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Rohingya Brides Thought They Were Fleeing Violence. Then They Met Their Grooms.
In a VICE World News investigation, Rohingya women share their harrowing stories of being sold to men in Kashmir.
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Delhi, India
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Pari Saikia is an independent human rights journalist from New Delhi, India. She is the Grand Prize winner of the prestigious Lorenzo Natali Prize 2021 that she won for her human trafficking story: Rohingya Brides Thought They Were Fleeing Violence. Then They Met Their Grooms. She has been published by many recognised media organisations like Vice World News, Tehelka, etc. She has also been shortlisted for Outstanding Investigative Reporting by Fetisov Journalism Awards 2021; Refugee Reporting Award 2021 by One World Media Award, 2021; and Grantee of Modern Slavery Unveiled 2021 by JOURNALISMFUND.EU. Pari is one of the 49 journalists from across the world to be selected for YouTube Creators Program For Independent Journalist.
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She Thought a Job Was Waiting for Her in Europe. Then She Met Her Trafficker.
“No woman should go through what I did.”
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‘For Them I Am a Prey’: The Hidden Exploitation of Punjabi Women in Italy
In the heart of Italy’s farming industry, less than 100 kilometres from Rome, women of Punjabi origin face exploitation and workplace harassment.
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First YouTube Documentary Channel On Human Trafficking In India | Trafficking In India | Pari Saikia
Human Trafficking is one of the biggest yet most ignored issues plaguing the modern world. It’s the aftermath of every big collapse in a nation, be it from natural or man-made disasters. At times like this, creating awareness among people is the least that we can do to tackle human trafficking issues at the local level. With this video, we are launching award winning investigative journalist Pari Saikia’s exclusive documentary channel on Human trafficking that promises to offer insights into the murky world of traffickers and their victims. You can watch Pari Saikia delve into investigative stories and bring you issues straight from the heartlands of violence. This human trafficking channel has a host of sections: Brutal Truth, Unmute, Reporting From My Neighbourhood and we plan to release them very soon with interesting, informative, and analytical stories.
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Cut the cussing: the Indian man on a mission to end sexist swearing
Many swear words in India, as elsewhere, have one thing in common – they target and shame women. Sunil Jaglan wants to empower women and end the culture of profanities
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Truth Behind Labour Exploitation In India | Labour Day 2023 | Awareness Series | @PariSaikia
Today is International Workers’ Day, also popularly known as Labour Day or May Day. In our #kNOwHumanTrafficking Awareness series, we bring to you a ‘Special Episode’ highlighting the issues of garment workers in India, both contractual and daily wage workers. Hear directly from Kumar Ravishankar, who is a lawyer as well as vice president of Garment and Allied Workers Union in Haryana (GAWU), revealing how workers are still battling for fair and equal pay, wage theft, forced termination, caste-based discrimination, sexual and physical harassment, etc. in the garment industry.
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