Preethi Nallu

Writer, researcher and visual storyteller, Preethi Nallu reports on migration and displacement issues for news media, UN agencies, think tanks and advocacy groups.

Her reporting, films and analysis on the world's leading migrations hotspots will be showcased as a multimedia project called "Parallel Journeys " via openDemocracy.

With elections looming, Lebanese state is invisible to most of its people

As Lebanon prepares to vote, the film ‘State of Absence’ introduces very different people all struggling with the worst economic collapse in 150 years

By Preethi Nallu

/ 13 May 2022

Colombia, un lugar peligroso para las periodistas y las defensoras de la tierra

Las periodistas independientes de Colombia corren graves riesgos para contar las historias de las defensoras del derecho a las tierras amenazadas

By Preethi Nallu

/ 8 Mar 2022

Colombia, a dangerous place for journalists and women land defenders

Independent journalists in Colombia are taking serious risks to tell the stories of women land rights defenders under threat

By Preethi Nallu

/ 8 Mar 2022

Afghanistan’s women journalists don’t need saving – they need supporting

The knowledge and rights of Afghan women journalists must be protected as we look to ensure an independent media survives this period

By Preethi Nallu

/ 28 Aug 2021

Afghanistan’s women journalists don’t need saving – they need supporting

Nassim Majidi on telling the stories of Afghans on the migration trail to Europe

Majidi’s think tank has spoken to Afghan migrants and their families back home about their experiences, fears and aspirations, choices, compromises and sacrifices

By Preethi Nallu

/ 24 Jun 2021

Nassim Majidi on telling the stories of Afghans on the migration trail to Europe

Can collective journalism ensure social justice in a post pandemic world?

“Grass-roots collaboration will be crucial in our fight against this global pandemic. So I joined a media collective.”

By Preethi Nallu

/ 12 May 2020

Can collective journalism ensure social justice in a post pandemic world?

Europe’s migration tourniquet comes full circle

For every asylum application that was accepted in the EU last year, two were rejected. Anti-migration rhetoric has become the lowest common denominator for rightwing populist politics in many of the 28 member states.

By Preethi Nallu

/ 13 Dec 2019

Europe’s migration tourniquet comes full circle

‘Empower a woman, empower an eco-system’

Women and girls are at the forefront of the battle against climate change, as migrants and refugees, but also as caretakers.

By Preethi Nallu

/ 21 Nov 2019

‘Empower a woman, empower an eco-system’