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Russian police break up demo over Kremlin critic's death
- 2008-09-02
NAZRAN, Russia AFP — Russian security forces on Tuesday broke up a rare protest in the turbulent Caucasus province of Ingushetia called in response to the death of a Kremlin critic who had been in police custody. Police and special forces arrived in two trucks to disperse the demonstration,...
Prominent Muslim activist jailed in LA for four years
- 2008-08-19
LOS ANGELES AFP — A prominent Los Angeles-based Muslim activist has been jailed for four years after pleading guilty to attempting to bribe a witness, prosecutors said Tuesday. Najee Ali, who heads the community group Project Islamic HOPE Helping Oppressed People Everywhere, was sentenced on Monday after he admitted...
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...
Chinese out in force for SKorea's Olympic torch run
- 2008-04-26
SEOUL AFP — The Beijing Olympic torch on Sunday began the South Korean leg of its troubled worldwide relay, with cheering flag-waving Chinese vastly outnumbering protesters amid a huge police presence. A huge cheer rang out as the relay began, accompanied by 60 track-suited police runners. Another 60 will...
Abortion foes protest on anniversary of US legalization
- 2008-01-22
WASHINGTON AFP — Anti-abortion activists flooded into Washington Tuesday to protest against the Supreme Court's legalization of abortion in the United States on the 35th anniversary of its landmark Roe versus Wade decision. The annual "March for Life" rally was due to begin at noon (1700 GMT) on the...
Chinese human rights activist arrested: rights group, campaigners
- 2007-12-29
BEIJING AFP — Police in China have arrested prominent rights activist Hu Jia on charges of inciting subversion amid a crackdown ahead of the Beijing Olympics next year, campaigners and a rights group said Saturday. "The police have arrested him and are accusing him of inciting subversion," activist and...
Myanmar democracy activists pin hopes on 'Panty Power'
- 2007-10-25
BANGKOK AFP — A campaign is underway to chastise Myanmar's military regime, not through dialogue or sanctions, but by flooding the country's foreign embassies with women's underwear, an activist said Thursday. A pro-democracy group based in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai is urging people all over the...
Singapore relaxes sex law but not for gays
- 2007-10-23
SINGAPORE AFP — Singapore on Tuesday legalised oral and anal sex between heterosexual couples but retained a law which criminalises intercourse between gay men. In the city-state's first major penal code amendments in 22 years, parliament repealed a section criminalising "carnal intercourse against the order of nature." Parliament...
Norway police probe sabotage claim in whale ship sinking
- 2007-09-13
OSLO AFP — Norwegian police said Thursday they were investigating a claim from a group of environmental activists that it deliberately sank a whaling ship last month. Activists calling themselves Agenda 21 claimed responsibility for the sinking "to celebrate the end of commercial whaling in Iceland," according to a...
Media activists express concern over new Thai cyber law
- 2007-07-18
BANGKOK AFP — Thai police will be able to seize computers from homes and businesses under a new cyber-crime law that came into force Wednesday, which authorities say will help crack down on Internet pornography. The Computer-related Crimes Act allows authorities to seize computers if they suspect they will...
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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