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Investigations at @forbidden-stories.bsky.social | European Press Prize 2025 Special Award
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paper trail media @papertrailmedia.de · 16d
3/3 Erst vor Kurzem berichtete unsere Reporterin Dajana Kollig mit @forbidden-stories.bsky.social über einen paraguayischen Glock-Importeur, der in Verbindung zu einem Journalistenmord und der organisierten Kriminalität steht. www.derstandard.de/story/300000...
Glock-Pistolen in Südamerika: Ein Journalistenmord mit Gruß aus Österreich
Paraguay wird seit Jahren von Glock-Pistolen geflutet, meist landen sie wohl bei Gangs. Der brasilianische Journalist Lourenço Veras hat dazu recherchiert – und wurde selbst mit einer Glock ermordet
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Phineas James @phineasjfr.bsky.social · Jul 10
Finally, big congrats to @mrnbr.bsky.social and @magdalenahervada.bsky.social for their investigation into weapons trafficking, the shady companies involved in this and how the market of this small country became flooded due to lax import and export regulations. forbiddenstories.org/guns-smugggl...
He Set Out to Investigate Smuggled Guns; One May Have Killed Him
For years, weapons importers have flooded Paraguay with more firearms than the country can absorb. Now, 9 media outlets, coordinated by Forbidden Stories and OCCRP as part of Alianza Paraguay, are tra...
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Forbidden Stories @forbidden-stories.bsky.social · Jul 8
🔴 Nuestra nueva investigación, disponible mañana.
La #Alianza Paraguay fue coordinada por Forbidden Stories y @occrp.org, en colaboración con Cuestión Pública, Revista Piauí, La Nación de Argentina, La Diaria, IrpiMedia, y DDoS. El grupo ABC Color colabora como socio en la republicación.
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Mariana @mrnbr.bsky.social · May 29
The prize is a recognition of the power of #collaborativejournalism. It belongs to every newsroom and journalist who made this work possible, with special thanks and admiration for Leyla Mustafayeva and our colleagues at Abzas Media still behind bars today.

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The Baku Connection - Forbidden Stories
The Baku Connection Français English “Don’t think that they can stop these investigation by arresting us one by one” Coordinated by Forbidden Stories, 40 journalists from 15 media outlets continue the...
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Mariana @mrnbr.bsky.social · May 29
@laurentrichard.bsky.social’s and mine investigation revealed how funds from European financial institutions – meant to support reform – have instead helped reinforce a system of arbitrary detention and torture in Azerbaijan.

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Torture in Azerbaijan: How European funds flow to Baku's prisons
Six members of the investigative website Abzas Media were arrested, officially for 'trafficking in foreign currency.' The Forbidden Stories journalist collective continued their investigation into the...
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Mariana @mrnbr.bsky.social · May 29
🏆Beyond honoured that our investigation, “Torture in Azerbaijan: How European Funds Flow to Baku’s Prisons,” has been awarded the 2025 #EuropeanPressPrize Special Award, alongside our colleagues in the The Baku Connection consortium, led by @forbidden-stories.bsky.social 🧶
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Forbidden Stories @forbidden-stories.bsky.social · May 28
We’re proud to share that the #BakuConnection project—led by Forbidden Stories in collaboration with over a dozen media partners—has received the Special Award from the European Press Prize. This award honors exceptional journalism that stands for courage, impact, and international solidarity.
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Mariana @mrnbr.bsky.social · Apr 30
Since Russia’s 2022 invasion, thousands of Ukrainians have vanished into secret detention. Viktoriia Roshchyna reported on these “ghost prisoners” before she herself was taken. @gvenetitay.bsky.social set out to pursue her work with his investigation 👇

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Lost in the Gray Zone: How Russia Secretly Disappears Thousands of Ukrainian Civilians
Since Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, thousands of Ukrainian civilians in the occupied territories have vanished into thin air. These “ghost prisoners” are whisked away by the occupying fo...
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Mariana @mrnbr.bsky.social · Apr 30
Journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna disappeared in Russian-occupied Ukraine in 2022 while reporting on the torture of civilians. In October 2024, she was declared dead in captivity. Leading this project, @phineasjfr.bsky.social set out to trace back her incarceration

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Russia’s ‘Ghost Detainees’: The Investigation That Cost Viktoriia Roshchyna Her Life
Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna was pronounced dead in Russian captivity in October 2024, after being secretly held for months in Russian-occupied Ukraine and a Russian prison. In February 20...
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Mariana @mrnbr.bsky.social · Apr 30
A huge congrats to my colleagues at @forbidden-stories.bsky.social for the #ViktoriiaProject, now live from numerous media outlets around the world 🧶

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Viktoriia Roshchyna, lost in “the gray zone” - Forbidden Stories
Her investigation into the thousands of Ukrainian civilians illegally detained by Russia cost her her life. 45 journalists continued her work.
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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · Mar 28
While @msramalho.bsky.social also contributed technical assistance to the investigation into photographer Yasser Qudih, who was the subject of a smear campaign that forced him into exile forbiddenstories.org/from-slander...
From Slander to Exile: Photographer Yasser Qudih Targeted for Doing His Job
On October 7, 2023, Gazan photographer Yasser Qudih photographed Hamas’ attack on Israel, prompting a pro-Israeli NGO to suspect him of having been alerted by the Islamist group ahead of time.
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Mariana @mrnbr.bsky.social · Mar 29
44 journalists, 12 organizations, one mission: to carry forward the voices of the 170 silenced. @forbidden-stories.bsky.social @rfi.fr @france24.com @972mag-rss.bsky.social @arijnetwork.bsky.social @bellingcat.com @diezeit.bsky.social @derstandard.at @papertrailmedia.de @lemonde.fr
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Mariana @mrnbr.bsky.social · Mar 29
On my end, I investigated why not a single one of these journalists’ deaths has led to an indictment. Through interviews and a review of internal documents, I found that the Israeli government has actively maneuvered to obstruct international investigations👇

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“Where International Law Goes to Die”: Mechanisms Blocking Justice for Journalists and Civil Society
Since 2001, Israeli fire has claimed the lives of nearly 200 journalists—170 of them since the war on Gaza began. Yet, even in the most extreme cases, Israel has failed to hold anyone accountable.
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Mariana @mrnbr.bsky.social · Mar 29
While Sofía AJ investigated the targeting of journalist Fadi Al-Wahidi, who was shot in the neck during the army’s October incursion into Jabalia, @cecileski.bsky.social documented the endless horrors and displacement Fadi would’ve reported on 👉 shorturl.at/ruGsF

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Gaza:12 international media outlets unite to investigate and pursue Palestinian journalists’ stories
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Mariana @mrnbr.bsky.social · Mar 29
See how @youssr.bsky.social and @bellingcat.com carried on the work of drone journalists killed while documenting the war in Gaza—using detailed 3D aerial maps to visualize the unprecedented scale of destruction.

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In Gaza, journalists filming with drones are in the Israeli army’s crosshairs
Of the few journalists who used drones to document the destruction wrought by the Israeli army, at least five have been killed or seriously wounded by deliberate strikes
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Mariana @mrnbr.bsky.social · Mar 29
Still the work achieved was nothing short of remarkable. Despite no field access, the stories published make us all witnesses to the horrors taking place 🧵👇
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Mariana @mrnbr.bsky.social · Mar 29
ARIJ’s brilliant Hoda Osman captures this sorrow in her project overview: “even though we knew in advance that Part 2 would probably be no different than Part 1, that the likelihood of it leading to major investigations was slim, we had no choice but to keep investigating”👇

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The Gaza Project ‘Again and Again and Again’ | ARIJ
As the attacks on Palestinian journalists in Gaza by the Israeli military continues—at a scale unprecedented in modern history—over 40 journalists from 12 media organizations came together once more t...
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Mariana @mrnbr.bsky.social · Mar 29
While I’m immensely proud to have coordinated this 5-month effort, it’s also the saddest sequel I’ve ever been part of. 9 months later, the number of journalists killed has risen to over 170. Among them was Mahmoud Isleem Al-Basos, who filmed for the #GazaProject just a week before he was targeted.
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Mariana @mrnbr.bsky.social · Mar 29
Nine months after the first part of the #GazaProject was published, @forbidden-stories.bsky.social and 12 media outlets have come together for part two—continuing the work of journalists killed since Hamas’ attacks on October 7🧵🧶

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Gaza Project - Forbidden Stories
Gaza Project Français English We had to unite Almost 170 Palestinian journalists were killed in the Gaza Strip after Israel launched a war of retaliation for the Hamas terrorist attacks on October 7, ...
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Youssr Youssef @youssr.bsky.social · Mar 28
Il s'appelait Mahmoud Isleem Al-Basos, et il a collaboré avec @forbidden-stories.bsky.social au début de ce mois. Quelques jours plus tard, il est tué par l'armée israélienne, alors que le cessez-le-feu était toujours en vigueur. ⬇️
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Phineas James @phineasjfr.bsky.social · Mar 27
Finally, a big congrats to @mrnbr.bsky.social, who was the motor for this project behind the scenes. Her story looks at the complete and utter lack of accountability for journalist deaths in the conflict, and the actors trying to sweep the truth under the rug. forbiddenstories.org/palestine-in...
“Where International Law Goes to Die”: Mechanisms Blocking Justice for Journalists and Civil Society
Since 2001, Israeli fire has claimed the lives of nearly 200 journalists—170 of them since the war on Gaza began. Yet, even in the most extreme cases, Israel has failed to hold anyone accountable.
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Jake Godin @godin.bsky.social · Mar 15
Quick geolocation by @annonemo.bsky.social of the deadly IDF strike on journalists in northern Gaza today.

While it's not clear where the journalists were filming before getting into the car, the location of the strike here is more than 3km from the border and IDF outpost constructed near it.
A satellite image composite of northern Gaza using March 2 SkySat imagery and February 25 PlanetScope imagery from Planet Labs. The imagery shows the northern border of Gaza with Israel as well as two IDF outposts near the border and the location where journalists were killed in an airstrike on their car. The strike location is approximately 3.2 kilometers from the nearest IDF outpost.
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Phineas James @phineasjfr.bsky.social · Dec 16
You probably haven't heard of NoviSpy, but this spyware tool has been used against journalists, activists and other civil society members in Serbia. Great work as always from @amnestytech.bsky.social! securitylab.amnesty.org/latest/2024/...
Serbia: Authorities using spyware and Cellebrite forensic extraction tools to hack journalists and activists - Amnesty International Security Lab
Serbian police and intelligence authorities are using advanced phone spyware alongside Cellebrite mobile phone forensic products to unlawfully target journalists, environmental activists and other ind...
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chris knapp @chrisknapp.bsky.social · Nov 14
Holy moly that’s my book

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Book Review: ‘States of Emergency,’ by Chris Knapp
In his novel “States of Emergency,” Chris Knapp doesn’t just tighten the distance between our inner lives and the world around us; he erases it.
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Forbidden Stories @forbidden-stories.bsky.social · Nov 21
REVELATIONS. A Central African journalist, Ephrem Yalike, reveals the dark secrets of Russian disinformation campaigns. He was a part of it. Now, he’s risking his life to expose the truth. #PropagandaMachine
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In the Central African Republic, a former propagandist lifts the veil on the inner workings of Russian disinformation
Central African journalist Ephrem Yalike offers evidence revealing, for the first time, the relentless influence exerted in his country by Russia.
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