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Captagon trafficking: For Syrian journalists, investigation is still forbidden

Even in post-Assad Syria, some investigations remain forbidden to Syrian journalists. This is the case of Captagon trafficking, manufactured in Syria and widely spread in the Middle East. Under Bashar al-Assad’s regime, a reporter was assassinated after daring to write about this drug.

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In Suwayda, Captagon barons survive the fall of Assad

Suwayda, in southern Syria, is a hub for the trafficking of Captagon, a synthetic drug that has flooded the Middle East for a decade and was the economic mainstay of Bashar al-Assad's regime.

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Event: Step behind the scenes of these forbidden stories

News Event: Step behind the scenes of these forbidden stories On February 13, in a Theater near the Champs-Elysées, we’ll unveil the behind-the-scenes of the incredible human adventure that is Forbidden Stories. In a unique production, blending actors and journalists from our network, we’ll bring to...

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WhatsApp trumps NSO in court: A historical ruling amid political change

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Donate to defeat the enemies of the press

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“The Azerbaijani government needed the COP to cover up the question of media freedom”

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"Enemies of the People" Respond to Trump's Election: “Without Information, No Democracy”

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Pegasus scandal: “Morocco has to accept that anything can be said”

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Help us end impunity for crimes against journalists

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Gaza Project: we reiterate our request for access to a satellite image

Investigations

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Articles

Captagon trafficking: For Syrian journalists, investigation is still forbidden

Even in post-Assad Syria, some investigations remain forbidden to Syrian journalists. This is the case...

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In Suwayda, Captagon barons survive the fall of Assad

Suwayda, in southern Syria, is a hub for the trafficking of Captagon, a synthetic drug that has flooded...

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In Turkmenistan, the death of a journalist lifts the veil on forced labor in cotton fields

Khudayberdy Allashov died after exposing forced labor in Turkmenistan’s cotton fields. Turkmen cotton...

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The propaganda machine

Propaganda Machine: Diving into the heart of Russian influence in Africa

A Central African journalist gives an exclusive insider’s account of Russian disinformation campaigns...

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The propaganda machine

In the Central African Republic, a former propagandist lifts the veil on the inner workings of Russian disinformation

Central African journalist Ephrem Yalike offers evidence revealing, for the first time, the relentless...

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The propaganda machine

Propaganda Machine: Russia’s information offensive in the Sahel

In the Sahel and the Central African Republic, Moscow’s disinformation agents spare no expense in manipulating...

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Baku Connection

The villa, the businessman, and the stolen millions: From the French Riviera to Luxembourg, revelations on Azerbaijan’s ill-gotten gains

A villa on the French Riviera, shell companies in Luxembourg, and the shadow of scandalous businessman...

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Gaza Project

“If I see you, I will kill you”: Covering settler violence in the West Bank

As part of the Gaza Project, Forbidden Stories and its partners pursued the work of journalists attacked...

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SafeBox Network

Through the SafeBox Network, some of the world’s most threatened journalists are securing their sensitive information with Forbidden Stories.

If they are abducted, imprisoned or assassinated, Forbidden Stories and its partners will be able to continue their investigations and publish them worldwide.

Lady Ann Salem

The Philippines

Juan David Florez

Colombie

YoCiudadano

Mexico

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Emmanuel Kouagou

Benin

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Soledad Jarquín

Mexico

Pluma Digital Noticias

Mexico

Leonardo Gómez Ponce

Ecuador

Nemesio Mendez

Mexico

María Martínez Guardado

Mexico

Gilberto Ruiz Díaz

Mexico

Patinéma Oumar Ouédraogo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Bakary Gamalo Bamba

Guinea

Adolfo Flórez Garzón

Colombie

Natividad Ambrocio

Mexico

Badylon Kawanda Bakiman

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Paulin Aganze

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Gabriela Martínez

Mexico

GK

Ecuador

Miriam Ramírez

Mexico

Bolot Temirov

Kyrgyzstan

Mustapha Darboe

The Gambia

WikkiTimes

Nigeria

Pierre-Claver Kuvo

Togo

Vërstka

Russia

Protect your stories

Are you a journalist under threat because of your reporting? Secure your information with Forbidden Stories.

Key figures

Since its creation, 90 media outlets have collaborated with Forbidden Stories.

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A hundred and fifty journalists from 49 countries have worked on our investigations since 2017.

1,320

Our collaborative investigations have multiplied the reach of our forbidden stories by 1,320. That’s what we call the Streisand effect.

All our investigations

Drug cartels War

Captagon Connection

Human rights

In Turkmenistan, the death of a journalist lifts the veil on forced labor in cotton fields

Disinformation Influence

The Propaganda Machine

Human rights Starvation War

Gaza Project

Assassination plots Cyber surveillance Influence War

Rwanda Classified

Corruption Environment

Stolen Lands

Corruption Environment Human rights

The Baku Connection

Amazon rainforest Corruption Deforestation Environment

Bruno and Dom Project

Corruption

Front Companies Mexico

Corruption Environment Mining industry

Rafael Project

Our mission is unique

Forbidden Stories is an international network of journalists whose mission is to pursue the investigations of other reporters who have been silenced.

Maria Ressa

2021 Nobel Peace Prize laureate & CEO of Rappler

“All they want in killing a journalist, or in attacking a journalist, is to stop the story”

Alfredo Guachiré

Paraguayan journalist and member of the SafeBox Network

“For my safety (...) I turn to the organization Forbidden Stories to protect my investigations”

Khadija Ismayilova

Azerbaijani investigative journalist

“What you are suggesting is creating a newsroom for journalists who have no press freedom. You will get fantastic stories“

Omer Benjakob

Journalist at Haaretz, who collaborated with Forbidden Stories on the Pegasus Project and Story Killers investigations

"Collaborations are important because they allow us to pull our intellectual resources, our tools and our skills to do investigations that were impossible to achieve five years ago"

Fabrice Arfi

Head of Investigations at Mediapart

“The finest project of investigative journalism, in solidarity against censorship”

Jonathan Cuevas

Mexican journalist and member of the SafeBox Network

“The enemies of the press will think twice before committing such crimes”

Bastian Obermayer

2017 Pulitzer Prize winner

“Even if Forbidden Stories rescues just a handful of investigations that fall into a sort of limbo each time a journalist is jailed or killed, it will already be a great victory for citizens”

Ayodele Samuel

Nigerian journalist and member of the SafeBox Network

“Since I joined the SafeBox Network, I have been confident that should anything happen to me as a journalist on the field, my jobs are protected and somebody can take it up from there”

Columbia Journalism Review

“Forbidden Stories establishes itself as a new player in a global reporting-network scene that has generally been a bright light in a dark period for journalism around the world”

Hala Nasreddine

Head of Investigations at Daraj, Lebanese media outlet and member of the SafeBox Network

“Announcing that our information is secure has a deterrent effect on attempts of repression, silencing or threat”