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US condemns arrests of Syrian activists
- 2008-08-29
WASHINGTON AFP — The United States on Friday denounced Syria's arrest of a Syrian Kurdish activist and other "prisoners of conscience" and called for their immediate release. "We are concerned over the fate of Syrian Kurdish activist Mashaal Tammo, whose disturbing arrest is the most recent of a string...
Egypt jails Facebook activists for 'threatening national security'
- 2008-07-24
CAIRO AFP — Police have arrested 26 Internet activists in the port of Alexandria, and 14 of them were jailed for more than two weeks for "threatening national security," a security official said on Thursday. Around 30 young Egyptians who belong to the so-called "6 April" group on social...
Arab rights groups urge Saudi to free jailed reformist
- 2008-06-12
DUBAI AFP — More than two dozen Arab human rights groups urged Saudi Arabia on Thursday to release a prominent reformist who has been jailed since May, saying they feared for his health. "Signatories to the present statement, call upon the Saudi authorities to put an end to their...
New arrests as Yemen government and socialists trade charges
- 2008-04-03
SANAA AFP — Yemeni authorities arrested more activists in the south on Thursday as they traded charges with the southern-based Yemen Socialist Party YSP over protests that led to deadly clashes with security forces. Two security men and a civilian were injured during arrests in the province of Lahj,...
Tibetan marchers arrested in India: police official
- 2008-03-12
DEHRA, India AFP — Indian police Thursday arrested a group of 100 Tibetan exiles trying to walk to their homeland as part of a major protest ahead of the Beijing Olympics, although the demonstrators vowed their march would go on. The marchers were rounded up as they approached the...
US, China hold talks as rights issue flares up
- 2008-01-16
BEIJING AFP — US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte held talks with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Wednesday as US diplomats pressured Beijing over the arrests of an AIDS campaigner and other activists. Negroponte arrived in China as the United States expressed concern over the arrest of the...
US, China set for talks as rights issue flares up: officials
- 2008-01-15
BEIJING AFP — US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte was set to hold high-level talks in Beijing Wednesday with rights crawling up the agenda over the arrest of a high-profile Chinese dissident, officials said. Negroponte was to meet with Premier Wen Jiabao as the United States expressed concern...
China crackdown flouts Olympic rights vow: activists
- 2008-01-07
BEIJING AFP — China's arrest of a prominent rights campaigner is part of an increasing crackdown on critics that breaks promises it made to land the Olympics, said activists who called for world pressure on Beijing. The arrest of Hu Jia, who was taken from his Beijing home on...
Vietnam releases US couple accused of carrying handgun
- 2007-12-11
WASHINGTON AFP — Vietnam has released a US couple accused of carrying a handgun and bullets after being held at the Ho Chi Minh city's airport, the State Department and US lawmakers who pushed for their release said Tuesday. The Vietnamese-Americans, Le Van Phan and his wife Nguyen Thi...
Doves, tight security for Suu Kyi's birthday
- 2007-06-19
YANGON AFP — Myanmar's pro-democracy party released doves and balloons Tuesday in a quiet ceremony under tight security to mark the 62nd birthday of its detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi. About 250 supporters attended the event at the rundown headquarters of the National League for Democracy NLD, not...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| David Guiraud | Vice President |
| Claude Perret | Director, HR |
| Denis Hiault | Director, Info |
| Jean-Pierre Vignolle | Director General |
| Jocelyne Bulke | Assistant Director |
| Michel Tourmen | Director, Finance |
| Yves de Saint Jacob | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications |
| Luke Hunt | |
| Michael Mainville | Correspondent |
| Dan Jung | Multimedia Editor |
| Peter Wutherich | Editor |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Pierre Louette | Chairman & CEO |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Info | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director General | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Assistant Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications | Current |
Luke Hunt has worked as a journalist for 20 years, primarily with Agence France-Presse, and is a routine contributor to World Politics Review. In addition to covering the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, he has extensive experience in Asia and the Middle East. He served as AFP bureau chief in Phnom Penh and Kabul. Currently based in Hong Kong, Hunt's work has appeared in many international newspapers and on international networks including CNN, the BBC and ABC in his native Australia. He has an academic background in military studies and economics.
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Agence France-Presse | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Agence France-Presse | Correspondent | Current |
| Global Radio News Ltd. | Current | |
| San Francisco Chronicle | Moscow-Based Freelance Correspondent | Former |
| The Gazette | Reporter | Former |
| The Prague Post | Reporter | Former |
Array
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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