PARIS, France, May 27 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * #FreePhamDoanTrang: RSF and an international coalition call for the release of Vietnamese journalist as she spends her 47th birthday behind bars An international coalition of press freedom organisations, including Reporters Without Borders (RSF), is urging the international community to pressure the Vietnamese regime to release journalist Pham Doan Trang. A laureate of the RSF press freedom a more PR

VIENNA, Austria, May 28 -- The International Press Institute issued the following news on May 26, 2025: * * * Georgia: On news outlet's anniversary, IPI renews call for release of journalist Mzia Amaglobeli IPI expresses full support for all Georgian journalists who refuse to be silenced Today, on May 26, Gazeti Batumelebi, one of Georgia's most trusted news organizations and a member of the IPI global network, is celebrating its 24th anniversary. For over two decades, Gazeti Batumelebi has more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 27 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Palestine: At least 165 journalists and media workers killed in Gaza 27 May 2025 # [UPDATED 27.05.2025] At least 165 Palestinian journalists and media workers have been killed, several have been injured and others are missing during the war in Gaza. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) condemn the  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on May 27, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen, Senator Van Hollen Send Letters to Secretaries Rubio and Noem Urging Protection and Release of USAGM Journalists at Risk WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Ranking Member of the Subcommitte more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Reports and PEN America have jointly released the report, "Digital Harassment: Treating Online Abuse Like Spam," dated May 21, 2025. The report, authored by Yael Grauer, Deepak Kumar and Viktorya Vilk, explores an innovative approach to combating widespread online harassment by drawing inspiration from successful email spam filters. The report highlights that online abuse is a pervasive issue, with a 2021 Pew Research Center study finding that nearly hal more ST

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development released the following testimony by Shaun Harper, a provost professor of education, public policy and business at the University of Southern California, from a May 21, 2025, hearing entitled "Restoring Excellence: The Case Against DEI." DEI stands for diversity, equity and inclusion. * * * Culture centers and multicultural affairs offices, programs and activities, resources, and s more PR

NEW YORK, May 27 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release: * * * Vietnamese Writer Must Be Released (NEW YORK)--Journalist and writer Pham Doan Trang - who is today marking yet another birthday in prison in Vietnam - should be released immediately. PEN America, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Legal Initiatives for Vietnam (LIV), and the Committee to  more PR

VIENNA, Austria, May 28 -- The International Press Institute issued the following news on May 27, 2025: * * * Zimbabwe: IPI calls on authorities to drop charges against journalist Blessed Mhlanga Journalist's lengthy pre-trial detention signals intolerance of independent journalism The IPI global network today calls on Zimbabwe authorities to drop all charges against the media house Heart and Soul (HStv) and its journalist Blessed Mhlanga, who faces up to five years imprisonment over the pub more PR