Kashmiri photojournalist Yasin Dar stopped documenting to rescue a student protester injured by occupying forces at Nawa Kadal.

This is an act of courage that should not be underestimated since India routinely engages in violent harassment against Kashmiri photojournalists & their families. In one incident last year, Indian troops surrounded the home of a photojournalist while he was away & terrorized his wife & child.

This 2015 article by Gowhar Geelani describes the harassment & dangers journalists face in Kashmir. As he says, “journalism is a dangerous business.” Those who pursue it deserve the highest respect. (Once they get embedded with the military, it’s an entirely different matter. That is not journalism, but propaganda.)

http://www.thehoot.org/media-watch/regional-media/between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place-8783

(Photo by Faisal Khan from Kashmir Today)