Forbidden Stories
Investigations
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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.
Victor Mambor
Sonny Figueroa
Jesús Ibarra
Diana Romero
Ruben Mayoni
Charly Castillo
Celia Espinoza
Patinéma Oumar Ouédraogo
Gabriela Pinasco
Karen Rojas Kauffmann
Lance Lucian Banico
Sahzara Sopian
Issamar Lteif
Ekemini Simon
Pinsen Mora
Diananta Putra
Mocache Massoko
Ayatullahi Salihu
Organis Cuadrado
Serge Fanou
Mariana Morales
Flore Nobime
Joann Manabat
Ayodele Samuel
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.
A hundred and fifty journalists from 49 countries have worked on our investigations since 2017.
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
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.
“All they want in killing a journalist, or in attacking a journalist, is to stop the story”
“For my safety (...) I turn to the organization Forbidden Stories to protect my investigations”
“What you are suggesting is creating a newsroom for journalists who have no press freedom. You will get fantastic stories“
"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"
“The finest project of investigative journalism, in solidarity against censorship”
“The enemies of the press will think twice before committing such crimes”
“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”
“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”
“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”
“Announcing that our information is secure has a deterrent effect on attempts of repression, silencing or threat”