What is Voltaire Network?

Voltaire Network International is a network of non-aligned press groups, fonded in 2005 by Thierry Meyssan. It syndicates articles, edits the multilingual website Voltairenet.org, and information databases 911investigations.net and Gulf investigations.net.

Who is Voltaire Network?

Voltaire Network International gathers 8 press agencies, 15 publications and professional journalist unions:
 Agencia Alia 2 (Venezuela)
 Actualidad colombiana (Columbia)
 Agencia cubana de noticias - ACN (Cuba)
 Agencia de Noticias Plurinacional del Ecuador - ANPE (Equator)
 Agencia Informe de Prensa Internacional - IPI (Peru)
 Altercom (Equator)
 Bolpress (Bolivia)
 Contralínea (Mexico)
 Día V (Mexico)
 Desde abajo (Columbia)
 El Juguete rabioso (Bolivia)
 Federación Latinoamericana de Periodistas - FELAP (Latin America)
 Fortuna (Mexico)
 Horizons et débats (Switzerland)
 Intelligencia (Lebanon)
 La Jornada (Mexico)
 New Orient News (Lebanon)
 Observatorio de Medios, Político, Social y Cultural (Argentina)
 Opción (Equator)
 Periódico de las Madres de Plaza de Mayo (Argentina)
 Punto final (Chile)
 Question (Venezuela)
 Syria Alghad (Syria)
 Unión de trabajadores de Prensa de Buenos Aires (Argentina)
 Voces del Periodista (Mexico)
In addition, the Voltaire Network has signed a bilateral agreement with Ria-Novosti press agency (Russia).

(List updated on July 1st, 2007)

What is the Voltaire Network’s editorial guideline?

Voltaire Network International defends the principles of international law, based on the sovereignty of the States and freedom of conscience, and opposes the unipolar world governance system that the United States is trying to impose.
It supports the creation of diplomatic and military alliances that aim at restoring an equilibrium in international relations, provided that these alliances do not themselves become systems of domination.
It denounces the unbalanced economic world situation and the ideologies used to maintain it. It promotes universal equality of rights and dialogue between civilizations. It opposes racism, anti-Semitism, apartheid and Zionism.

How many visitors does Voltairenet.org get?

Voltairenet.org gets as many as 2 millions visitors a month, distributed like this:
  940 000 visits a month on its Spanish-language pages (47 % of traffic)
  700 000 visits a month on its French-language pages (35 % of traffic)
  180 000 visits a month on its Arabic-language pages (09 % of traffic)
  120 000 visits a month on its English-language pages (06 % of traffic)
  60 000 visits a month on the pages in other languages (03 % of traffic)

(stats for 1st quarter of 2007)

What is Axis for Peace?

Axis for Peace is an international, anti-imperialist forum organized by Voltaire Network International. It aims at initiating dialogue between world political leaders, intellectuals who want to reach a common understanding and strategy against the neo-conservatives.
Axis for Peace has gathered a conference in Brussels on November 2005 and is preparing another to be taking place on November 2007.