May 12, 2026
Forbidden Stories: continuing the work of threatened, silenced or murdered reporters. Talking with founder Laurent Richard.
Investigative reporting especially overseas can be a dangerous job. Forbidden Stories was created to protect journalists and their work, so that if a reporter is killed, it won’t kill the story. Another team of journalists will take up the story.
International Investigative journalists are vulnerable to attack but Forbidden Stories is doing something about it. Safebox Network ensures that even if the reporter is killed, their story will be taken up and published be a network of collaborating journalists. The goal of the organization is to prevent reporters being silenced for their beliefs and discoveries.
