Tongam Rina

Tongam Rina (born in 1979) is an Indian journalist and human rights activist. She is the Associate Editor of The Arunachal Times and president of the Arunachal Pradesh Union of Working Journalists. She has been repeatedly threatened, and in 2012, she was near-fatally shot outside her office after she wrote critical articles about corruption, militants and dam projects in Arunachal Pradesh.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

For her journalistic work covering the unsuitability of hydropower projects, she received Wind under the Wings Award presented in 2017 by The Sanctuary Nature Foundation.[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ "Tongam Rina, the girl who wouldn't give in". Saikat Datta. Daily News and Analysis. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Amnesty's 'edit-a-thon' to profile women activists on Wikipedia". Deccan Herald. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Itanagar Police solve shootout case involving Arunachal Times Associate Editor Tongam Rina". Business Standard. 11 July 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Woman journalist critically injured in shooting attack in northeast". Reporters Without Borders. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "INFORMATION HERO Tongam Rina". Reporters Without Borders. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "Putting women human rights activists on the world map". Sarumathi K. The Hindu. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "Sanctuary Wildlife Awards 2017". www.sanctuaryasia.com. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  8. ↑ Bakshi, Harsharan; Bakshi, Harsharan (2017-12-09). "'Scarcity of resources will make headlines'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
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