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A home for exiled journalists

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May 3rd marks World Press Freedom Day. It is a day in recognition of the work done by journalists in countries where there is little or no press freedom. Many journalists are forced to flee their home countries out of fear of persecution. In Paris, we visited La Maison des journalistes or The House of Journalists, which was created as a safe haven for exiled reporters.

FOCUS
By Sylvain ROUSSEAU
23/07/2009 - MOROCCO

Ten years of Mohammed VI and the mystery remains

Ten years after his succession, Mohammed VI fascinates. Head of a distinctive monarchy combining tradition and modernity, he keeps his private life very private. However, when it comes to public matters, the King is everywhere.
PAKISTAN
The Taliban threat
Since 2001, the tribal zone of Waziristan has become a sanctuary to the Taliban, whose mastermind Baitullah Mehsud is also the US and Pakistan's most wanted man in the region. Focus looks at the threat he and the Pakistani Taliban pose.
21/07/2009 - HEALTH

Is the recession affecting HIV/AIDS treatment?

In this edition of Focus: the fifth International AIDS Society conference is underway in Cape Town, South Africa, where seven million people are infected with HIV. Up for discussion: how is the global economic crisis affecting the fight against AIDS?
SOMALIA
Deteriorating into danger
In this edition, Focus looks at Somalia where two French agents were kidnapped last week and the offices of three United Nations agencies raided. This report looks at Mogadishu, one of the most dangerous cities in the world.
17/07/2009 - IRAN

Ex-president Rafsanjani takes centre stage in Iran

In this edition of Focus: renewed protests in Iran as police clashed with opposition supporters in Tehran after a speech at Friday prayers from former Iranian president Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani criticising Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's government.

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