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Supermodel Campbell charged over 'air rage': lawyer
- 2008-05-29
LONDON AFP — Supermodel Naomi Campbell has been charged with a string of offences after allegedly assaulting a police officer at London's Heathrow airport, her lawyer said Thursday. Campbell, 37, was taken off a British Airways plane by officers on April 3 after she boarded a flight to Los...
Israeli military courts violate rights of Palestinians: report
- 2008-01-06
JERUSALEM AFP — Israeli military courts have often ignored the basic rules of justice in trials involving more than 150,000 Palestinians since the West Bank was occupied in 1967, an Israeli rights group said Sunday. "For the past four decades, Israeli military courts have each year tried thousands of...
Saudi lawyer reports harassment after defending rape victim
- 2007-11-14
RIYADH AFP — A Saudi lawyer and human rights activist said on Wednesday that a court in the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom withdrew his licence after he objected to a ruling which penalised a female rape victim. Abdurrahman al-Lahem told AFP that the court in the eastern town of Al-Qatif...
Another Egypt editor faces trial over Mubarak rumours
- 2007-09-25
CAIRO AFP — Another Egyptian newspaper editor is facing prosecution for writing about President Hosni Mubarak's health, a judicial source said on Tuesday, a day after Washington voiced concern over such trials. A lawyer brought the case against Al-Badil's editor Mohammed Sayyed Said accusing him of "spreading false news"...
Israel president's lawyers in final hearing over rape charges
- 2007-05-15
JERUSALEM AFP — Lawyers representing Israeli President Moshe Katsav, facing charges of rape and other crimes, met with the attorney general on Tuesday for a second time to present details in his defence, the justice ministry announced. One of them, Tzion Amir, said afterwards: "We have the feeling that...
Israeli president submits defence on rape charges
- 2007-05-02
JERUSALEM AFP — Lawyers for Israel's suspended President Moshe Katsav on Wednesday presented his defence on charges including rape before the attorney general, a justice ministry spokesman said. "Mr Katsav's lawyers attended a hearing with Attorney General Menahem Mazuz earlier today," he said. After the four-hour hearing, both...
British newspaper regrets Middleton photo
- 2007-03-30
LONDON AFP — The Daily Mirror said Friday it "got it wrong" in publishing a picture of Prince William's girlfriend which she found intrusive -- but it may not be enough to avoid trouble. The tabloid said it regretted publishing Thursday a photograph of Kate Middleton, 25, about which...
Prince's girlfriend puts paparazzi under the lens: report
- 2007-01-14
LONDON AFP — Paparazzi trailing Kate Middleton, the girlfriend of Britain's Prince William, are under the lens after her lawyers secretly filmed the photographers as evidence for a possible complaint, The Daily Telegraph reported. The lawyers for Middleton, 25, have written to the Press Complaints Commission PCC after filming incidents...
Damascus closes EU-funded human rights centre
- 2006-03-04
DAMASCUS AFP — The Syrian government shut down a European Union-funded human rights centre in Damascus, its director told AFP. The centre was shut down Wednesday a week after it was opened, its founder human rights lawyer Anwar Bunni told AFP. The shutdown came after an inauguration ceremony...
Psychologist testifies about crucial interviews with Jackson accuser
- 2005-03-30
SANTA MARIA, United States AFP — Michael Jackson's child sex accuser's psychologist testified at the star's trial, but in a stunning twist failed to reveal what the boy told him of his alleged abuse. Therapist Stan Katz had been one of the most highly-anticipated witnesses in the case as...
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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 |
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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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