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19 journalists killed in the last 30 years. A country in the grip of organized crime.

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Alianza Paraguay: Why Forbidden Stories launched a global investigation into organized crime
Nineteen journalists have been killed in Paraguay – and two in Brazilian border towns – in roughly 30...
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Guns, Smugglers, and a Journalist’s Murder on the Paraguay-Brazil Border
7 media outlets are tracing the supply chain feeding organized crime groups in the region.
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'Organized crime has infiltrated the Prosecutor's office': The killing of a journalist and the rot in Paraguay's justice system
Internal documents reveal how the Paraguayan Prosecutor’s Office failed to properly investigate the kingpin...
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How a prominent politician and businessman’s fall exposed corruption in Paraguay
Eulalio “Lalo” Gomes Batista, a Paraguayan congressman and businessman, was killed in a 2024 police...

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Belgium
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Middle East and North Africa
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Paraguay
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Forbidden Stories and UC Berkeley Journalism join forces to launch a flagship, cross-border investigative lab, respond to mounting threats to press freedom in the U.S.
29 September 2026
The Forbidden Stories Lab based at the UC Berkeley School of Journalism will mobilize newsrooms across...
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Yorgen Fenech acquitted in Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia murder case
3 September 2026
In Malta, Yorgen Fenech, the businessman accused of orchestrating the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana...
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Exclusive Global Survey: Journalists Under Attack Share How to Fight Back
27 April 2026
Exclusive Global Survey : Journalists Under Attack Share How to Fight Back Ahead of the World Press Freedom...
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The Queen of Spain Awards Forbidden Stories
9 January 2026
Against a global backdrop marked by a steady decline in press freedom, Laurent Richard, founder of Forbidden...