{"id":276946,"date":"2020-08-24T15:19:11","date_gmt":"2020-08-24T10:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=276946"},"modified":"2020-08-24T15:19:11","modified_gmt":"2020-08-24T10:19:11","slug":"kashmiri-journalist-masrat-zahra-wins-prestigious-peter-mackler-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/kashmiri-journalist-masrat-zahra-wins-prestigious-peter-mackler-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Kashmiri Journalist Masrat Zahra Wins Prestigious Peter Mackler Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Despite efforts to silence Kashmir, journalists like Masrat Zahra are overcoming impossible odds in trying to get her story through. It&#8217;s only fair to laude the Kashmiri journalist with an accolade like the Peter Mackler Award.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pmaward.org\/recipients\/masrat-zahra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">2020 Peter Mackler Award for Courageous and Ethical Journalism<\/a>, has been awarded to a freelance photojournalist from Indian Occupied Kashmir, Masrat Zahra.<\/p>\n<p>Masrat Zahra gained recognition by uncovering events in Indian Occupied Kashmir.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I am glad to receive the 2020 Peter Mackler Award. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9lNIFpcUrL\">pic.twitter.com\/9lNIFpcUrL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Masrat Zahra (@Masratzahra) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Masratzahra\/status\/1297186053577531393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 22, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/writer-kamila-shamsie-ordered-to-return-award-over-pro-palestinian-stance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Writer Kamila Shamsie Ordered to Return Award Over Pro-Palestinian Stance<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Masrat Zahra will be awarded the honor in a virtual ceremony in New York, USA on Sept 24, 2020. In a Zoom interview with the Peter Mackler Award team, Masrat Zahra said;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I feel that as a female journalist, I have a privilege to tell the stories that have been ignored of Kashmiri women caught up in a conflict zone&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>She was also awarded the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iwmf.org\/2020\/06\/masrat-zahra-receives-the-iwmfs-2020-anja-niedringhaus-courage-in-photojournalism-award\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">2020 Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award<\/a> by the International Women\u2019s Media Foundation. The accolade celebrates women photojournalists.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Peter Mackler Award<\/h3>\n<p>The Peter Mackler award was created in memory of the late journalist. The AFP war journalist passed away in 2008 after a career-defining 33 years. The award is handed to journalists from all across the world for making similar contributions.<\/p>\n<p>President of the Global Media Forum Training Group and founder of the Peter Mackler Award, Catherine Antoine said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Masrat Zahra exhibits the very qualities that my late husband, Peter Mackler, fostered in the new generation of reporters whose path he crossed.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/ahmer-khan-wins-prestigious-journalism-prize-for-exposing-indian-brutality-in-kashmir\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ahmer Khan Wins Prestigious Journalism Prize For Exposing Indian Brutality in Kashmir<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>It has not been an easy journey in Masrat Zahra quest to uncover the truth. She found herself at odds with Indian authorities more than once while doing her job.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I summoned by the [Indian] police and accused of spreading fake news and giving support to enemies of the state&#8221;.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Earlier in April, Zahra was charged under the Unlawful Activities Act (UAPA) for her work that had been shared on social media. Those charged under UAPA can be charged with up to seven years in prison.<\/p>\n<p>Despite all this, she continues to tell stories from Kashmir and her people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite efforts to silence Kashmir, journalists like Masrat Zahra are overcoming impossible odds in trying to get her story through. It&#8217;s only fair to laude the Kashmiri journalist with an accolade like the Peter Mackler Award. The 2020 Peter Mackler Award for Courageous and Ethical Journalism, has been awarded to a freelance photojournalist from Indian Occupied Kashmir, Masrat Zahra. 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