Dr. Sona Singh is an independent journalist and researcher based in New Delhi, India.

She writes on issues at the intersection of human trafficking, gender, modern slavery, and migration.

Her journalistic career began at The Indian Express, New Delhi. She has been a part of cross-border investigations, and is a grantee of two projects supported by Journalismfund Europe. She is a fellow of the Journalism Centre on Global Trafficking programme, 2023.

Apart from journalism, Sona has a PhD in International Relations from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Her doctoral dissertation was on the “Trafficking of women in Russia.” She regularly contributes to academic journals and has also worked as an Assistant Professor at the University of Delhi. 

Sona Singh

Basic information

Name
Sona Singh
Title
Journalist and researcher
Expertise
Human rights, human trafficking
Country
India
City
New Delhi
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Serbia Rule Change Leaves Stranded Indians at Mercy of Smugglers

  • Exploitation
  • Human Rights
  • Migration
  • Trafficking

PUNJABI - BELGRADE - India and Serbia have enjoyed visa-on-arrival policy between 2017 and 2023. Investigation revealed a nexus between Indian travel agents who would connect these migrants with donkers (human smugglers) in Serbia, who further helped them cross international borders via countries like Hungary, Romania, North Macedonia, Greece, Spain, and Italy. 

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Busting Kabootar Baazi in Punjab: A trick or trade for trafficking women from India to Italy

  • Exploitation
  • Human Rights
  • Migration
  • Trafficking

PUNJAB - For years, the focus has been on men from Punjab who get trafficked to Europe, which is also colloquially known as Kabootar Baazi. This investigation by Journalismfund.eu's grantees reveal how Punjabi women are increasingly being trafficked by travel agents from India, but due to the social stigma, the state doesn’t have enough information about this growing menace.

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