会長声明：追悼　村本博之氏

日本外国特派員協会（FCCJ)　のモンズルル・ハック会長より、カメラマン村本博之氏（ロイター）のタイにおける取材中の銃撃死亡について、追悼声明が発せられました。

2010年4月12日

Message of condolence

With deep regret I would like to inform you about the tragic death of one of our colleagues and a friend of many FCCJ members, Hiroyuki Muramoto. Known to his friends and acquaintances simply as Hiro, he was a cameraman working for Reuters and among those who covered FCCJ events quite frequently. He was fatally shot in the chest on Saturday while covering the clashes in Bangkok between the government troops and opposition supporters. It's still unclear from which side the shot came.

I myself and all members of the Board are deeply saddened by the news of the tragic death of a fellow journalist, and on behalf of the FCCJ we would like to make a formal request to the Thai authorities to carry out an independent investigation to identify the origin of the bullet that had taken this precious life. Hiro's tragic death comes as a reminder of how dangerous the profession of journalism in times might turn out to be, and also tells us the heroism of our colleagues who fear nothing in the pursuit of getting the news known to all without any delay.

Monzurul Huq

FCCJ President

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フィリピン南部での記者虐殺事件に遺憾の意を表する
Massacre in Southern Philippines Condemned

担当：報道の自由委員会

The Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan Freedom of the Press Committee condemns the massacre in the Southern Philippines that resulted in the killing of 57 people, including 30 journalists and media workers November 23rd 2009.

The Committee conveys our condolences and sympathy to all journalists in the Philippines and expresses our solidarity with the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) in mourning their slain colleagues and demands that those responsible for such a heinous act are brought to justice without any delay. The Committee hopes that this terrible tragedy, the biggest single atrocity against journalists in recent history, would compel the government to take prompt actions to protect journalists and the freedom of the press in the Philippines.

Foreign Correspondent Club of Japan　

Freedom of the Press Committee