Image Law
AFP strives to protect the interests, intellectual property, and livelihoods of the contributors with whom we work, and for this purpose has mandated the Law Firm IMAGE LAW to pursue copyright compliance on our behalf.
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Photojournalism: The “Marai Photo Grant” is back, with the 2025 edition focused on raising awareness about climate change
After a three-year hiatus, the “Marai Photo Award” becomes the “Marai Photo Grant” in 2025. The award is organised by Agence France-Presse in honour of Shah Marai, former photo chief at AFP in Kabul. Shah Marai, who was an inspiration for Afghan photographers throughout his career, was killed in the line of duty at the age of 41 in a suicide attack on April 30, 2018 in Kabul.
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Palestinian AFP photographer Mahmud Hams wins the Bayeux-Calvados prize for war correspondents
The 44-year-old photojournalist was honoured for his work in Gaza, where, despite danger and fear of being targeted, he has worked tirelessly to document the first months of the war triggered by Hamas's attack on southern Israel on 7 October.
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AFP detects attack on its IT systems
Agence France-Presse detected an attack on its IT systems on Friday, affecting part of its delivery service to clients. It is not yet known who carried out this attack or why.
AFP's technical teams are working on the incident with the support of the French National Agency for IT Systems Security (ANSSI). The relevant authorities in France have been notified.
We are currently working to analyse and deal with this incident.
AFP's newsroom and all its services continue to provide news coverage across the world.
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