News Xchange: 30 November – 1 December, 2016 - Copenhagen, Denmark
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AFP partner of the "Vidas Deslocadas" exhibition of climate refugees
Organized by the Museum of Tomorrow (Museu do Amanhã) in partnership with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and AFP, the exhibition is offering a look at the topic of climate refugees and the migrant crisis.
AFP lensman freed after arrest at Istanbul Pride march
After being released from the Istanbul police headquarters, award-winning photogapher Bulent Kilic said he had filed a "violent arrest" complaint against the police who pinned him to the ground and pushed their legs into his neck and back during the arrest. AFP management protested against the 'violent arrest' of Kilic "while he was only doing his job as a journalist". The Turkish branch of campaign group Reporters Without Borders also condemned his arrest.
Migrants in the Mediterranean: AFP photographers showcased at an exhibition
AFP attended the Inter American Press Association / IAPA’s 78th General Assembly
Created in 1942, the Inter American Press Association (in Spanish: Sociedad Interamericana de Prensa, SIP) is a press advocacy group representing major media organizations in North America, South America and the Caribbean. It is made up of more than 1,300 print publications throughout the Western Hemisphere and is based in Miami, Florida.
AFP was present for this General Assembly as a proud partner and sponsor of the IAPA, but also as a media that covers the American continent.
Eduardo Soteras wins UNICEF Photo of the Year 2022
Argentinian photographer Eduardo Soteras has been documenting the situation of children in northern Ethiopia since 2020 and has captured rare moments such as the one on the winning picture: two children finding shelter among books in a destroyed school library of Ethiopia’s Tigray region, smiling despite the chaos that surrounds them.
Ben Stansall awarded at the BPPA Awards (British Press Photographer of the Year Awards)
This is a competition for photographs taken for and used by British media.
Turkish father’s pain symbolises quake tragedy
It was a moment encapsulating the unspeakable pain of the Turkish earthquake: a father holding his 15-year-old's hand, the only thing visible after her body was crushed by concrete.
It was a moment encapsulating the unspeakable pain of the Turkish earthquake: a father holding his 15-year-old's hand, the only thing visible after her body was crushed by concrete.
Ukraine - a year of unprecedented coverage by AFP
Exactly one year ago, AFP reported live from Kyiv’s central Maidan Square that the Russian offensive had begun against Ukraine. Since then, the agency has deployed unprecedented resources to cover this war in the heart of Europe and its consequences for the daily lives of Ukrainians, Russians and people in the rest of the world.
Exactly one year ago, AFP reported live from Kyiv’s central Maidan Square that the Russian offensive had begun against Ukraine. Since then, the agency has deployed unprecedented resources to cover this war in the heart of Europe and its consequences for the daily lives of Ukrainians, Russians and people in the rest of the world.
Thirteen organizations, including AFP, are collaborating within the CEDMO consortium to counter disinformation more effectively
The consortium is led by Charles University in Prague and the international multidisciplinary team includes AFP and Bellingcat.
CEDMO (Central European Digital Media Observatory) has been operating since 2021 with the help of fact checkers, social science and technology researchers, and investigative journalists to analyze and understand the impact of digital transformation on society.