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Song contest launched for murdered Indonesian activist
- 2007-09-27
JAKARTA AFP — An Indonesian radio network launched a songwriting contest Thursday in a bid to build wider support for solving the murder case of leading rights activist Munir Said Thalib, a campaigner said. Munir was poisoned with arsenic as he travelled from Jakarta to Amsterdam in September 2004....
Chinese AIDS victims blocked from protesting
- 2007-04-11
BEIJING AFP — About 350 people infected with HIV/AIDS were blocked by police in central China Wednesday from protesting over drug treatments they are receiving from the government, a leading activist said. Two activists, Zhu Ruiyi and Li Xia, were taken into police custody after trying to lead protesters...
Activists hunting Japanese whalers offer 25,000–dollar reward
- 2007-01-28
SYDNEY AFP — Shipborne activists hunting a Japanese whaling fleet in a potentially violent high-seas game of hide-and-seek has offered a 25,000-dollar reward for help in tracking the whalers down. Sea Shepherd president Paul Watson made the offer in a satellite telephone interview with AFP from aboard his flagship...
Police release Chinese AIDS activist after canceling public forum
- 2006-11-27
BEIJING AFP — Leading Chinese AIDS activist Wan Yanhai has been freed after police detained him for three days for trying to hold a public forum on the disease, his Beijing-based non-government group said. Wan was taken away on Friday by police and forced to cancel the "Blood Safety, AIDS...
China closes down HIV/AIDS group
- 2006-10-19
BEIJING AFP — A non-government organization in China dedicated to fighting HIV/AIDS and other health problems said it had been shut down because local authorities wanted to silence it. Chang Kun, a volunteer and organizer of the Xuelianhua AIDS project based in the western region of Xinjiang, said he was...
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....
Activists press US for G7 relief of poor nations' debt
- 2005-02-01
WASHINGTON AFP — Petitions delivered to the US Treasury Department called on Group of Seven nations to take action this weekend to cancel debts of the poorest countries. Activists from Jubilee USA Network and Africa Action delivered the petitions with thousands of signatures "calling for full multilateral debt cancellation,"...
Another AIDS activist goes missing in China
- 2004-08-09
BEIJING AFP ? A leading Chinese AIDS activist has gone missing in central Henan province, activists said, accusing local government officials of abducting him to cover up a debilitating AIDS epidemic. "Li Dan was taken away by local government and village officials in Zhecheng county," Wan Yanhai, a leading...
Indonesian activists file police complaint against controversial road plan
- 2004-03-04
JAKARTA AFP ? Indonesian environmental activists filed a police complaint against plans to build a road network through a huge conservation area in Sumatra island. Indro Tjahyono, coordinator of the Network for Forestry Conservation, said he filed the complaint in Jakarta against Infrastructure Minister Sunarno and the governor of...
Environmental activists file police complaint against Sumatra road plan
- 2004-03-04
JAKARTA AFP ? Indonesian environmental activists filed a complaint with police against plans to build a road network through a huge conservation area on Sumatra island. Indro Tjahyono, co-ordinator of the Network for Forestry Conservation, said he filed the complaint in Jakarta against Infrastructure Minister Sunarno, governor of Aceh...
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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 |
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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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