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Syrian rights watchdog says activist arrested
- 2008-04-03
DAMASCUS AFP — A Syrian human rights activist was arrested last month in Damascus after writing articles critical of the government, the National Organisation for Human Rights in Syria NOHRS said on Thursday. "Badih Dak al-Bab was summoned by the military security services on March 2 in Damascus. NOHRS...
Syrian rights activist detained in Kurdish northeast
- 2008-02-28
DAMASCUS AFP — Syrian police have detained a human rights activist in the mainly Kurdish northeastern city of Hasakah, rights watchdogs said on Thursday. "The state security service in Hasakah arrested activist Osama Edward Qario on Wednesday evening because of his activities and his writings about public life in...
US condemns 'unjust' sentences for Syrian activists
- 2007-05-14
WASHINGTON AFP — The United States on Monday condemned Syria's sentencing of prominent political activists as evidence of the country's "continued contempt for human rights." "The United States condemns the unjust sentencing of political prisoners Michel Kilo, Mahmoud Issa, Suleiman Shummar, and Khalil Hussein, who have been punished for...
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...
Syrian film director banned from visiting Jordan
- 2006-09-19
DAMASCUS AFP — Film director Omar Amiralay, whose trenchant documentaries on life and government in Syria earned him praise abroad, has briefly been arrested by Syrian authorities at the Jordanian border and barred from leaving the country, a leading human rights activist said. Ammar al-Qorabi, president of the National Organisation...
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....
Prominent rights lawyer held in latest Syria crackdown
- 2006-05-18
DAMASCUS AFP — Prominent lawyer Anwar Bunni was the latest human rights activist to be arrested in a crackdown against opposition figures seeking better relations with Lebanon. His detention brings to 12 the number of activists held since Sunday in connection with the signing of a petition urging Syria...
Syrian forces re-arrest dissident writer
- 2006-03-23
DAMASCUS AFP — Syrian security forces arrested dissident writer Ali Abdullah after at least four other people including his son were detained for speaking out against the regime, rights activists said. Both the Syrian Human Rights Organization and prominent human rights lawyer Anwar Bunni said Abdullah, who spent five...
Assad supporters disrupt rights demo in Syria
- 2006-03-09
DAMASCUS AFP — Supporters of President Bashar al-Assad disrupted an opposition protest against the emergency laws in force in Syria, witnesses said. Dozens of human rights activists were gathered outside the main courthouse in Damascus for a sit-in when young demonstrators carrying Syrian flags and portraits of Assad intervened,...
Syria in new clampdown on dissidents
- 2005-05-24
DAMASCUS AFP — Syrian security forces arrested all eight members of the country's only active political forum in the latest crackdown against dissident activists, a prominent human rights lawyer said. The participants in the Al-Atassi Forum for National Dialogue were taken from their homes in dawn raids, Anwar al-Bunni...
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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 |
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| Agence France-Presse | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| 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 |
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| Agence France-Presse | Director General | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Agence France-Presse | Assistant Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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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.
| 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 |
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| 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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