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Actress Thurman testifies in stalker trial
- 2008-05-02
NEW YORK AFP — Actress Uma Thurman has taken the stand in New York in the trial of a man accused of stalking her, recounting how he had sent threatening emails to her parents, the New York Post reported online. The "Kill Bill" and "Pulp Fiction" star told Manhattan...
Reformists slam rights abuses in Saudi
- 2008-01-29
DUBAI AFP — Saudi reformists are to send a new petition to King Abdullah calling for the release of fellow activists and an end to the harassment of bloggers and journalists, one of them told AFP. The petition also demands the promulgation of a law "guaranteeing people's rights and...
Online bullying a growing part of US teen Internet life
- 2007-12-02
SAN FRANCISCO AFP — US researchers warn that bullies are taking their hurtful ways from real-world schoolyards to the "cyber" world by targeting teens with nasty e-mail, text messaging, and online chat. The number of children ages 10 to 17 that say they were abused by "cyber bullies" climbed...
Unibet boss slams French gambling laws
- 2007-11-01
LONDON AFP — The head of online betting firm Unibet on Thursday called for an end to the French state's gaming monopoly, attacking the laws under which he is being investigated for illegal activities as "obsolete." Petter Nylander is currently on bail after being arrested in the Netherlands last...
Israel president denies sex accusations
- 2006-08-25
JERUSALEM AFP — Israeli President Moshe Katsav has dismissed calls to step down over accusations of sexual harassment as he protested his innocence in his first public comments after two days of police questioning. In an interview with public radio Friday, the head of state denied allegations that he harassed...
Cuban dissident to be honored in US
- 2006-05-13
WASHINGTON AFP — Oswaldo Paya, a leading Cuban dissident, is to be honored in New York next week, but it is not clear if the communist government in Havana will let him travel to attend the event, a Columbia University spokeswoman said. "We have not heard, definitively, anything," Sheri...
Tunisia refuses entry to press freedom group leader
- 2005-11-17
TUNIS AFP — Tunisian authorities refused to allow the head of press freedom group Reporters Without Borders RSF into the country to attend the UN communications and Internet summit. The Paris-based group said that its secretary general Robert Menard was refused entry at Tunis airport. Menard told colleagues...
Ryanair sues Irish Airline Pilots union
- 2005-02-16
DUBLIN AFP — The Irish low-cost airline Ryanair has launched court proceedings against the Irish Airline Pilots' Union IALPA in response to what it called "an organized campaign of harassment and intimidation" of pilots by the union. The Dublin-based budget carrier said the campaign was being conducted through a...
World's first information summit to get connected in Geneva
- 2003-12-10
GENEVA AFP ? The world's first information summit opens in Geneva, marking the climax of months of wrangling by governments over key issues such as how to close the technology gap between the north and south and who should rule the Internet. Delegates from some 150 countries, including about...
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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