Preethi Nallu is a print and multimedia journalist from Hyderabad, India and the founding editor of Refugees Deeply. Born in Iran, raised in India, she has reported on global displacement in a variety of contexts, from ethnic minority refugees of Myanmar to the protracted Palestinian refugee crisis and more recently, the Mediterranean crossings. She has worked for mainstream media outlets and global think tanks and led multimedia campaigns for the UN and humanitarian agencies. Preethi is trained in Indian classical dance and enjoys adopting Labrador retrievers. https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/contributor/preethi-nallu/rss en Crises & Conflicts Thu, 05 Oct 2017 15:19:17 +0000 Preethi Nallu https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/10/05/deeply-talks-afghan-returns-risk-new-cycles-of-displacement https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/10/05/deeply-talks-afghan-returns-risk-new-cycles-of-displacement As Pakistan, Iran and Europe continue to send Afghans back to Afghanistan despite intensifying conflict in several provinces, Refugees Deeply talked to experts in Kabul about what returning refugees face amid soaring displacement inside the country. Crises & Conflicts Thu, 28 Sep 2017 08:02:32 +0000 Preethi Nallu https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/09/28/help-us-stand-on-our-own-feet-lives-of-kabuls-long-term-displaced https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/09/28/help-us-stand-on-our-own-feet-lives-of-kabuls-long-term-displaced Long-term displacement has become a feature of life in Afghanistan. Refugees Deeply’s senior editor Preethi Nallu profiles people in a displacement camp on the outskirts of Kabul, some of whom were born in mud settlements only ever meant to be temporary shelters. Crises & Conflicts Thu, 21 Sep 2017 14:43:09 +0000 Preethi Nallu https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/09/21/the-time-to-go-home-has-come-afghans-return-to-embattled-provinces https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/09/21/the-time-to-go-home-has-come-afghans-return-to-embattled-provinces As more than 1 million Afghans return from Pakistan, alongside others coming back from Iran and Europe, Refugees Deeply’s senior editor Preethi Nallu tells the stories of families arriving in a country still embroiled in conflict. Laws & Policy Mon, 26 Jun 2017 13:02:22 +0000 Preethi Nallu https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/06/26/belgrades-young-refugees-once-hidden-in-plain-sight-now-disappear https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/06/26/belgrades-young-refugees-once-hidden-in-plain-sight-now-disappear More than 1,000 men and boys were living around Belgrade’s train station until their eviction in May. Now many of them, including hundreds of children traveling alone, are missing or vulnerable to trafficking in their desperation to reach northern Europe. Mon, 19 Jun 2017 07:24:57 +0000 Preethi Nallu https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2017/06/19/bags-and-belongings-a-coloring-book-and-memories-of-horse-riding-2 https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2017/06/19/bags-and-belongings-a-coloring-book-and-memories-of-horse-riding-2 As part of our “Bags and Belongings” series, 7-year-old Shahed Orbani from Homs, Syria, describes her memories of home and her hopes for her new life in Lebanon now that she is back in school. Refugee Voices Wed, 14 Jun 2017 08:00:57 +0000 Preethi Nallu https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/06/14/bags-and-belongings-robbed-of-all-i-had-a-warm-change-of-clothes https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/06/14/bags-and-belongings-robbed-of-all-i-had-a-warm-change-of-clothes As part of our “Bags and Belongings” series, 11-year-old Abuzar describes what he brought with him and what he left behind when he started his dangerous voyage, by himself, from Afghanistan to Serbia, battling police and thieves along the way. Refugee Voices Wed, 14 Jun 2017 06:00:26 +0000 Preethi Nallu https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/06/14/bags-and-belongings-a-coloring-book-and-memories-of-horse-riding https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/06/14/bags-and-belongings-a-coloring-book-and-memories-of-horse-riding As part of our “Bags and Belongings” series, 7-year-old Shahed Orbani from Homs, Syria, describes her memories of home and her hopes for her new life in Lebanon now that she is back in school. Education Solutions Thu, 13 Apr 2017 02:29:22 +0000 Preethi Nallu https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2017/04/13/on-street-child-day-syrian-students-say-we-belong-in-the-classroom-2 https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2017/04/13/on-street-child-day-syrian-students-say-we-belong-in-the-classroom-2 On International Street Children’s Day, Refugees Deeply speaks to Syrian students in Lebanon, some who had previously been out of school and on the streets for years, about the importance of education in their young lives. Education Refugee Voices Solutions Thu, 13 Apr 2017 00:21:32 +0000 Preethi Nallu https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/04/13/on-street-child-day-syrian-students-say-we-belong-in-the-classroom https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/04/13/on-street-child-day-syrian-students-say-we-belong-in-the-classroom On International Street Children’s Day, Refugees Deeply speaks to Syrian students in Lebanon, some who had previously been out of school and on the streets for years, about the importance of education in their young lives. Crisis and Conflict Tue, 11 Apr 2017 06:08:46 +0000 Preethi Nallu https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/04/11/tightening-of-borders-makes-women-invisible-along-balkan-refugee-route-2 https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/articles/2017/04/11/tightening-of-borders-makes-women-invisible-along-balkan-refugee-route-2 As borders have tightened along the western Balkan route to Europe, more lone female refugees are arriving in Serbia having experienced violence and trafficking. Many who want to continue their journeys are using even riskier routes and never appear in official data. Crises & Conflicts Mon, 10 Apr 2017 04:39:00 +0000 Preethi Nallu https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/04/10/tightening-of-borders-makes-women-invisible-along-balkan-refugee-route https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/04/10/tightening-of-borders-makes-women-invisible-along-balkan-refugee-route As borders have tightened along the western Balkan route to Europe, more lone female refugees are arriving in Serbia having experienced violence and trafficking. Many who want to continue their journeys are using even riskier routes and never appear in official data. Laws & Policy Fri, 24 Mar 2017 12:40:54 +0000 Preethi Nallu https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/03/24/europes-refugee-frontier-pushbacks-and-border-closures-in-serbia-2 https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/03/24/europes-refugee-frontier-pushbacks-and-border-closures-in-serbia-2 In the first part of our series ‘Europe’s Outsourced Refugees,’ we report from Belgrade on how illegal pushbacks of asylum seekers along the Balkan route are leaving refugees invisible and unprotected. Crises & Conflicts Fri, 17 Mar 2017 13:26:45 +0000 Preethi Nallu https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/03/17/analysis-politics-of-class-and-identity-dividing-aleppo-and-syria-2 https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/03/17/analysis-politics-of-class-and-identity-dividing-aleppo-and-syria-2 This week marked the end of the sixth year of the war in Syria. On this grim anniversary we examine the deepening economic, social and other divisions that make it so difficult for refugees to return to Aleppo, the city that has become a bellwether for the country’s future. Displacement Fri, 17 Mar 2017 11:02:04 +0000 Preethi Nallu https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2017/03/17/analysis-politics-of-class-and-identity-dividing-aleppo-and-syria https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2017/03/17/analysis-politics-of-class-and-identity-dividing-aleppo-and-syria This week marked the end of the sixth year of the war in Syria. On this grim anniversary we examine the deepening economic, social and other divisions that make it so difficult for refugees to return to Aleppo, the city that has become a bellwether for the country’s future. Wed, 01 Mar 2017 12:42:31 +0000 Preethi Nallu https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2017/03/01/sieges-demographic-shifts-and-returns-to-liberated-cities-2 https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2017/03/01/sieges-demographic-shifts-and-returns-to-liberated-cities-2 Amid a renewed offensive on Mosul and U.N.-led Syria talks in Geneva, Middle East journalist and analyst Patrick Cockburn discusses the changing demographics of Syria and Iraq, and the complexities of displaced people returning to “liberated” cities in both countries. Crises & Conflicts Wed, 01 Mar 2017 12:34:40 +0000 Preethi Nallu https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/03/01/sieges-demographic-shifts-and-returns-to-liberated-cities https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/community/2017/03/01/sieges-demographic-shifts-and-returns-to-liberated-cities Amid a renewed offensive on Mosul and U.N.-led Syria talks in Geneva, Middle East journalist and analyst Patrick Cockburn discusses the changing demographics of Syria and Iraq, and the complexities of displaced people returning to “liberated” cities in both countries. Fri, 10 Feb 2017 07:51:08 +0000 Preethi Nallu https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2017/02/10/interactive-refugees-bags-and-belongings-2 https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2017/02/10/interactive-refugees-bags-and-belongings-2 In the final part of our “Bags and Belongings,” Refugees Deeply senior editor Preethi Nallu explains the genesis of the series, in which Syrians describe what they brought with them and what they left behind. Read their stories in our interactive photo essay. Refugee Voices Fri, 10 Feb 2017 07:14:07 +0000 Preethi Nallu https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/02/10/interactive-refugees-bags-and-belongings https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/02/10/interactive-refugees-bags-and-belongings In the final part of our “Bags and Belongings,” Refugees Deeply senior editor Preethi Nallu explains the genesis of the series, in which Syrians describe what they brought with them and what they left behind. Read their stories in our interactive photo essay. Tue, 03 Jan 2017 07:11:43 +0000 Preethi Nallu https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2017/01/03/bags-and-belongings-my-words-and-my-oud-2 https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/articles/2017/01/03/bags-and-belongings-my-words-and-my-oud-2 In the third installment of our “Bags and Belongings” series, in which we ask refugees what they packed in their bags and what they left behind, we meet Tareq al-Jabr, who fled military service in Syria and is working to publish his first poetry book in Italy. Refugee Voices Tue, 03 Jan 2017 07:09:57 +0000 Preethi Nallu https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/01/03/bags-and-belongings-my-words-and-my-oud https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2017/01/03/bags-and-belongings-my-words-and-my-oud In the third installment of our “Bags and Belongings” series, in which we ask refugees what they packed in their bags and what they left behind, we meet Tareq al-Jabr, who fled military service in Syria and is working to publish his first poetry book in Italy.