Launched on November 27, 2008, the SOS-AFP petition gleaned 21,834 signatures. It came to an end in April 2012

Leading figures from all over the world were among the signatories of the 2008-2012 petition

A large number of organisations around the world signed the petition. A selection of names.

One of our favourite cartoonists gives his take on Pierre Louette’s plans to turn AFP into a "national publicly funded company".

The petition was drawn up and supported by all the main AFP trade unions

Petition: "A written document signed by a large number of people demanding some form of action from a government or other authority." - Collins English Dictionary.