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Activists stage dolphin die-in at Japanese embassy in US
- 2008-09-03
WASHINGTON AFP — Environmental and animal rights activists dressed as dolphins Wednesday staged a die-in in Washington to protest what they called the "horrific butchering" of thousands of dolphins by Japanese fishermen every year. Animal welfare activists accuse Japan of brutally slaughtering some 20,000 dolphins and small whales every...
Japanese whaling ship returns to port
- 2008-04-14
TOKYO AFP — Japan's whaling fleet returned to port on Tuesday as authorities prepared to launch an investigation into forceful harassment by activists in the Antarctic. Escorted by patrol boats, the 8,044-tonne Nisshin Maru mother ship with 143 crew on board docked at a heavily guarded Tokyo port early...
Japan urges legal action against anti-whaling activists: ministry
- 2008-01-22
TOKYO AFP — Japan urged Australia Tuesday to take legal action against two anti-whaling protestors who climbed aboard a Japanese whaler in Antarctic seas last week, a foreign ministry statement said. The activists, from the US environmental group Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, were held on the Japanese harpoon boat...
Japan hands whale militants to Australia
- 2008-01-17
TOKYO AFP — A Japanese whaling ship late Thursday handed over to an Australian customs vessel two anti-whaling activists who climbed aboard two days earlier, an official from Japan's Fisheries Agency said. Australia sent the customs ship, the Oceanic Viking, to the Japanese whaling ship in a bid to...
Activists vow to carry on disrupting Japanese whaling
- 2008-01-17
SYDNEY AFP — A militant anti-whaling group vowed Friday to immediately resume harassing Japanese whalers as two of its activists were returned to their protest ship after being detained on board a harpoon vessel. The two protesters, held aboard the Japanese whaler in Antarctic waters for two days, were...
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...
Japanese whalers take two activists captive
- 2008-01-15
SYDNEY AFP — Japanese whalers said Tuesday they are holding captive two activists who "illegally" boarded their vessel in the Southern Ocean, in a dramatic escalation in the battle between the two sides. The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society said its members boarded the ship to tell the whalers of...
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...
We won't stop, activists tell Japanese whalers
- 2008-01-15
SYDNEY AFP — A militant anti-whaling group chasing Japanese whalers refused Wednesday to abandon their high-seas harassment in return for the release of two of its activists detained on board one of the ships. The standoff in the icy waters off the Antarctic has forced the government in Australia...
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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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