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Robert Menard, journalist and activist
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Journalist and founder of Reporters Without Borders, Robert Ménard is invited to talk about his last book: "Des Libertés et Autres Chinoiseries".

Born in 1953 in Algeria, Robert Menard is one of the founders of the Paris-based international non-governmentl organization Reporters Without Borders.

 

On March 24, 2008, Ménard and two other members of Reporters Withour Borders were arrested for attempting to disrupt the lighting of the Olympic Flame prior to the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. The disruption was aimed at protesting the crackdown on Tibetan civil rights activities by the Chinese government.

 

 

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