Restrictions on freedom of press and journalists have increased post August 5, 2019
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| By: Majid MaqboolThe barring of photojournalist Sanna Irshad Mattoo last week from traveling to New York to receive the Pulitzer Prize, one of journalism’s most prestigious awards, is a sad example of the treatment of Kashmiri journalists in the wake of the August 2019 takeover of the formerly autonomous state by India. It was the second time in four months that Mattoo had been stopped at the Delhi airport by the Indian immigration authorities. She won the prize in May along with three other photojournalists for the Reuters news agency for their coverage of India’s devastating second wave of Covid-19. Sanna in a tweet said that she was stopped and barred from traveling internationally “despite holding a valid US visa and ticket.” No official explanation has been provided on why she had not been allowed to leave the country, according to Reuters news agency where she is a contributor…
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