▁Har lem ▁D és ir ▁created ▁S OS ▁R ac isme ., ▁He ▁then ▁chose ▁the ▁s log an ▁" Do ▁not ▁touch ▁my ▁friend " ▁for ▁the ▁organization . ▁ ▁Journal istic ▁career ▁ ▁He ▁began ▁journal ism ▁with ▁Mat in ▁de ▁Paris ▁of ▁ 1 ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁He ▁covered ▁international ▁news ▁and ▁special ized ▁in ▁the ▁conduct ▁of ▁armed ▁conflicts ▁in ▁Africa , ▁Central ▁America ▁and ▁the ▁Middle ▁East . ▁When ▁these ▁subjects ▁were ▁not ▁so ▁active , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Central ▁Press ▁Agency ▁( AC P ) ▁as ▁a ▁rep orter ▁and ▁followed ▁the ▁war ▁in ▁Afghan istan ▁or ▁between ▁Iran ▁and ▁Ira q . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁he ▁took ▁the ▁job ▁of ▁a ▁correspond ent ▁in ▁South ▁Africa , ▁where ▁he ▁covered ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁apart heid ▁for ▁Lib ération . ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Paris ▁office ▁of ▁the ▁newspaper ▁as ▁a ▁war ▁correspond ent . ▁He ▁then ▁continued ▁as ▁a ▁permanent ▁special ▁en voy ▁to ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁during ▁the ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁coup , ▁then ▁to ▁Bos nia in ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁He ▁followed ▁the ▁day - to - day ▁collapse ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁emp ire ▁and ▁the ▁break - up ▁of ▁the ▁B alk ans . ▁He ▁was ▁in ▁Moscow ▁from ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁to ▁cover ▁the ▁first ▁war ▁in ▁Che ch ny a . ▁He ▁success ively