581 CPJ "*Japanese photographer killed as Burmese troops crack down on protests*":http://www.cpj.org/news/2007/asia/burma27sep07na.html !http://www.cpj.org/news/2007/news_images_07/nagai.jpg! (File photo of Nagai taken in 2003 by Kyodo News via Reuters.) New York, September 27, 2007 " A Japanese photographer, *Kenji Nagai, 50,* who was working for Tokyo-based video and photo agency APF News, was one of at least nine people killed today by Burmese troops cracking down on anti-government demonstrations in Rangoon, according to official Japanese state-run television....." ``````````````````````` THE JAPAN TIMES ONLINE - 6 hours ago Friday, Sept. 28, 2007 "*Japanese journalist killed in Myanmar*":http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20070928a1.html Compiled from AP, Kyodo, staff reports "A Japanese video journalist who was covering the protests in Myanmar was found dead Thursday after shots were fired in Yangon, Japanese government officials said. The Foreign Ministry in Tokyo identified the man as *Kenji Nagai*, 50, a journalist on contract with APF News, a Tokyo-based video news agency. Nagai had been covering the public protests against Myanmar's junta since Tuesday, said APF representative Toru Yamaji....." ``````````````````````` Daily Mail - Last updated at 23:39pm on 27th September 2007 "*The last moments of photographer gunned down by Burmese troops as nine die*":http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=483995&in_page_id=1811&ct=5 "These are the shocking images from Burma of a Japanese journalists as he lay dying after soldiers opened fire on thousands of anti-government protesters *Kenji Nagai* held his camera above his head to continue taking photos even as a soldier pointed a gun at his chest......" ``````````````````````` Daily Mail - Last updated at 01:48am on 28th September 2007 "*Caught on camera, the final moments of photographer gunned down by Burmese troops as nine die*":http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=484371&in_page_id=1811 by RICHARD SHEARS One moment the photographer is lying prone on his back, his arms raised in what may be a gesture of surrender - or pleading. Seconds later, the soldier who had been standing over him with a sub machine-gun has moved on, and the photographer is lying motionless. The 50-year-old Japanese journalist was killed as troops and police in Burma intensified their crackdown on protesters who have been marching through the nation's towns and cities for days...." ``````````````````````` USAToday Online - 6 hours ago "*Today's photo: Japanese journalist shot to death covering protests in Burma*":http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2007/09/todays-photo-ja.html "*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...." ``````````````````````` New York Times, United States - 1 hour ago "*More Deaths in Myanmar, and Defiance*":http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/28/world/asia/28myanmar.html?hp Published: September 28, 2007 By SETH MYDANS "...The Japanese Embassy said one of the dead was a Japanese photographer, *Kenji Nagai*. International pressure on Myanmar built when President Bush asked ..." ``````````````````````` The Associated Press - 17 minutes ago Posted on Thu, Sep. 27, 2007 "*Myanmar Troops Kill 9 More Protesters*":http://www.philly.com/philly/wires/ap/news/world/20070927_ap_myanmartroopskill9moreprotesters.html YANGON, Myanmar - Soldiers with automatic rifles fired into crowds of anti-government demonstrators Thursday, killing at least nine people in the bloodiest day in more than a month of protests demanding an end to military rule. Bloody sandals lay scattered on some streets as protesters fled shouting "Give us freedom, give us freedom!" On the second day of a brutal crackdown, truckloads of troops in riot gear also raided Buddhist monasteries on the outskirts of Yangon, beating and arresting dozens of monks, witnesses and Western diplomats said. Japan protested the killing of a Japanese photographer....." 20 2007-09-28T02:15:02Z 0 2008-03-12T12:56:31Z true 17183 false 7292 2007-12-18T19:25:34Z Montana true true photographer-kenji-nagai-killed-today-by-burmese-troops- 1 2008-03-12T12:56:31Z 7292