A leaked list of phone numbers reveals how Rwandan President Paul Kagame’s regime used Pegasus spyware sought to track political opponents and members of his own party.| Forbidden Stories
Rwanda Classified Français English Inside the repressive machinery of Paul Kagame’s regime Forbidden Stories and its partners examined the troubling circumstances of Rwandan journalist John Williams Ntwali’s death, and meanwhile pursued the investigation that put the journalist in authorities’ crosshairs. The journalists of Rwanda Classified also looked into the hidden side of Kagame’s regime. From […]| Forbidden Stories
As evidence of its interference in the eastern DRC mounts, Rwanda continues to evade United Nations sanctions due, in part, to the high number of Rwandan soldiers fighting under its banner.| Forbidden Stories
Conducted over several months and featuring previously unpublished material, our investigation confronts the volatility of official reports about Ntwali’s death.| Forbidden Stories
Investigating the deaths of Rwandan soldiers killed in North Kivu led to one journalist’s exile and possibly the death of another. We picked up their investigations.| Forbidden Stories
Behind Rwanda's gleaming image promoted in international forums, conferences and showrooms, is a hidden army of lobbyists, trolls and agents ready to smear any opposition.| Forbidden Stories
The murky murder of a Rwandan opposition figure and the deaths of two Belgians in South Africa are among the reasons Brussels is taking a firmer stance against Kigali.| Forbidden Stories
Even in post-Assad Syria, some investigations remain forbidden to Syrian journalists. This is the case of Captagon trafficking, manufactured in Syria and widely spread in the Middle East. Under Bashar al-Assad’s regime, a reporter was assassinated after daring to write about this drug.| Forbidden Stories