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Activists vow to block kangaroo cull in Australia
- 2008-03-12
SYDNEY AFP — Australian animal rights activists vowed Wednesday to prevent the planned killing of more than 400 kangaroos on defence department land after the government refused to intervene. "We are going to blockade the gates 24 hours a day from Saturday so they can't get in and kill...
High-seas whaling standoff draws in Tokyo, Canberra
- 2008-01-16
SYDNEY AFP — A high-seas standoff between Japanese whalers and militant anti-whaling activists in the icy waters of the Antarctic drew the governments of Australia and Japan into the fray Wednesday. At the centre of the row are two Sea Shepherd Conservation Society activists who were detained on one...
Australia sends ship to pick up whaling activists
- 2008-01-16
SYDNEY AFP — Australia sent a customs ship to pick up two anti-whaling activists held on board a Japanese whaler as Prime Minister Kevin Rudd moved Thursday to end a tense standoff in the Antarctic. Urging calm and the safe return of the two men, Rudd said Foreign Minister...
High-seas whaling standoff draws in Tokyo, Canberra
- 2008-01-15
SYDNEY AFP — A high-seas standoff between Japanese whalers and militant anti-whaling activists in the icy waters of the Antarctic drew the governments of Australia and Japan into the fray Wednesday. At the centre of the row are two Sea Shepherd Conservation Society activists who were detained on one...
Activist Geldof criticises Australia's foreign aid
- 2007-11-18
SYDNEY AFP — Singer and activist Bob Geldof blasted Australia's foreign aid as "embarrassingly pathetic" on Monday as he accepted a new role as honorary ambassador for the eastern city of Brisbane. Geldof, the Boomtown Rats singer turned anti-poverty campaigner, said Australia spent less than 0.5 percent of gross...
Fight for sheep rights comes to Middle East
- 2006-05-08
DUBAI AFP — Radical animal rights group PETA launched for the first time a Middle East campaign to highlight alleged abuses in the region's slaughterhouses and to elicit public support for a ban on livestock imports. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals PETA, best known for its aggressive...
Man arrested over pig-meat sabotage plot on 70,000 Australian sheep
- 2003-11-20
SYDNEY AFP ? A man was arrested and a shipment of 70,000 Australian sheep to the Middle East delayed after an animals rights group said it had fed them pig meat to thwart their export to Muslim countries, officials said. The debacle is the latest to hit Australia's billion-dollar...
Activists say they fed pig meat to Australian sheep shipment
- 2003-11-18
SYDNEY, AFP ? Animal rights activists said they had sabotaged a shipment of live sheep destined for Muslim countries in the Middle East by giving the sheep feed that included pig meat. Animal Liberation said in a statement that the operation was conducted overnight at the port of Portland...
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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