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2 months ago | 
cambojanews.com | Léa Peruchon
In the Cambodian countryside, local journalists are trying to alert the public and authorities to the illegal deforestation devouring their forests. One of them succumbed to his injuries after being shot in December 2024, while returning from a reporting trip. Forbidden Stories went to the scene to investigate the circumstances of his death.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
forbiddenstories.org | Léa Peruchon
After initially trying to conceal its propaganda operations in Africa, Russia is now putting all its cards on the table. In the Sahel, a veritable laboratory for Russian disinformation campaigns, Moscow’s agents spare no expense in manipulating local public opinion and instrumentalizing the media. Journalists are the first victims of these activities.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
forbiddenstories.org | Léa Peruchon
Journalist Ephrem Yalike took part in the relentless disinformation regime Russia employs in the Central African Republic. After narrowly escaping death while under interrogation by his case officer, he fled his country. For the first time, he tells the inside story of Russia’s campaign to influence public opinion: a secret network you can only leave at the risk of your life.
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Jun 26, 2024 | 
972mag.com | Ben Reiff |Léa Peruchon
According to the Committee for the Protection of Journalists, 103 journalists and media workers are among the more than 37,000 Palestinian casualties of Israel’s bombardment of the Gaza Strip since October 7. Faced with the deadliest war for journalists in modern history, Forbidden Stories — whose mission is to continue the work of journalists who are killed on the job — set out to investigate the targeting of the press in Gaza and the West Bank.
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Jun 24, 2024 | 
forbiddenstories.org | Cécile Andrzejewski |Léa Peruchon |Phineas Rueckert
Since October 7, more than 100 journalists have been killed. For four months, Forbidden Stories and its partners investigated the circumstances of their killings, as well as those who have been targeted, threatened and injured in the West Bank and Gaza. These investigations points to a chilling pattern and suggest some journalists may have been targeted even though they were identifiable as press.
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Jun 24, 2024 | 
forbiddenstories.org | Léa Peruchon
Since October 7, the Israeli military seems to have deliberately targeted cameras filming live from the Gaza Strip. Buildings housing press organizations – crucial refuges for journalists in the Gaza Strip – have been destroyed, with the apparent objective of stifling information and preventing the reality of the ongoing war from being broadcast to the world.
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Feb 1, 2024 | 
forbiddenstories.org | Léa Peruchon
In June 2023, journalists from Abzas Media were intimidated and arrested for investigating the Gedabek gold mine in western Azerbaijan. A consortium led by Forbidden Stories continued the reporting of Abzas Media journalists currently behind bars; we followed the trail of gold from the Gedabek mine to Tesla cars, Apple smartphones, and HP computers.
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Feb 22, 2023 | 
rappler.com | Léa Peruchon
Edouard, whose name has been changed to protect his identity, worked as a project manager for a digital communication agency for over ten years. The company offered traditional services to clients—such as election-campaign management or social-network monitoring to prevent a crisis—but also completed off-the-record services. It edited Wikipedia pages, created avatar accounts to promote a client or discredit an opponent, and placed articles in reputable media–all unofficially.
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Feb 16, 2023 | 
lemonde.fr | Léa Peruchon
Pixels Désinformation Article réservé aux abonnés Entretien« Story Killers ». Un ancien chargé de projet français d’une entreprise de « communication digitale » détaille, dans un entretien, les services « officieux » proposés aux clients pour manipuler l’opinion. Edouard (le prénom a été changé) a travaillé pendant plus de dix ans pour une agence de « communication digitale ».
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Feb 15, 2023 | 
forbiddenstories.org | Léa Peruchon
The information shared in this interview, conducted in January 2023, has been verified through documents and other sources. When this was not possible, an annotation notifies the reader. The interview was conducted in French and translated into English; it has been edited for length and clarity. How would you define yourself? I am a former project manager of an international communication agency. I can barely describe the kind of agency I used to work for.
