France Afghanistan Hostages
People gather in support of French TV journalists Herve Ghesquiere and Stephane Taponier, who were kidnapped a year ago east of Kabul, Afghanistan, i...
People gather in support of French TV journalists Herve Ghesquiere and Stephane Taponier, who were kidnapped a year ago east of Kabul, Afghanistan, in front of Paris city hall, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010. The banner in back reads: "One year! Let us free them and their Afghan fixers". (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)
France Afghanistan Hostages
Former hostage and journalist Florence Aubenas, left, stands alongside Gerard and Arlette Tapenier, the parents of French TV journalist Stephane Tape...
Former hostage and journalist Florence Aubenas, left, stands alongside Gerard and Arlette Tapenier, the parents of French TV journalist Stephane Tapenier, during a gathering in support of him and his colleague Herve Ghesquiere who were kidnapped a year ago east of Kabul, Afghanistan, in front of Paris city hall, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)
France Afghanistan Hostages
People hold a banner reading "Free the hostages", as they gather in support of French TV journalists Herve Ghesquiere and Stephane Taponier, who were...
People hold a banner reading "Free the hostages", as they gather in support of French TV journalists Herve Ghesquiere and Stephane Taponier, who were kidnapped a year ago east of Kabul, Afghanistan, in front of Paris city hall, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)
France Afghanistan Hostages
Former hostage and journalist Florence Aubenas, center, delivers a speech during a gathering in support of French TV journalists Herve Ghesquiere and...
Former hostage and journalist Florence Aubenas, center, delivers a speech during a gathering in support of French TV journalists Herve Ghesquiere and Stephane Taponier, who were kidnapped a year ago east of Kabul, Afghanistan, in front of Paris city hall, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010. Visible at left are Stephane Taponier's parents Gerard and Arlette. The banner in back, reads: "One year! Let us free them and their Afghan fixers". (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)
The media rights group Reporters Without Borders has projected photos of two French journalists onto Paris' Arc de Triomphe to mark the first anniversary of their kidnapping in Afghanistan.
French Foreign Minister Michele Alliot-Marie says in a statement that securing freedom for TV journalists Herve Ghesquiere and Stephane Taponier _ and six other French hostages around the world _ is an "absolute priority" of the government.
The faces of the two men, who work for France-3 television, are also being projected later Wednesday onto the facade of the Paris City Hall. A candlelight vigil is also planned.
Taponier and Ghesquiere were kidnapped a year ago east of Kabul.
