Nusrat Sidiq is a legal and human rights reporter presently working for Kashmir based newspaper Kashmir Reader. Her articles have also been published in Asian Times and Indian water portal.
Twenty-one journalists have so far been killed in Kashmir, either directly targeted or caught in the crossfire while reporting, as dozens more face hardships in their daily jobs.
In-depth: Indian troops' brutal use of pellet shotguns against Kashmiri protesters has left thousands partially or fully blinded, including innocent women and children, writes Nusrat Sidiq.