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Saudi lawyer awarded US human rights prize
- 2008-05-02
RIYADH AFP — A Saudi lawyer and human rights activist who is banned from travelling abroad has received the International Human Rights Lawyer Award from the American Bar Association ABA, he told AFP Friday. "This award shows that there is an international monitoring of human rights work in Saudi...
Kuwait detains Shiite ex-MPs, cleric
- 2008-03-09
KUWAIT CITY AFP — Kuwait's public prosecutor ordered two former MPs and three activists of the Shiite minority remanded in custody on Sunday on suspicion of membership of an alleged underground opposition group, a lawyer said. Police also arrested prominent Shiite cleric Sheikh Hussein al-Maatuq on the same accusation...
Saudis free one of nine reformists
- 2007-09-21
DUBAI AFP — Saudi Arabia has freed reformist lawyer Issam Basrawi, one of nine advocates of an Islam-based constitutional monarchy held without trial for more than seven months, a fellow activist said on Friday. Basrawi, who is in his late sixties, was released late on Thursday, Khaled al-Omair told...
Syria rights activist Bunni jailed for five years: lawyer
- 2007-04-24
DAMASCUS AFP — Syrian human rights activist Anwar Bunni was sentenced to five years in prison on Tuesday for "spreading false information" damaging to the country, his lawyer said. In a verdict condemned by rights groups, "the criminal court in Damascus sentenced lawyer Anwar Bunni to five years in...
Legal delay in release of dissident Syrian writer: lawyer
- 2006-10-20
DAMASCUS AFP — Jailed dissident writer Michel Kilo will have to wait for certain legal procedures to be completed before he can be freed, the National Organisation for Human Rights in Syria has said. "The examining magistrate decided yesterday Thursday to release Kilo on bail, but the legal procedures for...
Rights campaigner arrested by Chinese police
- 2006-09-06
BEIJING AFP — Chinese police arrested an AIDS and human rights campaigner who has been active in fighting a series of high-profile rights abuse cases, his wife told AFP. "This morning around 8:30 am (0030 GMT), they took him away without giving any explanation," Hu Jia's wife Zeng Jinyan, sounding...
Syrian dissidents to go on hunger strike
- 2006-06-05
DAMASCUS AFP — Fourteen jailed Syrian dissidents and human rights activists have declared a week-long hunger strike starting on Saturday to press demands for their release on bail, family members said. Ten of them were arrested for signing a petition calling for a change in relations with neighbouring Lebanon....
Egypt political detainees begin hunger strike
- 2006-05-28
CAIRO AFP — Egyptian activists detained after taking part in demonstrations in support of reformist judges in Cairo began a hunger strike calling for an investigation into torture allegations of colleagues, and the release of political detainees, their lawyers told AFP. "Six detainees have begun a hunger strike Sunday...
Egypt pro-reform activists accuse police of sexual abuse
- 2006-05-26
CAIRO AFP — The Egyptian pro-reform Kefaya Enough movement have accused police of torture and sodomy with a foreign object after two activists were arrested following a rally in Cairo in support of reformist judges. The group, which has led street protests in recent months to press for accelerated...
Jailed Syrian dissident on hunger strike
- 2006-05-23
DAMASCUS AFP — Prominent Syrian lawyer and rights activist Anwar Bunni has been on hunger strike since his arrest six days ago as part of a crackdown on opposition figures seeking better ties with Lebanon, a lawyer said. "Mr Bunni told me that he has been on a hunger...
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| David Guiraud | Vice President |
| Claude Perret | Director, HR |
| Denis Hiault | Director, Info |
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| Pierre Louette | Chairman & CEO |
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| Agence France-Presse | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Executive Vice President | Current |
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| Agence France-Presse | Vice President | Current |
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| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Former |
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| Agence France-Presse | Director, Info | Current |
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| Agence France-Presse | Director General | Current |
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| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Former |
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| 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.
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| Agence France-Presse | Correspondent | Current |
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| San Francisco Chronicle | Moscow-Based Freelance Correspondent | Former |
| The Gazette | Reporter | Former |
| The Prague Post | Reporter | Former |
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| Dan Jung | Current |
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| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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