Forbidden Stories

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Help us end impunity for crimes against journalists

To commemorate International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists and the seven year anniversary of Forbidden Stories, we are asking you to help us pursue the investigations of journalists who have been silenced.

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Gaza Project

Wild Grass in the Rubble: hunger in northern Gaza through the eyes of the Khair Al-Din brothers

After surviving an Israeli military drone attack, the Khair Al-Din brothers had to give up their journalistic work on the food insecurity in Gaza. Forbidden Stories picked up where their coverage left off.

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Gaza Project

Why we did the Gaza Project

We had to unite. We had to work together to inform the public. Since the outbreak of Israel’s war in Gaza following Hamas’ terrorist attack on October 7, more than 100 journalists and media workers have been killed, including the rising casualties of over 37,000 civilians.

News

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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

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Award

An Emmy Award for our documentary about the Pegasus spyware

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Apple Files to Drop Lawsuit against NSO Following Revelations by Forbidden Stories

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Israel Maneuvered to Prevent Disclosure of State Secrets amid WhatsApp vs NSO Lawsuit

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Forbidden Stories’ 2023 annual report is out now

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Statement: Rwanda Classified

Investigations

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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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Gaza Project

The destruction of press infrastructure in Gaza: A strategy to blind the public

Since October 7, Israel appears to have systematically targeted press organizations and cameras filming...

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Gaza Project

Death from Above: How Israeli Drones are Killing Journalists in Gaza

Israel says it takes strict precautions to avoid civilian casualties in its use of unmanned aerial vehicles....

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Gaza Project

Anatomy of a Shooting: How the Israeli Forces Targeted an Al Araby TV Crew in the West Bank

On May 4, 2024, two journalists from Al Araby TV came under Israeli military fire while covering a raid...

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Gaza Project

The Gaza Project: How Forbidden Stories investigated the killing of nearly 100 journalists in Gaza

Since October 7, more than 100 journalists have been killed. Forbidden Stories investigated their killings.

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Rwanda Classified

Espionage, threats, suspicious deaths: Rwanda tries to silence its opponents abroad

Documents and testimonies obtained by Forbidden Stories’ media partners reveal intimidation tactics and...

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Rwanda Classified

Soldiers fallen in silence: Kagame’s unacknowledged war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Investigating the deaths of Rwandan soldiers killed in North Kivu led to one journalist’s exile and possibly...

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Rwanda Classified

Collision course: An investigation into the death of a journalist hated by Rwandan authorities

Conducted over several months and featuring previously unpublished material, our investigation confronts...

Support us so that we can continue investigating

We need your help to expose what the enemies of the press try to keep quiet.

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.

Moussa Didy Bunakima

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Andrés Domínguez

Mexico

Alina Manrique

Ecuador

Jesús Bustamante

Mexico

Paola Ugaz

Colombia

Bessy Granja

Ecuador

Jordache Diala

Democratc Republic of the Congo

Jonathan Cuevas

Mexico

Ayatullahi Salihu

Nigeria

Guillermo Rico Reyes

Colombia

María Martínez Guardado

Mexico

WikkiTimes

Nigeria

Patinéma Oumar Ouédraogo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Media Foundation for West Africa

Ghana

Jonathan Palma

Ecuador

Febriana Firdaus

Indonesia

Alfredo Guachiré

Paraguay

Thalíe Ponce

Ecuador

Miguel Silerio

Mexico

Dare Akogun

Nigeria

María de los Ángeles Nivón

Mexico

Miriam Ramírez

Mexico

Darcie de Galicia

The Philippines

Walter Álvarez Berbel

Colombia

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.

150

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

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

Disinformation

Story Killers

Corruption Human rights Spyware

Moroccan Cash Machine

Environment Mining industry

Mining Secrets

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 Naserdine

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”