Shahina K. K.
Shahina K. K., alternatively KK Shahina or Shahina Nafeesa,[1] is an Indian journalist who is an associate editor with the digital news publication The Federal,[2] and a contributor for The Washington Post.[3] She was conferred with the Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Women Mediapersons in 2011.[4] She is also a participant as an activist in the Kiss of Love movement against moral policing in India.[5] Based in the state of Kerala, she is frequently cited by various mainstream media networks on issues related to gender equality and women's rights.[6][7][8]
Shahina was associated with OPEN magazine between 2011–2020,[9] was a former correspondent of Tehelka magazine,[10] and began her career as an Asianet News reporter.[11]
She was arrested through the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for reporting on police misconduct in an investigation in the state of Karnataka,[12] been subjected to anonymous rape threats,[13] and false reporting by the Bharatiya Janata Party affiliated newspaper Janmabhumi that she was an accused in a bomb blast case.[2]
References
- "സ്വന്തം സ്റ്റോറിക്ക് ഇരുപത്തിനാല് മണിക്കൂറിന്റെ എങ്കിലും ആയുസ്സ് ഉണ്ടാകേണ്ടേ?" [Shahina KK asks mediapersons if their story can last at least 24 hours?]. Deshabhimani (in Malayalam). 15 September 2020.
- Jayarajan, Sreedevi (17 September 2020). "Kerala scribe to take legal action after right wing paper falsely calls her blast accused". The News Minute. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- Masih, Niha (14 April 2020). "Aggressive testing, contact tracing, cooked meals: How the Indian state of Kerala flattened its coronavirus curve". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- "Shahina of Open magazine conferred Chameli Devi award". Hindustan Times. Press Trust of India. 15 March 2011.
- "Kiss of Love relevant: activists". The Hindu. 21 November 2015. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- Atholi, Nilena (20 February 2020). "അനുവാദമില്ലാതെ ആണിന് ലൈംഗികത ആസ്വദിക്കാവുന്ന ഒന്നല്ല ഭാര്യ" [A wife is not something a man can enjoy without permission]. Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- Kurian, Shiba (21 November 2019). "Apathy vs Empowerment: Did Indian media fail to take 'Me Too' stories forward?". The News Minute. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- Ameerudheen, T. A. (31 March 2017). "As pressure mounts, Kerala TV channel apologises for airing sleaze clip that forced minister to quit". Scroll.in. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- "Shahina KK, Author at Open The Magazine". Open. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- "Police in India must drop charges against Tehelka reporter". Committee to Protect Journalists. 7 February 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- Saxena, Nikita; Dev, Atul. "Asianet News proved its credibility despite Rajeev Chandrashekar's attempts at interference". The Caravan. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- Vishwanath, Apurva (31 August 2018). "Congress criticises arrests of activists — under a law it had introduced & strengthened". ThePrint. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- Kurian, Shiba (5 October 2018). "Kerala journo files two complaints against Kuwait-based man for issuing rape threats". The News Minute. Retrieved 25 November 2020.