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Syrian rights group urges Assad to free economist
- 2008-07-26
DAMASCUS AFP — A human rights organisation on Saturday called on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to grant an amnesty to activist Aref Dalila from his 10-year prison term, saying his health had deteriorated. Dalila, a 68-year-old economist, was arrested in September 2001 along with nine other opposition activists and...
S.Korea activists launch US beef boycott
- 2008-07-03
SEOUL AFP — South Korean activists on Thursday launched a nationwide campaign to boycott US beef as President Lee Myung-Bak issued a fresh warning against violent protests. At least four protest groups including two national women's associations denounced the government for allowing the distribution of US beef despite unabated...
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...
Bhopal tragedy survivors reach Delhi after 37-day protest march
- 2008-03-28
NEW DELHI AFP — Fifty survivors and victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas leak arrived in New Delhi on Friday after a 37-day march and demanded to meet the premier to seek a clean-up of toxic waste at the site. It was the second such 800-kilometre (500 mile) trek...
Marrakesh snake charmers' spell fails to work on activists
- 2008-02-17
MARRAKESH, Morocco AFP — The men working in Marrakesh's Djemma el Fna square may be able to charm the snakes and tourists, but their magic fails to work with the animal rights activists pushing to have the practice banned as cruel. Long one of the city's main attractions, the...
Bahrain denies claims it tortured detainees
- 2008-01-17
MANAMA AFP — Bahrain on Thursday denied claims by Shiite opposition groups that activists, arrested last month after bloody street battles with police, had been tortured and sexually assaulted. "Claims that detainees have been tortured are groundless," senior interior ministry official Colonel Mohammad Buhammud told AFP following the accusations...
China says estimated HIV/AIDS cases rise to 700,000
- 2007-11-29
BEIJING AFP — China is estimated to have about 700,000 HIV/AIDS cases, with tens of thousands of new infections each year, the government said Thursday, but activists warned the problem was far greater. "The result of estimates is that at the end of 2007, China will have about 700,000...
Debate in US over keeping drinking age at 21
- 2007-10-09
WASHINGTON AFP — US health and safety groups teamed up Tuesday in an effort to keep the legal drinking age at 21 amid a campaign from a small activist group to let Americans legally consume alcohol from age 18. The advocacy group Mothers Against Drunk Driving MADD, the American...
S.African health minister hampering AIDS fight: activists
- 2007-08-29
JOHANNESBURG AFP — South Africa's embattled Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang was accused by AIDS activists on Wednesday of fuelling the country's HIV crisis by obstructing efforts to combat the disease. A raft of non-governmental organisations, including the leading AIDS lobby, said the recent sacking of the deputy health minister...
US calls for 'immediate' release of Myanmar AIDS activist
- 2007-06-28
WASHINGTON AFP — The United States Wednesday called for the "immediate and unconditional" release of AIDS jailed activist Phyu Phyu Thinn in Myanmar, and urged the military regime there to look after her health. "The United States calls for the immediate and unconditional release of Phyu Phyu Thinn and...
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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