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MILLER, James -- Journalist
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James Miller, a 34-year-old British cameraman and documentary filmmaker, was shot dead by the Israeli Defense Forces in Rafah, a town in the Gaza Strip, on 2 May 2003. Miller and his crew had been working for the US HBO cable network in Rafah on a documentary about how Palestinian children are affected by the violence of the Intifada. Miller died while waiting evacuation from the scene.
Update
UK court rules IDF shooting of filmmaker in Gaza was murder, CPJ (10 April 2006)
Israeli army to take no action against officer in journalist's death, CPJ (14 April 2005)
British inquiry into Hurndall shooting to also investigate James Miller's death, The Thomas Hurndall Fund (4 February 2004)
Eyewitness reports and official statements
PCHR: "No exchange of fire took place when Israeli soldiers shot dead a British journalist", PCHR's investigation and eyewitnesses' statements deny Israeli claims, 3 May 2003
IFJ demands end to military "whitewash" after top journalist is shot dead in Palestine, Aidan White, General Secretary of the International Federation of Journalists calls for a systematic process of independent investigation by respected international authorities, 3 May 2003
Israeli army kills second journalist in two weeks, Reporters Without Borders called on the Israeli authorities to ensure that James Miller's death does not go unpunished, 3 May 2003
CPJ calls for full and transparent investigation into British journalist's death, eyewitness Tamer Zeyara, a cameraman with APTN, spoke with the Committee to Protect Journalists, 7 May 2003
Autopsy suggests British cameraman James Miller was shot by Israeli army gunfire, Reporters Without Borders reports that the findings by Israel's National Forensics Institute confirm the account of witnesses at the scene who said troops opened fire on Miller and other journalists wearing jackets marked "press" and waving a white flag as they approached the troops, 17 May 2003
Multimedia
Death in Gaza
Review: "Death in Gaza", Victor Kattan (1 July 2004)
Journalists in Danger
Silencing the press: October 2002 - March 2003, PCHR, 20 July 2003.
Israeli violations of press freedom: Third update, International Press Institute, 15 June 2003.
PBS documentary "In the Line of Fire", Frontline's excellent documentary about the danger to journalists covering the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Remembering James Miller
My friend James, Cassian Harrison, The Guardian, 6 May 2003
James Miller obituary, Fergal Keane, BBC, 7 May 2003
Violence in Rafah
Increased targeting of International Solidarity Movement, Michael Shaik, International Solidarity Movement, 16 March 2003
The day after: Israeli forces kill 9 Palestinians, including 3 children, PCHR press release, 17 March 2003
Websites
Justice for James Miller
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