(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed. Ahmer Khan, the 27-year-old Indian freelance reporter, was named the winner of the 2019 Agence France-Presse Kate Webb Prize on Thursday for his coverage on the ground in Kashmir during the lockdown of the region.The award, named after one of AFP's finest correspondents, recognises journalism by locally hired reporters in Asia operating in risky or difficult conditions.Khan was honoured for a series of video and written reports that vividly illustrated the impact on locals in the region following India's decision to abrogate article 370 that granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir in August.The Indian government imposed restrictions on movement and a communications blackout in the region.India insisted the move was aimed at bringing prosperity and peace to the region.Despite curfews and a heavy security presence, Khan took to the streets with his camera to document the tensions, concerns and frustrations among the residents of Srinagar and other cities in Kashmir.Unable to skirt the communications shutdown, he flew in and out of Delhi to file his stories. Freelance journalist Ahmer Khan was announced as the winner of the 2019 AFP Kate Webb Prize on Thursday for his ground reports from Jammu and Kashmir after the Centre rescinded the region’s special status in August last year.“The Kate Webb Prize, with a €3,000 [approximately Rs 2,31,793] purse, honours journalists working in perilous or difficult conditions in Asia,” the news agency tweeted. The administration has been gradually lifting the restrictions in the last few months.Despite the curfews and heavy security deployment in the region, Khan successfully documented tension, concerns, and frustrations of the residents of Srinagar and other areas in Kashmir. Read more about Indian freelance journalist wins AFP's Kate Webb Prize on Business Standard. In a statement on February 10, the Kashmir Press Club had pointed out instances of journalists being unable to operate freely due to The deadline for applications is November 15, and the winner, who will be selected by a panel of experienced journalists, will receive 3,000 euros (approximately $3,300). The award, which in 2018 went to reporter Asad Hashim for his coverage of the plight of ethnic Pashtuns and blasphemy issues in his native Pakistan, is administered by AFP and the Webb family.The prize will be formally presented at a ceremony in Hong Kong later this year. “I want to dedicate this award to the courageous and resilient journalists from Kashmir who have been reporting in extremely difficult conditions for the past six months. Freelance reporter Ahmer Khan was named the winner of the 2019 Kate Webb Prize; For his coverage on the ground in India-controlled Kashmir during Delhi’s lockdown of the region; From Prelims Point of View: Kate Webb New Zealand-born Australian war correspondent Earned a reputation for fearless reporting throughout the Vietnam War; She continued to report from global hotspots including Iraq during the … “The Kate Webb Prize, with a €3,000 [approximately Rs 2,31,793] purse, honours journalists working in perilous or difficult conditions in Asia,” the news agency tweeted.
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