Doha Centre for Media Freedom

The Doha Centre for Media Freedom "aims to be a refuge for those who risk their life or their freedom in trying to keep us informed."

"The Centre is run by Director-General Robert Ménard, who supervises and monitors its work."

Board of Governors
Accessed March 2009:


 * Alaa Al Aswani, writer (Egypt)
 * Jassim Marzouq Boodai, chairman of Al Rai Media Group (Kuwait)
 * Paolo Coelho, novelist (Brazil)
 * Burhan Ghalioun, director of the Contemporary Middle East Centre at the University of Paris-Sorbonne ( Syria)
 * Lilli Gruber, journalist (Italy)
 * Mohsen Marzouk, secretary-general, Arab Democracy Foundation (Tunisia)
 * Miguel Ángel Moratinos Cuyaubé, foreign minister (Spain)
 * Patrick Poivre d'Arvor, journalist and writer (France)
 * Allister Sparks, journalist and political analyst (South Africa)
 * Shashi Tharoor, chairman of Dubai-based Afras Ventures, former under-secretary- general of the United Nations (India)
 * Dominique de Villepin, former prime minister, lawyer (France)

Advisory Council
Accessed March 2009:


 * Nasser Al Othman, journalist (Qatar)
 * Jose Luis Arnaut, former minister, former president of foreign affairs committee, member of the Portuguese parliament (Portugal)
 * Daniel Barenboim, pianist and conductor (Argentina-Israel-Palestine)
 * Ethan Bronner, New York Times Jerusalem bureau chief (United States)
 * Chris Cramer, global editor for multimedia at Reuters, former president of CNN International, former head of BBC Newsgathering (United Kingdom)
 * Mia Farrow, actress (United States)
 * Fehmi Koru, journalist and senior columnist (Turkey)
 * Gracia Machel, former education minister (Mozambique)
 * Ghassan Salame, political scientist, former minister of culture (Lebanon)

Contact

 * Web: http://www.dohacentre.org