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Jammu and Kashmir police have slapped FIRs on three journalists within 48 hours. One of them is a young freelance photojournalist, Masrat Zahra, who has been booked under the amended terrorism law - Unlawful Activities Prevention Act.
Commenting on the police actions, Executive Editor of Kashmir Times, Anuradha Bhasin said:
A case had been registered against her by Jammu and Kashmir cyber police for allegedly uploading 'anti-national' posts with criminal intention to induce the youth and promote offences against tranquility.
Commenting on Masrat’s work, Bhasin further said, “I have been following Masrat Zahra's work and she has an amazing body of work to her credit. She is bringing out images of marginalised people. She has bought out different facets of the conflict through her photographs.”
Besides Masrat, two othe journalists - Peerzada Ashiq and Gowhar Geelani - have also been booked by the J&K police.
While Peerzada has been booked in connection with a report filed in The Hindu, a case was registered against Gowhar Geelani based on allegations that he is indulging in unlawful activities through social media posts.
Bhasin said:
She added, “None of these journalists have been advocating for violence. So these charges are uncalled for and need to be dropped.”
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