An Evening with Forbidden Stories & Society

Organized by the Columbia Global Paris Center, Forbidden Stories, and Society.

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From the Pegasus Project to the targeting of Palestinian journalists in Gaza by the Israeli army to the Viktoriia Project, which carried on the work of Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna into Russia’s imprisonment and torture of Ukrainian civilians…

Join us for a special event with Forbidden Stories and Society that will bring together journalists from both teams to talk about how they worked together to adapt Forbidden Stories’ work for a new special edition of Society. The discussion of both the Viktoriia and Gaza projects will include projections of Forbidden Stories’ video investigations from the two projects. We will also be able to share key updates about the Viktoriia Project.

Support the campaign and pre-order the special edition here.

Journalists from both the Forbidden Stories and Society teams, as well as American journalist Jelani Cobb, Dean of the Columbia Journalism School, will be in the audience.

211 Palestinian journalists were killed in the Gaza Strip after Israel launched a war of retaliation for the Hamas terrorist attacks on October 7, 2023. In June 2024, then in March 2025, Forbidden Stories coordinated the Gaza Project, gathering more than 50 journalists from 18 media outlets. Keep reading

Lost in the "gray zone," Viktoriia Roshchyna's investigation into the thousands of Ukrainian civilians illegally detained by Russia cost her her life. 45 journalists continued her work. Keep reading

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If a journalist falls, others rise and collectively continue their work: that’s the simple principle behind Forbidden Stories. It’s not just about solidarity. It is an imperative need to inform the public on subjects as pressing as they are dangerous to cover—such as environmental crimes, corruption, and human rights violations.

Founded in 2015, Society is a free and independent bi-monthly news magazine published by So Press, known for its unique tone and in-depth reporting. Combining narrative journalism, culture, society, and news stories, Society has established itself as a media outlet that tells the world’s stories differently—with depth, humor, and commitment.

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This event will take place in Reid Hall’s Grande Salle Ginsberg-LeClerc, built in 1912 and extensively renovated in 2023 thanks to the generous support of Judith Ginsberg and Paul LeClerc.

Reid Hall, the Columbia Global Paris Center, and the Institute for Ideas and Imagination are not responsible for the views and opinions expressed by their speakers and guests.