VIDEO 1 ________ Deadliest day of Myanmar protests as police open fire | AFP   VIDEO 2 ________ Berlin zoo releases images of first newborn gorilla in 16 years | AFP

  VIDEO 1   Thousands protest outside the UN office in Bangkok against Myanmar coup | AFP  

AFP journalist Clément Melki has been awarded the Young Journalist Prize in the National Daily Press category of the Prix Varenne for his report entitled "God, Water and Us: When Migrants Cross the Channel". The report was published by several media including Libération, Médiapart and La Croix. In February, two other AFP journalists received awards in the Prix Varenne, Kenzo Tribouillard (National Press Prize) and Léo Malafaia (the International Prize).

Agence France-Presse photographer Ernesto Benavides wins second prize in the "Spot News" category for a series of photos taken during protests against the impeachment of Peruvian president Martin Vizcarra in November 2020.

  VIDEO 1   Blinken condemns 'ethnic cleansing' in Ethiopia's Tigray | AFP  

Three members of AFP's fact-checking team will be attending the Trust in News conference organised by the BBC from the 22 - 24 March.

AFP expressed satisfaction that the investigation into the 2004 murder of its long-time Gambia correspondent Deyda Hydara is making progress, after a man suspected of involvement in the crime was arrested in Germany.