🌍📢 Journalism knows no borders.
When Guatemalan journalist Carlos Choc was criminalized for reporting on a ferronickel mine polluting indigenous land—and the killing of fisherman Carlos Maaz—his work was at risk of being silenced.
But thanks to Forbidden Stories and a consortium of 40 journalists, the investigation didn’t stop. French journalist Anne Michel joined Choc, along with a network of reporters, to continue his work.
📽️ Watch the video to see how cross-border collaboration keeps stories alive.
🔗 To learn more about Green blood, click here : https://forbiddenstories.org/about-green-blood/
🚨 Revelations of forced labor in Turkmenistan's cotton culture.
Journalist Khudayberdy Allashov spent a decade facing persecution for exposing the truth.
He died last August—but his story doesn’t end there. We picked up where he left off and uncovered a shocking reality: forced labor is still rampant in the country’s cotton fields, children included. And even more disturbing? Major European brands like Benetton and Essenza Home were still sourcing cotton from Turkmenistan until recently.
Read the full story here 👇
https://forbiddenstories.org/in-turkmenistan-the-death-of-a-journalist-lifts-the-veil-on-forced-labor-in-cotton-fields/
📍En muchos países de América Latina, investigar la verdad tiene un alto precio. «Investigue lo que investigue en el país, desgraciadamente siempre hay algún tipo de represalia» - Leonardo Gómez Ponce
En el #Colpin 2024, en Madrid, Forbidden Stories se reunió con miembros de su Red SafeBox para discutir los desafíos del periodismo de investigación en Perú, México y Ecuador, algunos de los países más peligrosos para los periodistas.
Nuestra Red SafeBox es una respuesta colectiva, global y periodística a la impunidad en la que los reporteros pueden guardar su información sensible. Si son secuestrados, encarcelados o asesinados, podremos continuar sus investigaciones y publicarlas en todo el mundo.
👉 https://forbiddenstories.org/es/safebox-network/
En este video, Paola Ugaz, Andrés Domínguez, Rocio Gallegos, y Leonardo G. Ponce o G. Ponce comparten sus experiencias enfrentando amenazas, acoso e intimidación simplemente por hacer su trabajo. 🎥
📍 In many Latin American countries, investigating the truth comes at a high price. "Whatever we investigate, there is always some kind of retaliation." — Leonardo Gómez Ponce
At #Colpin 2024, in Madrid, Forbidden Stories met with members of our SafeBox Network to discuss the challenges of investigative journalism in Peru, Mexico, and Ecuador—some of the most dangerous countries for journalists.
Our SafeBox Network is a collective, global and journalistic response to impunity where reporters can safeguard their sensitive information. If they are abducted, imprisoned or assassinated, we will be able to pursue their investigations and publish them worldwide.
👉 https://forbiddenstories.org/safebox/
In this video, Paola Ugaz, Andrés Domínguez, Rocio Gallegos, and Leonardo G. Ponce share their experiences facing threats, harassment, and intimidation simply for doing their jobs. 🎥
💬 “What we wanted to do in this project was to go behind the bots and avatars, find the people behind these unattributed dark campaigns.”
Our partners Omer Benjakob and Damien Leloup share some insights on #StoryKillers—a collaborative investigation uncovering the disinformation industry!
Irene Khan, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Freedom of Opinion, concluded her speech today at #ARIJ24 with Forbidden Stories’ slogan: “Killing a journalist does not kill the story.” “The story will be told,” she added.
“I now avoid covering subjects that could make me disappear overnight.”
In #Sahel, faced with the Russian propaganda machine, journalists have two options: collaborate or keep quiet. Our revelations on Russian influence in the region ⤵️
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« J’évite maintenant de traiter les sujets qui peuvent me faire disparaître du jour au lendemain »
Au #Sahel, face à la machine de propagande russe, les journalistes doivent choisir entre collaborer ou se taire. Nos révélations sur l’influence russe dans la région ⤵️
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