INVESTIGATION

LBD shooting of Jean-François Martin: the police officer identified through 3D modelling

Published on
26 June 2023
Incident date
28 April 2016
Location
Rennes (France)
Theme(s)
  • Public order policing
INVESTIGATION

The Jérôme Rodrigues case: no projectile before the grenade was thrown

Published on
15 June 2023
Incident date
26 January 2019
Location
Paris (France)
Theme(s)
  • Public order policing
INVESTIGATION

How Jérôme Rodrigues lost an eye: what police body cameras reveal

Published on
8 June 2023
Partner(s)
Le Média
Incident date
26 January 2019
Location
Paris (France)
Theme(s)
  • Public order policing
INVESTIGATION

BAC shooting in Stains: 3D reconstruction contradicts the police account

Published on
4 October 2022
Partner(s)
Street Press, Le Bondy Blog
Incident date
16 August 2021
Location
Stains (France)
Theme(s)
  • Refusal to stop
  • Working-class neighbourhoods
INVESTIGATION

Drowning of Steve Maia Caniço: digital reconstruction

Published on
14 February 2022
Incident date
22 June 2019
Location
Nantes (France)
Theme(s)
  • Public order policing
INVESTIGATION

Noisy-le-Grand: the police account contradicted by CCTV footage

Published on
26 September 2021
Partner(s)
Le Média
Incident date
17 September 2021
Location
Noisy-le-Grand (France)
Theme(s)
  • Working-class neighbourhoods
INVESTIGATION

LBD shooting of Adnane Nassih: the CCTV footage that incriminates the police

Published on
5 May 2021
Partner(s)
Libération
Incident date
22 February 2020
Location
Brunoy (France)
Theme(s)
  • Working-class neighbourhoods
INVESTIGATION

Death of Gaye Camara: the self-defence claim called into question

Published on
18 January 2021
Partner(s)
Disclose
Incident date
16 January 2018
Location
Épinay-sur-Seine (France)
Theme(s)
  • Refusal to stop
  • Working-class neighbourhoods
INVESTIGATION

Death of Zineb Redouane: a counter-expertise of the tear gas grenade shot

Published on
30 November 2020
Partner(s)
Forensic Architecture, Disclose
Incident date
1 December 2018
Location
Marseille (France)
Theme(s)
  • Public order policing
INVESTIGATION

Death of Adama Traoré: reconstruction and grey areas

Published on
17 July 2020
Partner(s)
Forensic Architecture, Le Monde
Incident date
19 July 2016
Location
Beaumont-sur-Oise (France)
Theme(s)
  • Working-class neighbourhoods

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