Japanese journalist shot to death covering protests in Burma

[sabra]

http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2007/09/todays-photo-ja.html

Today's photo: Japanese journalist shot to death covering protests in Burma





Kenji Nagai of APF, a Japanese news service, continues to work after being shot during clashes today between Burmese security forces and anti-government protesters. Nagai later died of his wounds. The Japanese government expressed its outrage over the incident.

The photo of Nagai, 50, was taken by an unidentified person and distributed by Reuters. Reporters Without Borders mentions in passing that another foreign journalist was reportedly injured today in Burma.

"Something deplorable is happening there," Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda told reporters after the foreign ministry summoned the Burmese ambassador to explain the incident.

Because the generals who rule Burma have barred most foreign journalists from entering the country, the world has been relying on bloggers and other unidentified sources from inside Rangoon to provide eyewitness accounts and images of the street protests.

[GeminiProgressive]

1. This is sad

for him and the people of Myanmar. I hope that this resistance is able to overthrow this vile regime. Everyone remember to wear red tomorrow to support the protesters.

[Kelly Rupert]

3. It's Burma, BTW.

Myanmar is the name applied by the junta. Pro-democracy protesters don't accept it.

[GeminiProgressive]

4. Thanks

I see it called both in the media. I had hear dthe junta renamed it but was unaware people didn't accept it. Thanks.

[Sequoia]

2. Damn!

[judaspriestess]

5. My condolences to his family

[blogslut]

6. So, the military and the police are doing this?

I see two uniforms. Blue and green. I need to read more...thanks for this post.

[BlooInBloo]

7. A Burmese version of Bloody Sunday. Sigh.

[uppityperson]

8. k&r

[supernova]

9. Horrible.

I was just watching BBC evening news and they just said "a photographer" but didn't say who he was.

Sad for his family. And now the Myanmar junta have pissed off the Japanese. Uh oh.

edit: I think it's going to get worse because of the weekend coming up.

[malaise]

10. How many journalists have been killed in Iraq to date?

Just asking!
Gr.