Women Under Siege speaks with Masrat Zahra, a Kashmiri photojournalist and recent awardee of IWMF's Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award, over the phone about her terrorism charge and the work she sees for herself ahead.
. The police said I was glorifying terrorism and inciting youth with this photograph. I told them that it was a situational shot — I happened to be there, and I took it; I just showed what actually took place. I clearly told them that it is my work and I will not disown it. They said they will do their investigation. I have not heard from them since.
As far as economic consequences are concerned, that remains to be seen, but I think it will impact me. Indian publications and organizations may think twice before using my work, and many may not prefer it at all. When the lockdown was first imposed in Kashmir in March, I decided not to work until things were back to normal. But when these charges came in April, I could no longer sit at home. I wanted to work harder than before. I knew that if I sat at home, that would just further discourage me. I took up assignments during lockdown in Kashmir during Ramadan, and I also continue to work on my longer-term projects on women and children in conflict.
To that point, considering how difficult it is for journalists here, what motivated you to become a journalist, especially with so few women professionals in the field?As I mentioned, I felt a lack of female perspective in the coverage of the conflict. When I would go out, I would only see male journalists with a camera. I used to wonder why there was never a woman photojournalist.
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