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Red SafeBox - Forbidden Stories REd SafeBox ¿Qué es la Red SafeBox? Forbidden Stories protege la información de los periodistas amenazados. En caso de ser secuestrados, encarcelados o asesinados, Forbidden Stories y sus socios…

Forbidden Stories y su red internacional de periodistas de investigación se asegurarán de que sus investigaciones continúen en caso de que sean silenciados.

#Venezuela #LibertadDePrensa #Investigación

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06.03.2026 16:02 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

👉 Flores forma parte de una amplia red de más de 200 periodistas en situación de riesgo que protegen la información confidencial de sus investigaciones en curso a través de la red #SafeBox de Forbidden Stories.

06.03.2026 16:02 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

🔴 Flores tuvo que exiliarse tras más de 20 años de intimidaciones relacionadas con su trabajo y sus publicaciones: amenazas de muerte, ataque armado contra su redacción, vigilancia, presión económica y acoso por parte de personas vinculadas al régimen chavista.

06.03.2026 16:02 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

➡️ El periodista de investigación y autor venezolano Carlos Flores, especializado en corrupción, narcotráfico y narcopolítica, se unió a la red #SafeBoxNetwork de Forbidden Stories para proteger su información.

06.03.2026 16:02 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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🇻🇪 “El régimen ya intentó acabar conmigo de forma permanente, pero el periodismo y la libertad de expresión son mi vida.”

06.03.2026 16:02 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

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#Iran #Manifestations #Surveillance #Russie #DroitsHumains

06.03.2026 14:03 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Comment la République islamique surveille secrètement ses citoyens en temps réel Les autorités iraniennes disposent d’un puissant logiciel russe de reconnaissance faciale acquis en toute discrétion. À partir d’images de vidéosurveillance, il permet un suivi individualisé des…

➡️ Plusieurs organes sécuritaires sont impliqués, comme les gardiens de la révolution ou le ministère du renseignement iranien.

📰 Découvrez notre enquête complète: forbiddenstories.org/fr/republiqu...

06.03.2026 14:03 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

➡️ FindFace permet d’identifier des visages en quelques secondes dans l'espace public et les compare aux différentes bases de données des services de sécurité du régime.

➡️ L'appareil sécuritaire iranien tente de dissimuler cette acquisition en recourant à des sociétés écrans.

06.03.2026 14:03 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

➡️ Dans le plus grand secret, une entreprise iranienne a acheté le logiciel russe de reconnaissance faciale FindFace en 2019, comme le prouvent des contrats que nous nous sommes procurés.

06.03.2026 14:03 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0


Il aurait été utilisé pour suivre des individus lors de récentes manifestations dont les pertes pourraient atteindre les 30000 morts, selon des bilans provisoires. Avec ses partenaires, Forbidden Stories révèle le fonctionnement de ce logiciel de reconnaissance et ses conséquences :

06.03.2026 14:03 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0


Depuis la mort du Guide suprême Ali Khamenei, des scènes de liesse ont été observées dans plusieurs villes du pays. Pendant que le monde regarde, le peuple iranien se voit placé sous la surveillance d’un système de reconnaissance faciale russe secrètement acquis par les autorités iraniennes.

06.03.2026 14:03 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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🇮🇷👁️ [Nouvelle enquête] #EyesOfIran : Comment le régime Iranien surveille secrètement ses citoyens en temps réel.
Alors que la guerre vient d’éclater en Iran, Donald Trump et Benjamin Netanyahu appellent le peuple iranien à se soulever contre le régime dictatorial, ébranlé mais toujours en place.

06.03.2026 14:03 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Eyes of Iran: How the Islamic Republic secretly monitors citizens in real time As they bomb Iran, Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu are calling on its people to rise up against the dictatorial regime, which is shaken but still standing.

📰 Read our full investigation: forbiddenstories.org/iran-regime-...

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#Iran #Protests #Surveillancesystem #Russia #HumanRights

06.03.2026 11:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0


➡️ The Iranian regime secretly uses facial recognition technology to identify people in public spaces within seconds. This mass surveillance system may have been used to track recent protesters. Over 30,000 people are believed to have been killed in the past few weeks.

06.03.2026 11:00 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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🇮🇷👁️ [New investigation] #EyesOfIran : breaking the Code of Iran’s Surveillance System.

🔴 Forbidden Stories and its partners uncovered confidential documents revealing a hidden deal: Iranian authorities obtained FindFace from NtechLab, a Russian firm under EU sanctions and blacklisted by the U.S.

06.03.2026 11:00 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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Invité international - Enquête de Forbidden Stories sur l'Iran: «Depuis 2021, le logiciel FindFace de reconnaissance faciale est utilisé dans le métro ou dans les rues» Une enquête coordonnée par Forbidden Stories et des partenaires comme Le Monde, révèle que la République islamique et plusieurs entités proches ont fait l’acquisition d’un logiciel de reconnaissance…

« Depuis 2021 au-moins, le logiciel russe FindFace de reconnaissance faciale est utilisé dans le métro ou dans les rues Iraniens ».

Merci @rfi.fr pour m’avoir invité pour présenter l’enquête @forbidden-stories.bsky.social et ses partenaires #EyesOfIran

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05.03.2026 08:27 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
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Eyes of Iran: How the Islamic Republic secretly monitors citizens in real time As they bomb Iran, Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu are calling on its people to rise up against the dictatorial regime, which is shaken but still standing.

➡️ Several security agencies are involved, including the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps and the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence.

📰 Read our full investigation: forbiddenstories.org/iran-regime-...

#Iran #Protests #Surveillancesystem #Russia #HumanRights

04.03.2026 16:00 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

➡️ FindFace can identify faces in public spaces in a matter of seconds and run them through databases maintained by the regime's security services.

➡️ The Iranian security apparatus is attempting to conceal this acquisition with shell companies.

04.03.2026 16:00 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

🔴 With its partners, Forbidden Stories reveals the details of this facial recognition software and its consequences:

➡️ In complete secrecy, an Iranian company bought FindFace in 2019, a Russian facial recognition software, as confirmed by contracts obtained by Forbidden Stories and its partners.

04.03.2026 16:00 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 1

While the world watches, the Iranian people remain under the scrutiny of a mass surveillance system secretly acquired from Russia by the authorities, reportedly used to track individuals during recent protests, which were met with repression believed to have killed up to 30,000 people.

04.03.2026 16:00 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 1

Since March 1, multiple scenes of people celebrating the reported death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei have taken place across the country.

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04.03.2026 16:00 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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🇮🇷👁️ [New investigation] #EyesOfIran : breaking the Code of Iran’s Surveillance System.

As war has just broken out in Iran, Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu are calling on the Iranian people to rise up against the dictatorial regime, which is shaken but still standing.

04.03.2026 16:00 👍 2 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 0

Coordinated by @forbidden-stories.bsky.social, the media partners Le Monde, @papertrailmedia.de, @spiegel.de , @derstandard.at , Tamedia and @zdfde.bsky.social describe the Iranian regime's widespread use of a Russian facial recognition software called Findface.

04.03.2026 12:11 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0


This mass surveillance system may have been used to track recent Iranian protesters. Over 30,000 people are believed to have been killed in the past few weeks.

📰 Read our full investigation: forbiddenstories.org/iran-regime-...

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#Iran #Protests #Surveillancesystem #Russia

03.03.2026 17:06 👍 10 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1



🔴 With our partners, we’ve uncovered confidential documents related to a secret deal: an Iranian company bought FindFace in 2019 from NtechLab, a Russian firm under EU sanctions and blacklisted by the USA. Iranian authorities later obtained it through shell companies.

03.03.2026 17:06 👍 10 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0


➡️ Today, we’re able to reveal that the Iranian regime secretly uses FindFace, a Russian facial recognition software, which can identify people in public spaces within seconds.

03.03.2026 17:06 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
#EyesOfIran : breaking the code of Iran’s surveillance system.
#EyesOfIran : breaking the code of Iran’s surveillance system. 🇮🇷👁️ [New investigation] #EyesOfIran : breaking the code of Iran’s surveillance system. War, unrest… and a sophisticated mass-surveillance weapon. ➡️ Today, we’re able to reveal that the…

🇮🇷👁️[New investigation] #EyesOfIran : breaking the code of Iran’s surveillance system.

War, unrest… and a sophisticated mass-surveillance weapon.

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03.03.2026 17:06 👍 17 🔁 11 💬 1 📌 6
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Propaganda Machine: Inside the secret files revealing Russia's plan for global influence - Forbidden Stories Propaganda Machine Inside the secret files revealing Russia’s plan for global influence Investigations nomine Propaganda Machine: Secret documents reveal Russia’s foreign influence strategy across…

📰 Our full investigation is available on our website:
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#Russia #Africa #LatinAmerica #GlobalInfluence #PressFreedom

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02.03.2026 16:03 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Inside Russia’s Influence Efforts in Bolivia Under the authority of Russia’s foreign intelligence service, the SVR, the “Company” quietly expanded into Latin America. In Bolivia, the network behind Russia’s global propaganda operations, known…

➡️ Last week, we looked into the Propaganda Unit sent by Russia to help the Bolivian president
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We will be releasing new revelations in the coming days. Stay tuned.

02.03.2026 16:03 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Sixty Russian agents identified: Prigozhin’s influence network taken over by the foreign intelligence service - Forbidden Stories A data leak has allowed Forbidden Stories to identify more than 60 of its agents tasked with expanding Moscow’s disinformation efforts across three continents.

➡️ Two weeks ago, we exposed the identification (faces, names, roles) of sixty Russian agents deployed worldwide, particularly in Africa and Latin America.

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