After several interview requests were declined, the ‘Forbidden Stories’ team took advantage of Mark Bristow’s latest visit to Paris to interrogate him on the alleged crimes (and potential human rights violations) they witnessed during their investigation in the field. Bristow is the CEO of Barrick, the largest gold mining company in the world, and also Acacia’s main shareholder, the subsidiary which operates the North Mara mine. The “Green Blood” series pursued the investigations of several reporters who faced threats when covering environmental damage and other abuses by mining companies.
For the first time, 40 journalists from 15 countries organized by Forbidden Stories were able to go in to the field, track supply chains and use open source tools to look into mines in India, Tanzania and Guatemala where questionable practices had previously been covered up.
The results of this eight-month-long collaborative investigation will be published the week of June 17 in 30 media organizations around the world to keep those stories alive.
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