Killing the journalist won’t kill the story.

Island under pressure: Behind Indonesia's geothermal strategy

On the island of Flores in Indonesia, journalists were beaten by the police or defamed online after looking into geothermal projects.


Working with local partners, Forbidden Stories investigated a low-carbon yet polluting form of energy that harms Indigenous communities, as well as disinformation campaigns targeting the independent press.


A new investigation as part of our #GreenCrimes series, dedicated to environmental crimes.

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