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[[File:Harryburton2001.jpg|thumb|right|Photo taken at [[Mount Martha]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]]] '''Harry Burton''' (23 January 1968 – 19 November 2001) was an [[Australia]]n [[journalist]] and [[cameraman]] who was kidnapped by the [[Taliban]] on the highway to [[Kabul]], [[Afghanistan]] and then murdered. Three other journalists suffered the same fate.
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'''Harry Burton''' (23 January 1968 – 19 November 2001) was an Australian journalist and cameraman who was kidnapped by the [[Taliban]] on the highway to Kabul, Afghanistan and then murdered. Three other journalists suffered the same fate.


Burton, 33-year-old when he was killed, was a latecomer to journalism and quit his job three years earlier in [[Melbourne]] to get involved in the profession. A scholarship fund was set up in his name by the [[Jakarta Foreign Correspondents Club]] to support training for reporters from remote parts of [[Indonesia]], particularly camera operators.
Burton, 33 years old when he was killed, was a latecomer to journalism and quit his job three years earlier in Melbourne to get involved in the profession. A scholarship fund was set up in his name by the [[Jakarta Foreign Correspondents Club]] to support training for reporters from remote parts of Indonesia, particularly camera operators.


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Burton was born in [[Brisbane]] and studied agricultural sciences at what was [[Dookie]] Agricultural College later to become part of [[Melbourne University]] .
Burton was born in Brisbane and studied agricultural sciences at what was Dookie Agricultural College later to become part of the [[University of Melbourne]].


He had worked in Indonesia earlier in 2001 covering the [[Free Aceh Movement]] and the conflict in [[East Timor]] for the [[Reuters]] agency. He decided to go to [[Jakarta]] without any previous experience and try his hand at becoming a photo journalist. Prior to that he worked as a Quality Manager for [[Coles Myer]].<ref>Bowling, Mark "[http://www.abc.net.au/pm/stories/s421295.htm Correspondent discusses cameraman's death]", [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]], 20 November 2001</ref> His breakthrough came in his coverage of the final months of the [[Indonesian occupation of East Timor]] that August. He ran the Reuters television bureau in [[Dili]] after the former Portuguese colony voted for independence.<ref name="obit">{{cite news|last=Aglionby |first=John |title=Obituary: Harry Burton |publisher=The Guardian (UK) |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2001/nov/22/guardianobituaries.johnaglionby |date=2001-11-22}}</ref></ref>
He had worked in Indonesia earlier in 2001 covering the [[Free Aceh Movement]] and the conflict in [[East Timor]] for the [[Reuters]] agency. He decided to go to [[Jakarta]] without any previous experience and try his hand at becoming a photo journalist. Prior to that he worked as a Quality Manager for [[Coles Myer]].<ref>Bowling, Mark "[http://www.abc.net.au/pm/stories/s421295.htm Correspondent discusses cameraman's death]", [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]], 20 November 2001</ref> His breakthrough came in his coverage of the final months of the [[Indonesian occupation of East Timor]] that August. He ran the Reuters television bureau in [[Dili]] after the former Portuguese colony voted for independence.<ref name="obit">{{cite news|last=Aglionby |first=John |title=Obituary: Harry Burton |publisher=The Guardian (UK) |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2001/nov/22/guardianobituaries.johnaglionby |date=2001-11-22}}</ref>


He was one of 19 journalists taken hostage in the [[2000 Fijian coup d'état|Fiji coup]] of 2000 by the leader of the coup, [[George Speight]]. After his release he was made a full-time cameraman by Reuters in January 2000.<ref name="obit"/>
He was one of 19 journalists briefly detained in the [[2000 Fijian coup d'état|Fiji coup]] of 2000.<ref>{{cite web|title=Attacks on the Press in 2000 - Fiji|url=http://www.refworld.org/docid/47c565e55.html|publisher=UNHCR|accessdate=3 July 2017}}</ref> After his release he was made a full-time cameraman by Reuters in January 2000.<ref name="obit"/>


== Death ==
== Death ==
Burton moved to Afghanistan to cover the ongoing conflict there, working for Reuters at the time. On November of that year he was riding in a Jeep from [[Jalalabad]] to [[Kabul]], just a few days after the Taliban fell, when his convoy was stopped and passengers ordered to get out. He was killed with three other journalists, [[Julio Fuentes (journalist)|Julio Fuentes]] of the Spanish paper ''[[El Mundo (Spain)|El Mundo]]'', [[Azizullah Haidari]] of Reuters, and [[Maria Grazia Cutuli]] of [[Italy]]'s ''[[Corriere della Sera]]''. Their mutilated bodies were found on 19 November.<ref>{{cite news|last=McCarthy |first=Rory |title=Journalists Believed Dead After Ambush |publisher= The Guardian (UK)|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2001/nov/20/warinafghanistan2001.afghanistan |date=2001-11-20}}</ref> Burton was buried in [[Hobart]] on 28 November 2001.
Burton moved to Afghanistan to cover the ongoing conflict there, working for Reuters at the time. In November of that year he was riding in a Jeep from [[Jalalabad]] to [[Kabul]], just a few days after the Taliban fell, when his convoy was stopped and passengers ordered to get out. He was killed with three other journalists, [[Julio Fuentes Serrano|Julio Fuentes]] of the Spanish paper ''[[El Mundo (Spain)|El Mundo]]'', [[Azizullah Haidari]] of Reuters, and [[Maria Grazia Cutuli]] of [[Italy]]'s ''[[Corriere della Sera]]''. Their mutilated bodies were found on 19 November.<ref>{{cite news|last=McCarthy |first=Rory |title=Journalists Believed Dead After Ambush |publisher= The Guardian (UK)|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2001/nov/20/warinafghanistan2001.afghanistan |date=2001-11-20}}</ref> Burton was buried in [[Hobart]] on 28 November 2001.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}


===Murder trial===
===Murder trial===
A [[Kabul]] court sentenced three men to death for these murders in 2004 and 2005 respectively. Two brothers, Mahmood Zar Jan and Abdul Wahid, were sentenced in 2005 and another, Reza Khan, was sentenced to death on 20 November 2004.<ref>"[http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/08/04/1091557929957.html Afghan Confesses Part in Death of Burton]", ''[[Sydney Morning Herald]]'', 5 August 2004</ref>
A Kabul court sentenced three men to death for these murders in 2004 and 2005 respectively. Two brothers, Mahmood Zar Jan and Abdul Wahid, were sentenced in 2005 and another, [[Reza Khan (murderer)|Reza Khan]], was sentenced to death on 20 November 2004.<ref>"[http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/08/04/1091557929957.html Afghan Confesses Part in Death of Burton]", ''[[Sydney Morning Herald]]'', 5 August 2004</ref>


== Family ==
== Family ==
Burton has four sisters and three brothers. His partner Joanne Collins is also a journalist. His father Harry(Sr) is a Scientist and his mother Anne, who predeceased her son, was a Social Worker. Harry Burton (Sr) was a judge for the [[Australian Defence Force|ADF]] photography award named in his son's honour.<ref>Rodgers, Sgt. Troy. [http://www.defence.gov.au/news/adfphotocomp/2003/hbma.htm The Harry Burton Memorial Award], [[Australian Defence Force|Australian Department of Defense]]</ref>
Burton's girlfriend was Joanne Collins, who is also a journalist. Burton's father, also called Harry, is a scientist, and his mother, Anne (who predeceased her son) was a social worker. He had four sisters and three brothers.
Harry Burton senior was a judge for the [[Australian Defence Force|ADF]] photography award named in his son's honour.<ref>Rodgers, Sgt. Troy. [http://www.defence.gov.au/news/adfphotocomp/2003/hbma.htm The Harry Burton Memorial Award], [[Australian Defence Force|Australian Department of Defense]]</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of journalists killed during the War in Afghanistan (2001–present)]]
* [[List of journalists killed during the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)]]


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 08:16, 1 October 2024

Harry Burton
Photo taken at Mount Martha, Victoria
Photo taken at Mount Martha, Victoria
Born(1968-01-23)23 January 1968
Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Died19 November 2001(2001-11-19) (aged 33)
Afghanistan
OccupationJournalist

Harry Burton (23 January 1968 – 19 November 2001) was an Australian journalist and cameraman who was kidnapped by the Taliban on the highway to Kabul, Afghanistan and then murdered. Three other journalists suffered the same fate.

Burton, 33 years old when he was killed, was a latecomer to journalism and quit his job three years earlier in Melbourne to get involved in the profession. A scholarship fund was set up in his name by the Jakarta Foreign Correspondents Club to support training for reporters from remote parts of Indonesia, particularly camera operators.

Biography

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Burton was born in Brisbane and studied agricultural sciences at what was Dookie Agricultural College later to become part of the University of Melbourne.

He had worked in Indonesia earlier in 2001 covering the Free Aceh Movement and the conflict in East Timor for the Reuters agency. He decided to go to Jakarta without any previous experience and try his hand at becoming a photo journalist. Prior to that he worked as a Quality Manager for Coles Myer.[1] His breakthrough came in his coverage of the final months of the Indonesian occupation of East Timor that August. He ran the Reuters television bureau in Dili after the former Portuguese colony voted for independence.[2]

He was one of 19 journalists briefly detained in the Fiji coup of 2000.[3] After his release he was made a full-time cameraman by Reuters in January 2000.[2]

Death

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Burton moved to Afghanistan to cover the ongoing conflict there, working for Reuters at the time. In November of that year he was riding in a Jeep from Jalalabad to Kabul, just a few days after the Taliban fell, when his convoy was stopped and passengers ordered to get out. He was killed with three other journalists, Julio Fuentes of the Spanish paper El Mundo, Azizullah Haidari of Reuters, and Maria Grazia Cutuli of Italy's Corriere della Sera. Their mutilated bodies were found on 19 November.[4] Burton was buried in Hobart on 28 November 2001.[citation needed]

Murder trial

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A Kabul court sentenced three men to death for these murders in 2004 and 2005 respectively. Two brothers, Mahmood Zar Jan and Abdul Wahid, were sentenced in 2005 and another, Reza Khan, was sentenced to death on 20 November 2004.[5]

Family

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Burton's girlfriend was Joanne Collins, who is also a journalist. Burton's father, also called Harry, is a scientist, and his mother, Anne (who predeceased her son) was a social worker. He had four sisters and three brothers.

Harry Burton senior was a judge for the ADF photography award named in his son's honour.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Bowling, Mark "Correspondent discusses cameraman's death", Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 20 November 2001
  2. ^ a b Aglionby, John (22 November 2001). "Obituary: Harry Burton". The Guardian (UK).
  3. ^ "Attacks on the Press in 2000 - Fiji". UNHCR. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  4. ^ McCarthy, Rory (20 November 2001). "Journalists Believed Dead After Ambush". The Guardian (UK).
  5. ^ "Afghan Confesses Part in Death of Burton", Sydney Morning Herald, 5 August 2004
  6. ^ Rodgers, Sgt. Troy. The Harry Burton Memorial Award, Australian Department of Defense
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