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US, China hold talks as rights issue flares up
- 2008-01-16
BEIJING AFP — US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte held talks with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Wednesday as US diplomats pressured Beijing over the arrests of an AIDS campaigner and other activists. Negroponte arrived in China as the United States expressed concern over the arrest of the...
US, China set for talks as rights issue flares up: officials
- 2008-01-15
BEIJING AFP — US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte was set to hold high-level talks in Beijing Wednesday with rights crawling up the agenda over the arrest of a high-profile Chinese dissident, officials said. Negroponte was to meet with Premier Wen Jiabao as the United States expressed concern...
Myanmar cuts phone service to activists, journalists
- 2007-09-14
BANGKOK AFP — Myanmar's military government has cut off the mobile phones of prominent pro-democracy supporters and of some journalists representing foreign media, including two from Agence France-Presse. The management of AFP has requested that the authorities in Myanmar restore mobile phone service to its reporters so that they...
Tens of thousands march at funeral of slain Turkish–Armenian journalist
- 2007-01-23
ISTANBUL AFP — Some 100,000 people were calling for Turkish-Armenian reconciliation as they marched at the funeral of slain journalist Hrant Dink, hated by nationalists for his outspoken views on the 1915-1917 massacre of Armenians. In one of the largest recent public gatherings in the country, the crowd gathered Tuesday...
Canada's seal hunt supporters scrap with protestors
- 2006-04-13
OTTAWA AFP — Animal rights activists and supporters of Canada's annual seal hunt clashed in a small eastern town during the final leg of the controversial cull, the US Humane Society said. A team of activists in the region to document the hunt, along with a member of the...
Nepal police arrest 25 journalists, five rights activists
- 2006-04-12
KATHMANDU AFP — Nepalese police have rounded up 25 journalists and five human rights activists who staged pro-democracy protests in the latest crackdown in the kingdom shaken by days of demonstrations. "Around 25 journalists and five activists have been detained from two separate protests in the Kathmandu valley this...
Thousands turn out to fete Nepal king on birthday
- 2005-07-07
KATHMANDU AFP — Thousands of Nepalese turned out to fete King Gyanendra on his 59th birthday but students and radio journalists said they would stage fresh protests against the monarch's five-month-old power grab. Cultural programmes were held in major centres across the country, including Kathmandu where thousands of school...
Thousands turn out to fete Nepal king on birthday amid protests
- 2005-07-07
KATHMANDU AFP — Thousands of Nepalese turned out to fete King Gyanendra on his 59th birthday amid protests by students and radio journalists against the monarch's power grab in February. Cultural programmes were held in major centres across the country, including Kathmandu where thousands of school pupils, government employees,...
Egyptian women demand Mubarak apology over vote violence
- 2005-05-30
CAIRO AFP — Egyptian women have launched two separate initiatives, one calling on citizens to wear black clothes and the other a white ribbon, to protest the assault of several women during last week's referendum. Female activists protesting against the nature of the constitutional referendum submitted to Egyptians on...
At least 149 arrested for holding anti-king protests across Nepal
- 2005-03-20
KATHMANDU AFP — At least 149 political activists were arrested across Nepal for holding anti-king protests as opposition continued to mount against the monarch's February 1 sacking of the government. "Activists of five pro-parliamentary parties were arrested in four places in the country Sunday afternoon for holding anti-king protests,"...
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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