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Israeli released from arrest after Gaza Strip protest
- 2008-08-27
ASHKELON, Israel AFP — Police on Wednesday released an Israeli they held overnight for joining international activists who sailed to the Gaza Strip in defiance of Israel's blockade of the Hamas-ruled territory. US-born Jeff Halper, who was detained when he walked across the Erez border crossing between Gaza and...
180 arrests around Indian Olympic relay zone: police
- 2008-04-17
NEW DELHI AFP — A total of 180 Tibetan protesters have so far been detained near the tightly-guarded Beijing Olympic torch relay route in New Delhi, police and activists said Thursday. "We have around 170 to 180 people in custody," a senior police official told AFP. The Tibetan...
Steamroller protest outside US embassy in Vienna over GM corn
- 2008-03-20
VIENNA AFP — Around 30 environmental activists used a steamroller to crush corn outside the US embassy in Vienna Thursday to protest alleged US pressure on Austria to accept genetically modified corn. "Greenpeace is protesting the Bush administration's threat to impose prohibitive taxes on Austrian imports if Vienna continues...
Under-fire Bahrain to present rights report to UN
- 2008-01-29
MANAMA AFP — Bahrain, under fire from opposition activists over alleged abuses, said Tuesday it will present a report on the human rights situation in the country to the United Nations next month. "The government report will be presented before February 25 ... The working team is currently sounding...
All eyes on Gore as high noon looms for UN climate talks
- 2007-12-13
NUSA DUA, Indonesia AFP — Marathon attempts to craft a new strategy to tackle the peril of climate change were in deep trouble Thursday, with UN organisers warning there was less than a day to agree a deal. As exhausted negotiators wrangled behind closed doors, green activists on the...
World must help protect vital Mekong river: activists
- 2007-11-13
BANGKOK AFP — The construction of six dams along the Mekong River could displace tens of thousands of people and endanger over a thousand aquatic species, environmental groups warned Tuesday, calling for international intervention. The planned hydropower dams on the Mekong in Laos, Thailand and Cambodia could displace tens...
Toronto film festival reflects on 1999 WTO riots in Seattle
- 2007-09-10
TORONTO AFP — In a nod to activists, the Toronto film festival premiered on Sunday "Battle in Seattle," director Stuart Townsend's first film about rioting outside the 1999 World Trade Organization talks in the United States. "The mainstream media covered it in a way that people didn't really get...
Activist demands Myanmar solve fuel spike
- 2007-08-18
YANGON AFP — A prominent pro-democracy activist in Myanmar on Saturday demanded the junta tackle a surge in fuel prices, which has exacerbated the financial woes of citizens already saddled with high inflation. "We urge authorities to solve this problem immediately," said Min Ko Naing, one of several former...
SKoreans rally against trade deal
- 2007-03-25
SEOUL AFP — South Korean activists staged a sit-down protest outside America's embassy in downtown Seoul Sunday over free-trade talks with the United States due to conclude with a deal by month's end. The prospect of a deal with Washington -- which would be the biggest such accord since...
Russian riot police break up anti-Kremlin rally
- 2007-03-24
NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia AFP — Russian riot police arrested dozens of protestors trying to hold an anti-Kremlin rally in the city of Nizhny Novgorod on Saturday, months ahead of key national elections. Hundreds of police bundled the marchers, who were defying a ban on protests to demonstrate against the...
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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