Aliya Bashir is an independent journalist covering India and Indian-administered Kashmir with a focus on human rights, gender justice, women’s issues, the environment, healthcare, education and minorities.

She has written and reported for The GuardianTimeLancet Psychiatry, The New Humanitarian, ReutersGlobal Press JournalTRT World and many more. She is the winner of the 2015 Schizophrenia Research Foundation-Press Institute of India “Media for Mental Health” award for best reporting on mental health issues in India.

A HEFAT trainee, Aliya has won reporting grants from Journalism Fund Europe, Internews Health Journalism Network, International Women’s Media Foundation and Population Reference Bureau.

Basic information

Name
Aliya Bashir
Title
Journalist
Country
India
City
New Delhi

Supported projects

Climate-induced Migration Traps Indian Seafarers in UK Fishing Industry

  • Environment
  • Exploitation
  • Fishing industry
  • Migration

KANNIYAKUMARI, TAMIL NADU – This investigation unravels abuse and exploitation of lower-income migrant fishers from climate-affected coastal communities of India on UK-flagged fishing vessels under the country’s infamous transit visa system.