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}}'''Malini Subramaniam''' (born c.1964)<ref name=benarnews /> is an Indian independent journalist, former head of the Chhattisgarh chapter of the [[International Committee of the Red Cross]], and a regular contributor for India-based internet based [[Scroll.in]] reporting on human rights abuses from where she lived in the city of [[Jagdalpur]] in the [[Bastar district]] of the [[Chhattisgarh]] state. She was viewed as a supporter of the [[Communist Party of India (Maoist)|Maoists]] and driven from Jagdapur by anti-Moaists and authorities.<ref name=catchnews>{{cite web|url=http://www.catchnews.com/national-news/scroll-in-writer-former-red-cross-head-malini-subramaniam-attacked-in-chhattisgarh-raman-singh-naxal-maoist-kotwali-bastar-bjp-yuva-morcha-samajik-ekta-manch-1454937036.html|title=Scroll.in writer, former Red Cross head, Malini Subramaniam attacked|publisher=}}</ref><ref name=hindustantimes>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/anti-maoist-group-bastar-police-compel-journalist-to-leave-jagdalpur/story-EI0sLGMc7FcIyQg7JmeFiP.html|title=Attacked, intimidated, Bastar journo Malini Subramaniam packs up|date=20 February 2016|publisher=}}</ref>

==Career==
Subramaniam is a contributor to the news website Scroll.In. She has been reporting on human rights issues in Bastar, Chhattisgarh. Her reports contained information on abuses committed by the police and security personnel, sexual violence against women, the illegal jailing of minors, the shutdown of schools, extrajudicial killings and threats against journalists. She was the subject of harassment from police and men in the community.<ref name=vice />

Malini Subramaniam formerly lived in her Bastar home with her family.<ref name=frontlinedefenders>{{cite web|url=https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/case/case-history-malini-subramaniam|title=Case History: Malini Subramaniam|publisher=frontlinedefenders.org}}</ref> Throughout her career she has been interrogated, followed, and harassed by police and members of a pro-police vigilante group.<ref name=benarnews>{{cite web|url=http://www.benarnews.org/english/news/bengali/press-freedom-04052016162617.html|title=In India, Journalists Feel Heat Under Modi’s Rule|website=BenarNews}}</ref><ref name=livemint>{{cite news|url=http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/xJqa2GTDFPG4HKHYFZqozJ/Gagging-the-media-in-Chhattisgarh.html |first=Sudeep |last=Chakravarti |title=Gagging the media in Chhattisgarh |publisher=Livemint|date=February 12, 2016}}</ref><ref name=scrollin>{{cite web|url=http://scroll.in/article/803198/dont-tarnish-the-image-of-the-police-home-of-scroll-in-contributor-attacked-in-chhattisgarh|title='Don't tarnish the image of the police': Home of Scroll.in contributor attacked in Chhattisgarh|first=Supriya|last=Sharma|publisher=}}</ref>

On the evening of February 7, 2016, a group of approximately twenty individuals congregated in front of Subramaniam's home with a goal to pin her neighbors against her and to provoke them to join in on the attacks. The next morning, February 8, 2016, her home was attacked by a group associated with Samajik Ekta Manch, who are anti-Maoists. They threw stones at her home and car windows shattering the glass of her car.<ref name=indianexpress>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/journalist-malini-subramaniam-stones-hurled-at-scribe-home-in-bastar/|title=Stones hurled at scribe home in Bastar|date=9 February 2016|publisher=}}</ref><ref name=amnesty>{{cite web|url=https://www.amnesty.org.in/show/news/chhattisgarh-government-must-address-intimidation-of-journalists-in-bastar|title=Chhattisgarh government must address intimidation of journalists in Bastar - Amnesty International India|publisher=}}</ref> She attempted to gain help through a police investigation but was essentially ignored. On February 18, 2016, Subramaniam and her family were forced to leave her home by eviction notice. It is believed that her landlord was threatened to do so. Through all of the struggle Subramaniam refuses to give up and plans to go back to Bastar whenever the time is right.<ref name=timesofindia1>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/raipur/Chhattisgarh-journo-Malini-Subramaniam-forced-to-pack-up-quit-Bastar/articleshow/51059878.cms|title=Chhattisgarh journo Malini Subramaniam forced to pack up, quit Bastar |publisher=Times of India}}</ref><ref name=newslaundry>{{cite web|url=http://www.newslaundry.com/2016/02/10/bastar-journalist-malini-subramaniams-home-gheraoed-by-slogan-shouting-goons/|first=Urmi |last=Duggal|title=Bastar: Journalist Malini Subramaniam’s home gheraoed by slogan shouting goons|publisher=newslaundry.com|date=February 10, 2016}}</ref>

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==Context==
The harassment of Malini Subramaniam is part of a larger attack on activists, lawyers and journalists standing up against abuses committed by police in the Bastar District. One politician called journalists "presstitudes" to feed into the negative climate around 2016.<ref name=vice>{{cite web|url=https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/female-journalists-called-presstitutes-face-extreme-harassment-in-india|title=Female Journalists, Called 'Presstitutes', Face Extreme Harassment in India - Broadly|publisher=}}</ref> Investigations have been ongoing in the region pertaining to human rights because of a long going confrontation between government forces and Maoist rebels trying to take over the region. The [[India Today]] news channel conducted one investigation that tied police together with Samajik Ekta Manch. Police pressure journalists to serve as information delivers and jail those of report badly on them. Several journalists have been killed in this area for reporting on critical content.<ref name=securityrisks>{{cite web|url=http://www.security-risks.com/security-trends-south-asia/naxalism/police-samajik-ekta-manch-nexus-exposed-in-chhattisgarh-6229.html|publisher=security-risks.com|title=Police-Samajik Ekta Manch nexus exposed in Chhattisgarh|date=April 17, 2016}}</ref><ref name=cpj>{{cite web|url=https://www.cpj.org/awards/2016/malini-subramaniam-india.php|title=Malini Subramaniam, India - Awards|publisher=Committee to Protect Journalists}}</ref>

The anti-Maoist organization Samajik Ekta Manch was banned April 15, 2016, as a result of activities like those directed at Subramaniam<ref name=timesofindia2>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/raipur/Bastars-Samajik-Ekta-Manch-dissolved/articleshow/51849953.cms|title=Bastar's Samajik Ekta Manch dissolved|publisher=Times of India}}</ref>

==Reactions==
The members of the Network of Women in Media, India, strongly expressed their disdain of the attack on Subramaniam.<ref name=nwmindia>{{cite web|url=http://www.nwmindia.org/south-asia/nwmi-condemns-attack-on-malini-subramaniam|publisher=nwmindia.org|title=NWMI condemns attack on Malini Subramaniam|author=Network of Women in Media, India}}</ref>

Joel Simon, CPJ executive director, expressed his reasoning behind honoring Subramaiam with the International Press Freedom Award. He recognized her for risking her life to report to society and global community the critical news events happening around her.<ref name=indiawest />

==Awards==
In 2016, Subramaniam won an [[CPJ International Press Freedom Awards|International Press Freedom Award]] from the [[Committee to Protect Journalists]].<ref name=ht>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bastar-journalist-malini-subramaniam-honoured-with-press-freedom-award/story-q1WhwM4ytOy5HP3RONXoyK.html|title=Bastar journalist Malini Subramaniam honoured with press freedom award|date=23 November 2016|publisher=}}</ref><ref name=indiawest>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiawest.com/news/global_indian/indian-journalist-malini-subramaniam-wins-international-press-freedom-award/article_f33b9574-5458-11e6-8662-33f37d1feea4.html|title=Indian Journalist Malini Subramaniam Wins International Press Freedom Award|first=India-West Staff|last=Reporter|publisher=}}</ref><ref name=cpj /> She won the 2017 [[Oxfam Novib/PEN Award for Freedom of Expression]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pen-international.org/newsitems/ashraf-fayadh-and-malini-subramanian-win-the-2017-oxfam-novibpen-awards-for-freedom-of-expression/?print=print |title=Ashraf Fayadh and Malini Subramaniam win the 2017 Oxfam Novib/PEN Awards for Freedom of Expression |publisher=[[PEN International]] |author= |date=20 January 2017 |accessdate=2 January 2018}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
*[https://muckrack.com/malini-subramaniam/articles Much Rack]

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[[Category:1964 births]]
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[[Category:Indian human rights activists]]
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[[Category:20th-century Indian journalists]]
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