Shahina_K._K.
Shahina K. K.
Indian journalist
Shahina K. K., alternatively KK Shahina or Shahina Nafeesa,[1] a veteran Indian journalist who has worked across print and broadcast media to shed light on issues such as gender, human rights, and marginalized communities, along with the injustices they face.[2] She is a Senior Editor Outlook Magazine,[3] and a contributor for The Washington Post.[4] She is among the four winners of the CPJ International Press Freedom Awards this year from different continents all over the world. She is the fourth Indian to achieve this recognition.[5] She was conferred with the Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Women Mediapersons in 2011.[6] She is also a participant as an activist in the Kiss of Love movement against moral policing in India.[7] 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.[8][9][10]
Shahina was associated with OPEN magazine between 2011 and 2020,[11] was a former correspondent of Tehelka magazine,[12] and began her career as an Asianet News reporter.[13]
She was arrested through the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for reporting on police misconduct in an investigation in the state of Karnataka,[14] been subjected to anonymous rape threats,[15] and false reporting by the Bharatiya Janata Party affiliated newspaper Janmabhumi that she was an accused in a bomb blast case.[3]