28-year-old photojournalist Sana Irshad Mattoo awarded Pulitzer for coverage of COVID pandemic
28-year-old photojournalist Sana Irshad Mattoo awarded Pulitzer for coverage of COVID pandemic
Pulitzer winning Kashmiri photojournalist Sana Irshad Mattoo has said that he was stopped from flying to the United States by immigration officials at the Delhi airport “despite having a valid visa and ticket”.
28-year-old photojournalist, who was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for her coverage of the COVID pandemic ReutersWas supposed to fly to New York on Monday.
Ms Mattoo tweeted on Tuesday: “I was on my way to New York to receive the Pulitzer Prize (@Pulitzerprizes), but I was stopped at immigration at Delhi airport and had to travel internationally despite having a valid US visa and ticket. was stopped.”
He said this is the second time he has been barred from traveling abroad in the last four months.
“This is the second time I have been stopped for no reason or reason. After what happened a few months back, I never got any response, despite contacting several officials.
“It was a once in a lifetime opportunity for me to attend the award ceremony,” he said.