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US decries verdict against Egyptian-American activist
- 2008-08-04
WASHINGTON AFP — The United States on Monday decried the verdict by an Egyptian court last week sentencing in absentia exiled human rights activist Saad Eddin Ibrahim to two years in prison for defaming Egypt. "We are disappointed by the recent conviction in Egypt of democracy activist Dr. Saad...
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...
Former Klan leader jailed for 60 years for killings
- 2005-06-23
PHILADELPHIA, United States AFP — Elderly former Ku Klux Klansman Edgar Ray Killen was jailed for a maximum 60 years for the killings of three activists in 1964 that became a turning point in the US civil rights campaign. The 80-year-old former Baptist preacher was jailed for 20 years...
Former Klan leader jailed for 60 years for 1964 killings
- 2005-06-23
PHILADELPHIA, United States AFP — Former Ku Klux Klansman Edgar Ray Killen was jailed for a maximum 60 years for the 1964 killing of three activists that became a turning point in the US civil rights campaign. The 80-year-old former Baptist preacher was jailed for 20 years for each...
Klan man found guilty over 1964 killing of rights activists
- 2005-06-21
PHILADELPHIA, United States AFP — A US jury convicted former Ku Klux Klan leader and Baptist preacher, Edgar Ray Killen, of the killings of three civil rights activists on the 41st anniversary of their deaths in Mississippi. But the jury only agreed guilty verdicts on manslaughter after the prosecution...
Indonesian court clears special forces chief of role in 1984 killings
- 2004-08-12
JAKARTA AFP ? The head of Indonesia's special forces was cleared of gross human rights violations for his role in a 1984 military massacre in a court verdict condemned as "absurd" by rights activists. Major General Sriyanto Muntarsan, who heads the military's elite Kopassus wing, had faced 10 years...
Turkish appeals court set for key ruling on former Kurdish MPs
- 2004-07-13
ANKARA AFP ? A Turkish appeals court was to deliver its verdict on the much-criticised retrial of four former Kurdish MPs who spent a decade in jail on charges of collaborating with separatist Kurdish rebels. The ruling on Leyla Zana, Hatip Dicle, Selim Sadak and Orhan Dogan will be...
Leading Chinese Internet dissident jailed for four years
- 2003-11-28
BEIJING AFP ? Prominent Internet activist Jiang Lijun was jailed for four years after being convicted of subverting state power by planning to set up a pro-democracy party, his lawyer said. "The verdict was handed down at 2 pm (1100 GMT) this afternoon. Jiang is very calm," Jiang's lawyer...
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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 |
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| Agence France-Presse | Director, Info | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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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