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People
DARWAZEH, Nazih -- Journalist
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| Nazih Darwazeh |
Nazeh Darwazeh, a 42-year-old Palestinian cameraman working with the Associated Press Television News (APTN), was shot dead by an Israeli soldier in Nablus on 19 April 2003. He was one of a group of Palestinian journalists filming a confrontation between Palestinian youth and the Israeli military, when Israeli soldiers opened fire. He was shot in the head at a range of only 20 yards. The bullet entered through his eye. Darwazi, wearing a yellow jacket marked "press," was with half a dozen other journalists.
Eyewitness reports and official statements
Israeli forces kill Palestinian cameraman in Nablus, Reporters Without Borders, 19 April 2003
IFJ: "Impossible to ignore evidence of Israeli targeting of journalists", International Federation of Journalists, 21 April 2003
CPJ outraged by shooting death of Palestinian cameraman, Committee to Protect Journalists, 22 April 2003
Israeli army asked about enquiry into killing of journalist, Reporters Without Borders, 29 April 2003
Remembering Nazih Darwazeh
Attempting to murder the truth, Amer Abdelhadi, Live from Palestine, 21 April 2003
Journalists in Danger
Israeli army kills second journalist in two weeks, Reporters Without Borders, 3 May 2003
West Bank and Gaza on CPJ's list of "worst places to be a journalist", Committee to Protect Journalists, 3 May 2003
Silencing the press: October 2002 - March 2003, PCHR, 20 July 2003
Israeli violations of press freedom: Third update, International Press Institute, 15 June 2003
IPI releases updated report on press freedom violations, International Press Institute, 26 April 2002
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