Forbidden Stories

We are a collaborative journalism network devoted to pursuing the work of silenced reporters around the world.

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🇺🇸 Forbidden Stories Lab at UC Berkeley Journalism: join us for the launch!

🎙️ On October 9, Forbidden Stories and UC Berkeley Journalism @ucbsoj will officially launch the Forbidden Stories Lab at UC Berkeley with a conversation around the #DeportationProject and the power of collaborative journalism in protecting stories that matter.

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🎥 Novo vídeo amanhã, às 12h.

A nossa investigação já está disponível: https://t.co/tDFHHNldqq

#Mozambique #PressFreedom #GreenCrimes #Pollution

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🔴🇲🇿 [NOVO VÍDEO AMANHÃ] #MozambiqueExposed: A história completa por detrás da nossa investigação.

No final de 2024, um jovem blogger moçambicano chamado Mano Shottas foi morto a tiro enquanto transmitia em direto um protesto contra a poluição associada ao transporte de minério de crómio.

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Esta manifestação fez parte de uma campanha mais ampla de protesto contra as eleições gerais, cuja repressão resultou em centenas de mortos.

Desde então, o despejo ilegal de resíduos tem continuado ao longo da fronteira com a África do Sul. As poucas pessoas que denunciaram estas práticas têm sido alvo de ameaças de morte.

Na Forbidden Stories, demos continuidade ao trabalho de Shottas.

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🎥 New Video tomorrow, 12PM.

Our investigation is available now: https://t.co/tDFHHNldqq

#Mozambique #PressFreedom #GreenCrimes #Pollution

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🔴🇲🇿 [NEW VIDEO TOMORROW] #MozambiqueExposed: The full story behind our investigation.

In late 2024, a young Mozambican blogger named Mano Shottas was shot and killed while live streaming a protest against pollution linked to the transport of chromium ore.

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This demonstration was part of a wider campaign of protest against the general election, the crackdown on which resulted in hundreds of deaths. Since then, illegal dumping has persisted along the border with South Africa. The few whistleblowers have been the target of death threats.

With @ZitamarNews and the @DailyMaverick, we pursued Shottas’ work.

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@ZitamarNews 📰 Discover our full investigation: https://t.co/tDFHHNldqq

#Mozambique #SouthAfrica #Pollution #PressFreedom

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🔴🇲🇿 [NEW INVESTIGATION] #MozambiqueExposed: A billion-euro chromium trade, pollution and threatened communities.

Every day, more than 1,000 trucks carrying chromium and other minerals travel from South Africa through Mozambique, heading to the Port of Maputo.

Behind this lucrative international trade lies an environmental crisis.

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@ZitamarNews 🌍 Between January 2025 and May 2026, over €800 million worth of chromite and ferrochrome was exported through Maputo, mostly to Asia, feeding global industries.

⚠️ Despite repeated warnings, the pollution continues. Those who speak out face intimidation and death threats.

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@ZitamarNews @dailymaverick 📰 Discover our full investigation: https://t.co/tDFHHNldqq

#Mozambique #PressFreedom #GreenCrimes #Pollution

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🔴🇲🇿 [NEW INVESTIGATION] #MozambiqueExposed: He was shot dead while livestreaming. We continued his work.

On December 12, 2024, Mozambican blogger Mano Shottas was filming a protest against pollution linked to chromium ore transportation when he was shot. His final moments were broadcast live on Facebook.

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@ZitamarNews @dailymaverick Behind this pollution lies a multibillion-euro international chromium trade, connecting South African mines to the Port of Maputo in Mozambique and global industries.

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🔏🔴 Seis nuevos periodistas venezolanos y colombo-venezolanos se incorporan a la Red SafeBox de Forbidden Stories para proteger sus investigaciones.

Los días 30 y 31 de julio de 2026, Forbidden Stories en colaboración con la @FLIP_org (Fundación para la Libertad de Prensa) organizó dos jornadas de formación en Cúcuta, en la frontera entre Colombia y Venezuela.

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@FLIP_org @Frajorim @roshernandez @PaulaAndreajv @ponchogocho @yamilejimenezu 🔐 Al incorporarse a la #RedSafeBox, sus documentos e investigaciones sensibles podrán ser protegidas. Si les ocurriese algo, Forbidden Stories y sus socios internacionales continuarán su trabajo y publicarán sus revelaciones.