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Revealed: Unpublished UN Report Implicates Workers on TotalEnergies-led Project in Sexual Exploitation and Mozambique's Military in Sexual Violence
Exclusive Global Survey: Journalists Under Attack Share How to Fight Back
Ghost Journalists, Cash and Kremlin Scripts: How Russian Operatives Tried To Influence Argentinian Media
In the Sahel, journalists, activists and NGOs in the crosshairs of Russian agents from “The Company”
"It's something that changes the rules of the game": under threat, Ecuadorian newsroom La Fuente joins the SafeBox
If a journalist falls, others rise and collectively continue their work: that’s the simple principle behind Forbidden Stories.

It’s not just about solidarity. It is an imperative need to inform the public on subjects as pressing as they are dangerous to cover—such as environmental crimes, corruption, and human rights violations.

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Pegasus Project: Inside Morocco's spying machine
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Energy Extraction Human rights
Mozambique Exposed
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Corruption Human rights
Afghan Voices : Silence or Exile
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Disinformation Influence
Propaganda Machine: Inside the secret files revealing Russia's plan for global influence
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Eyes Of Iran: breaking the Code of Iran’s Surveillance System
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Environment Mining industry
Lords of Gold: the gangs’ grip on Peru’s mines
Indonesia Geothermal energy
Corruption Disinformation
Island under pressure Behind Indonesia's geothermal strategy
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Environment Mining industry
Toxic Gold: the heavy toll of Ghana's illegal gold rush
asesinato periodista Leo Veras Fiscalía Paraguay Crimen
Corruption Drug cartels
Alianza Paraguay
Haïti journalist killed gang violence
Haiti: A State in Ruins, Predators in Power

Key figures

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Since its creation, 130 media outlets have collaborated with Forbidden Stories.’

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Three hundred journalists from 54 countries have participated in projects coordinated by Forbidden Stories since 2017.

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258 highly-threatened journalists are securely sharing their ongoing investigations with us. If they are ever assassinated or jailed, we will continue their work.

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The SafeBox mechanism is used by journalists based in nearly forty-one countries.

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75% of journalists who secure their information with us have chosen to communicate about it to deter threats.

Safebox Network: A powerful deterrent

Haruna Salisu
Nigerian journalist and member of the SafeBox Network

“No matter what you do to try to silence me, you guys are wasting your time”

Tulani Ngwenya
Journalist based in South Africa and SafeBox member

“I joined the SafeBox Network to protect my investigations from being silenced and to ensure that, even under threat, the stories I uncover will live on”

Deo Montescarlos
Filipino journalist and member of the SafeBox Network

"I decided to join the SafeBox to provide me with a platform to secure my journalistic work, and a reliable collective that will protect it and pursue my stories when necessary"

Vanderlei Filho
Brazilian journalist and member of the SafeBox Network

"Three journalists have already been murdered in the region. The SafeBox Network is exactly what I need."

Betty Herlina
Indonesian journalist and member of the SafeBox Network

“No one publishes such stories, if I am not writing about it, who will? The SafeBox Network could maybe bring more safety”

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Pegasus Project
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Mozambique Exposed
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Dozens of opposition members and journalists have been abducted or killed in Mozambique, since the 2024...
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In Mozambique, the Regime Imposes a Blackout on Journalists
It is a country largely overlooked by Western media. Yet, Mozambique is a place of extremes like few...
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Afghan voices
“These rapes and videos are a way to silence us”
A women’s rights activist and regular guest on Afghan radio stations, M. was arrested in Kabul in 2025...
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Radio silence: An investigation into the governor of Kabul
Promoted to governor of Kabul in late 2023, Aminullah Obaid cut his teeth in central Afghanistan’s Daykundi...

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