Azeefa Fathima is a journalist based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. She writes for The News Minute and Newslaundry, focusing on local news and issues in Tamil Nadu. Her articles cover a range of topics including social justice, human rights, politics, and environmental issues.
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Azeefa Fathima predominantly covers legal, government, and societal developments with a focus on local issues in India, particularly Tamil Nadu and Chennai. Her articles often revolve around the Supreme Court rulings, social justice issues such as Dalit workers' conditions and LGBTQIA+ rights. Given her coverage of evolving stories and government policy regulation, she may be interested in sources who can provide insights into ongoing legal or political developments within this geographic area.
She frequently reports on evolving legal cases including court judgements from the Supreme Court that have significant impacts on society so experts familiar with these topics are likely to catch her attention. Additionally, given her interest in societal issues like those concerning marginalized communities such as Dalits and LGBTQIA+, pitches that offer perspectives from individuals directly affected by these matters may also resonate well with Azeefa.
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By: Sukanya Shaji, Dhanya Rajendran
Men accused of sexual assault or harassment shaming the complainant by attempting character assassination is not new. Yet, in Malayalam actor Siddique's anticipatory bail plea for a rape case, this tactic took centre stage, with the survivor subjected to cruel slut-shaming. Even the Kerala High Court couldn't overlook this, prompting the court to describe it as "unwarranted and uncharitable". The court then refused to grant him anticipatory
By: Azeefa Fathima
Siddique’s lawyer Raman Pillai submitted 17 annexures, 12 of which were the survivor’s Facebook posts. TNM found that many were unrelated.
By: Ajay U K, Azeefa Fathima
In a major relief to Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader and former Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji, the Supreme Court, on Wednesday, August 14, granted h
By: Dhanya Rajendran, Azeefa Fathima
A day after the Kerala High Court denied bail to Malayalam actor Siddique, he has approached the Supreme Court seeking anticipatory bail. In his petition filed
By: Sukanya Shaji, Azeefa Fathima
Even as the Union government claims that manual scavenging is not a caste-based occupation, it has been reported that close to 92% of the Sewer and Septic Tank Workers (SSWs) profiled by the Social Justice Ministry belong to the Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), or Other Backward Class (OBC) communities. The Ministry has been profiling SSWs as part of its National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE) programme,
By: Balakrishna Ganeshan, Azeefa Fathima
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, October 3, struck down discriminatory provisions of the Prison Manuals of several states, which perpetuated caste-based discrimi
By: Maria Teresa Raju, Azeefa Fathima
This is the second story in a two-part series on former BSP Tamil Nadu chief K Armstrong who was murdered on July 5, leaving behind several questions regarding
By: Sukanya Shaji, Azeefa Fathima
The Kerala High Court, on Monday, October 14, said that the witness statements deposed before the Hema Committee amount to “information” upon which legal action
By: Balakrishna Ganeshan, Azeefa Fathima
The Karnataka High Court, on Tuesday, October 15, quashed a criminal case against two persons for allegedly raising "Jai Shri Ram" slogans inside a mosque. The
By: Azeefa Fathima, Nandini Chandrashekar
Anash Ahamed, a 21-year-old freelance video jockey from Podhanur of Coimbatore, was in for a shock when the police showed up on his doorstep on September 5 to a
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