Sanna Irshad Mattoo, Pulitzer-Winning Kashmiri Photojournalist, Stopped From Flying to Paris, Says 'I Was Stopped at the Immigration Desk at Delhi Airport'
"Despite procuring a French visa, I was stopped at the immigration desk at Delhi airport," Mattoo said.
Pulitzer Prize Winner Sanna Irshad Mattoo on Saturday took to Twitter and said that she was scheduled to travel from Delhi to Paris today for a book launch and photography exhibition as one of 10 award winners of the Serendipity Arles grant 2020. "Despite procuring a French visa, I was stopped at the immigration desk at Delhi airport," she said. In another tweet, Mattoo said that she was not given any reason but was told that she would not be able to travel internationally. A freelance photographer, Mattoo won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in the Feature Photography category for her work published by Reuters.
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I was not give any reason but told I would not be able to travel internationally. (2/2)
— Sanna Irshad Mattoo (@mattoosanna) July 2, 2022
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