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...

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...

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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@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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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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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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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...

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

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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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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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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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 🧵👇

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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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.

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...