Umar Altaf
Independent Photographer, Reporter based in Myanmar 🇲🇲. Work: Scmp, BBC,...
Life on line
LIFE ON LINE
LIFE ON LINE
Following the collapse of Myanmar’s healthcare infrastructure after the 2021 coup and India’s sudden suspension of free movement protocols in 2024, even the most basic access to medical care has become a perilous and expensive endeavor for many Burmese living in Mizoram-Myanmar border regions. As Indian authorities invoke criminal allegations against those seeking care for border security, tens of thousands have been denied essential services, and the burden on Myanmar’s remaining hospitals is further intensifying.
Border closures and intensifying conflict worsen Myanmar’s healthcare crisis
Border closures and intensifying conflict worsen Myanmar’s healthcare crisis
Internet, air links reach Kashmiri former Silk Road outpost. Tourists next?
Internet, air links reach Kashmiri former Silk Road outpost. Tourists next?
In a far corner of Indian Kashmir bordering China and Central Asia, Gurez, once a stop on the Silk Road, has been reinventing itself since going online and gaining an air transport service, and is wooing tourists.
Umar Altaf | South China Morning Post
Umar Altaf | South China Morning Post
Umar Altaf is an independent journalist and a photographer based in New Delhi, India. He covers politics, culture, climate change, gender, human rights and minorities. He studied in the AKS school of photography.
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Photos: Masjid Akhondji demolition breaks Muslim neighbourhood in Delhi's Mehrauli
Photos: Masjid Akhondji demolition breaks Muslim neighbourhood in Delhi's Mehrauli
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Haldwani locals recount tales of police crackdown on their homes following the demolition of madarsa and mazar. "We were not even there, we didn't do anything, then why the crackdown?" ask locals.
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‘We Have To Fight For What's Right:' Why Hindu & Muslim Students Stood By Their Muslim Teachers In Rajasthan
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