Thai investigative journalist Mutita Chuachang received yesterday evening December 1, 2015 at the FCCT in Bangkok, the 2015 Kate Webb Prize from Agence France-Presse (AFP) for her independent reporting on human rights including Thailand’s draconian use of the royal defamation law.

The Consulate General of France in Miami is hosting a reception on Bastille Day (July 14th), with a particular focus on environmental protection and economic growth through sustainable development.To illustrate this major stake, 3 slideshows of AFP photos will be presented during the event as follows:A vulnerable planetGreen is good for business

Colombian photographer Roberto Schmidt, regional photo chief for South Asian, based in New Delhi, was awarded the Gold prize in the Disaster and Disease News – Stories category, for his pictures of the snowfall which fell over the Everest’s basecamp on April 25, 2015.

Adrian Dennis, a photojournalist at AFP’s London bureau, has received for the second consecutive year the first prize in the Sports Journalists’ Association Awards (SJA) Sports Portfolio category.

The AFP interactive project, initiated a year ago and based on the creation of a platform of interactive graphics, has been selected by the Google Digital News Initiative Fund, which aims to support innovation for European News publishers.

Three AFP photojournalists have won prizes in the 2016 Days Japan photo contest

Two AFP photographers – Jim Watson and Saul Loeb – were awarded at the 2016 ceremony of the WHNPA.

Four AFP photojournalists have won prizes in the 2016 World Press Photo awards.