Head of @AFP TV output for Europe and Africa
Joined March 2009
- Tweets 897
- Following 2,458
- Followers 2,676
- Likes 2,995
75 Photos and videos
Rachel O'Brien retweeted
17 Jan 2024
In Paris and around the world, #AFP staff gathered in solidarity on Wednesday with their nine colleagues in Gaza, demanding that the Israeli authorities ensure their security and allow them to leave the territory if they need to
ALT Agence France-Presse (AFP) employees stand on the balconies and at the windows of the agency's headquarters in Paris, on January 17, 2024, holding portraits in support of AFP journalists working in Gaza.
12
204
265
69,755
Rachel O'Brien retweeted
6 Oct 2023
BREAKING NEWS
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2023 #NobelPeacePrize to Narges Mohammadi for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all.
#NobelPrize
2,856
21,057
64,730
34,786,156
Rachel O'Brien retweeted
28 Sep 2023
Come and work with us! Seeking a video producer on our busy @AFP Africa desk -
cisionjobs.co.uk/job/110715/…
1
23
16
6,877
Rachel O'Brien retweeted
28 Sep 2023
'#SycamoreGap ' by Northumberland printmakrt and artist Rebecca Vincent #WomensArt
63
1,998
9,424
396,823
Rachel O'Brien retweeted
24 May 2023
Cher and Tina Turner performing "Shame, Shame, Shame" on The Cher Show, 1975
472
13,963
75,285
6,020,834
Rachel O'Brien retweeted
19 May 2023
One of the biggest protests in years underway in my hometown Belgrade. For the third time, citizens gathered to protest against violence triggered by the two mass shootings that took place earlier in May.
@BalkanInsight is sharing live updates:
5
30
176
15,345
Rachel O'Brien retweeted
15 May 2023
Heartbreaking to watch when you know our AFP colleague who shot all these videos is now dead. But also makes me proud to be part of the same news agency and profession. Arman Soldin represents the best of us and will be someone to look up to for many more journalists to come.
15 May 2023
Arman Soldin was part of the first team to enter Ukraine following Russia's invasion. He spent months telling the story of a country at war and the life of its inhabitants. Soldin was killed last week by rocket fire in eastern Ukraine. He was 32. Here is a tribute to his exceptional work
2
9
967
Rachel O'Brien retweeted
15 May 2023
Tribute to journalist Arman Soldin at @AFP's HQ in Paris #UkraineWar
7
103
520
45,103
Rachel O'Brien retweeted
10 May 2023
#BREAKING France opens war crime investigation into AFP reporter Arman Soldin's death in Ukraine: prosecutors
12
125
352
73,098
Rachel O'Brien retweeted
10 May 2023
Arman,
C'est toi sur cette table de métal froid. Oui je vais commencer par le pire.
Je vais commencer par ce que c'est aussi que cette horreur de guerre en Ukraine. Car je crois que personne d'autre que toi ne le savait mieux, le corps et l'âme dedans, au quotidien.
323
4,231
17,544
3,211,574
10 May 2023
There's a lot of pain in @AFP's London office, where Arman worked for years before going to Ukraine, and made many dear friends. I've been looking through his remarkable output since war began: 200 videos from Ukraine w/ his byline. Incredible commitment; he was the real deal.
9 May 2023
"His death is a terrible reminder of the risks and dangers faced by journalists every day covering the conflict in Ukraine."
-- @AFP chairman Fabrice Fries, on the death of Arman Soldin
Full story: u.afp.com/iLtR
4
72
304
61,673
10 May 2023
If you haven't seen it yet, this wonderful thread says a lot about the kind of person Arman was:
x.com/ArmanSoldin/status/165…
28 Apr 2023
Sooo.. here is an unusually cute story from our day of reporting around #Bakhmut ! We found a baby hedgehog that was dehydrated and dying at the worst place possible in Chassiv Yar ...
Quick thread ! 🧶🧶🧶
1/11 #ukraine #animals @dodo
2
12
44
24,732
Rachel O'Brien retweeted
9 May 2023
Our hearts go out to the family of journalist Arman Soldin, who lost his life today reporting from the front lines of the war in Ukraine, and to Arman’s colleagues at the AFP. Journalism is fundamental to a free society. The world is indebted to Arman and to the 10 other reporters and media workers who have lost their lives while shining a light on the horrors of Russia’s invasion.
171
237
1,397
151,547
Rachel O'Brien retweeted
9 May 2023
La mort tragique d'Arman Soldin à Bakhmout nous rappelle le prix de la liberté d'informer.
Je m'incline devant son courage d'avoir dit la réalité de la guerre et présente mes condoléances attristées à sa famille et à ses collègues.
@afpfr #Ukraine
9 May 2023
Nous avons la douleur d'annoncer que notre reporter Arman Soldin a été tué aujourd'hui près de Bakhmout, en Ukraine. Toutes nos pensées vont à sa famille et à ses proches.
37
135
501
85,634
Rachel O'Brien retweeted
9 May 2023
Heartbroken by the loss of my AFP and Canal colleague @ArmanSoldin. He was funny, fearless and absurdly versatile, as at home on the front line as he was on a Premier League touchline. Please take the time to visit his timeline. He was doing incredibly brave reporting in Ukraine
9 May 2023
We are devastated to learn of the death of AFP video journalist Arman Soldin in eastern Ukraine today.
All of our thoughts go out to his family and loved ones.
8
91
365
251,447
Rachel O'Brien retweeted
9 May 2023
Arman was the kind of guy who saved hurt hedgehogs in war zones. He was an incredible and vibrant personality and a great journalist. We miss him. We are mourning him. Rest in peace
28 Apr 2023
Sooo.. here is an unusually cute story from our day of reporting around #Bakhmut ! We found a baby hedgehog that was dehydrated and dying at the worst place possible in Chassiv Yar ...
Quick thread ! 🧶🧶🧶
1/11 #ukraine #animals @dodo
27
306
1,006
239,579
Rachel O'Brien retweeted
9 May 2023
Dans la voiture, pour notre premier départ sur le front en avril 2022, tu avais chanté à tue-tête par-dessus la radio militaire "Forever Young. I wanna be forever young".
Tu avais 32 ans.
134
784
4,274
706,225
Rachel O'Brien retweeted
9 May 2023
Soldin was born on 21 March 1991 in Sarajevo. He was evacuated to France in 1992, at the age of 12 months.
He survived the #BosnianGenocide but was killed reporting on the one in 🇺🇦
#RestInPower
9
103
417
32,003
