WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker, Rosen, Kim, and Schiff Joint Statement Marking Two Years Since Elizabeth Tsurkov's Abduction in Iraq WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Andy Kim (D-NJ), and Adam Schiff (D-CA) issued the following joint statement: "As champions of human rights and freedom, as well as those wrongfully detained more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 25 -- The European Federation of Journalists posted the following news: * * * EFJ to host workshop on online safety of journalists in Belgrade, Serbia From 31 March to 1 April 2025, the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) will be hosting a workshop entitled "Online Harassment and Protection of Journalists" in Belgrade, Serbia, as part of the Stand up for Journalism (SUJ) project in partnership with the Independent Journalists Association of Serbia (IJAS). The wor more PR

PARIS, France, March 25 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Gaza: RSF condemns targeted Israeli strike that killed Al-Jazeera correspondent Hossam Shabat The Israeli armed forces killed Al-Jazeera Gaza correspondent Hossam Shabat on 24 March in a targeted strike on his vehicle, according to Reporters Without Borders (RSF) information. Israel recently resumed its bombing of the Palestinian strip, ending the ceasefire that was in place. The Israeli ar more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * HFAC Subcommittee Hearing on the Censorship-Industrial Complex WASHINGTON, D.C. - The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on South and Central Asia will hold a public hearing titled, "Censorship-Industrial Complex: The Need for First Amendment Safeguards at the State Department" on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. Date: Tuesday, April 1, 2025 Time: 10:00 a.m. E more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release on March 24, 2025: * * * House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks Calls for Hearing on Security Breach of U.S. War Plans in Yemen Washington, DC - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today called on Chairman Mast to hold a public committee hearing on the bombshell reporting of senior Trump administration officials communicating U.S. milit more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittees on South and Central Asia issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Censorship-Industrial Complex: The Need for First Amendment Safeguards at the State Department" at 10 a.m. on April 1, 2025, at 2172 Rayburn House Office Building: Witnesses * Mr. Matt Taibbi, Twitter Files Journalist, Author, Founder, Racket News * Mr. Benjamin Weingarten, Investigative Journalist & Columnist * * * Original text here: https://fo more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe released the following testimony by Daniel Kochis, a senior fellow in the Center on Europe and Eurasia at the Hudson Institute, from a March 11, 2025, hearing entitled "Arms Control, International Security and U.S. Assistance to Europe: Review and Reforms for the State Department": * * * Chairman Self, Ranking Member Keating, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, my name is Daniel Kochis, I am a Senior Fellow in  more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 25 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Indonesia: Probe demanded after severed animal parts sent to Tempo magazine 25 March 2025 # Indonesia's Tempo magazine, known for its hard-hitting journalism and strong criticism of the country's government, received two separate packages containing dead animals on March 19 and March 22. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate more PR

VIENNA, Austria, March 26 -- The International Press Institute issued the following news on March 25, 2025: * * * IPI condemns targeted killing of two journalists in Gaza Al Jazeera journalist Hossam Shabat and Palestine Today reporter Mohammad Mansour killed in Israeli strikes after end of ceasefire The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemns the targeted killing in Gaza of two Palestinian journalists - Al Jazeera reporter Hossam Shabat and Palestine Today journalist Mohammad Man more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following news: * * * Moscow Using High Unemployment to Try to Control Most Recalcitrant of Republics By Paul Goble Executive Summary: * Ingushetia, a republic in Russia's North Caucasus, is being pacified and kept dependent on Moscow as intentional Kremlin policies, rather than policy failures or Ingush shortcomings, are causing high unemployment. * Moscow has often used Ingushetia to test out policies and if it concludes that h more PR

LONDON, England, March 25 [Category: BizMedia] -- The National Union of Journalists posted the following news: * * * NUJ condemns shocking attack on journalist Natiq Malikzada The union has expressed its concern at the reported attack against journalist Natiq Malikzada on 13 February, at a Home Office asylum hotel. Last month, whilst in his room at an Aldershot hotel, Malikzada was assaulted by two men and left with stabbing injuries including lacerations to his hand, chest and neck. The NU more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 25 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Pakistan: Journalist arrested and respected news site blocked after federal raid 25 March 2025 # Karachi journalist and founder of digital news platform Raftar, Farhan Mallick, was arrested by the Federal Investigation Agency's (FIA) Cybercrime Unit on March 20, for allegedly inciting fake news and promoting anti-State agendas. The International Federation more PR

LONDON, England, March 25 [Category: BizMedia] -- The National Union of Journalists posted the following news: * * * Palestine: journalists Hassan Shabat and Mohammed Monsour killed by Israeli air strikes Hossam Shabat, contributor for Al Jazeera Mubasher, was killed when an Israeli airstrike hit his car in Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza. On 24 March, Mohammed Mansour's home in Khan Yunis, Southern Gaza, was hit by an Israeli air strike resulting in his death. Mansour was a journalist wi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Connolly and Frost Launch Investigation Into Trump Administration Officials Sharing War Plans in An Insecure Group Chat Following Reporting that Secretary Hegseth and Other High-Ranking Trump Officials Discussed War Plans in a Group Chat With a Reporter, Ranking Members Connolly and Frost Demand the Pr more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, March 25 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * Reporter exposes network of AI-generated 'local' newsletters Nieman Lab reporter Andrew Deck knew something seemed off when he received the "Good Day Fort Collins" e-newsletter despite claims it was produced by the local community. After discussing it with a local journalist source, they agreed it was AI-generated. Andrew Deck His recent story, " Inside a network of  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Schiff, Booker, Rosen, Kim Release Joint Statement Marking Two Years Since Elizabeth Tsurkov's Abduction in Iraq Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) and Andy Kim (D-N.J.) issued the following joint statement: "As champions of human rights and freedom, as well as those wr more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 25 -- The European Federation of Journalists posted the following news: * * * Turkey: Police detained at least 11 journalists in dawn raids as crackdown escalates Update (23/03/2025): On Tuesday afternoon, the Turkish courts ordered the arrest of seven of the journalists detained in recent days: Yasin Akgul (AFP), Ali Onur Tosun (Now TV News), Bulent Kilic (freelance), Zeynep Kuray, Kurtulus Ari (IBB), Hayri Tunc, Gokhan Kam. ------------------- At least eleven jo more PR

LONDON, England, March 25 [Category: BizMedia] -- The National Union of Journalists posted the following news: * * * Turkiye: 11 journalists detained in dawn raids The National Union of Journalists joins the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) in condemning the crackdown on journalism in Turkiye. On 24 March, journalists had their homes raided and were subsequently detained, in action related to their reporting of protests in support of Ekrem Imamoglu, Istanbul mayor and oppositio more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 25 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Turkiye: Police detained at least 11 journalists in dawn raids as crackdown escalates 25 March 2025 # Upated 25.03.25 At least 11 journalists have been detained in dawn raids in different cities by Turkish police on 24 March 2025. The International and European Federation of Journalists (IFJ-EFJ) join their affiliates in Turkiye, TGS, TGC, GCD and DISK Bas more PR