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." ^[1]

"The Centre is run by Director-General Robert Ménard, who supervises and monitors its work." ^[2]

Board of Governors

Accessed March 2009: ^[3]

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)

Accessed March 2009: ^[4]

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)