WASHINGTON, June 6 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Condemns IL Rep's Anti-Muslim Smear Targeting NJ Sikh Speaker Offering Congressional Prayer * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the Islamophobic targeting of a New jersey representative of the Sikh faith by Republican Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL) who said it was "de more PR

WASHINGTON, June 6 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Urges Congress to Censure Rep. Randy Fine for Racist Attack on Palestinians * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on Congress to censure Florida Congressman Randy Fine after he made yet another racist attack on Palestinians, saying they have "mental defects." When more PR

VIENNA, Austria, June 7 (TNSxrep) -- The International Press Institute issued the following news on June 6, 2025: * * * Climate Journalism: Revealing attacks on journalists covering environment in Europe On World Environment Day 2025, IPI highlights reports outlining growing threats to journalists covering climate * To mark World Environment Day on 5 June, the International Press Institute (IPI) today highlights the findings of recent collaborative reports and case studies which document in more PR

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Neguse Awarded 2025 Keystone Leadership Award for Commitment to Constructive Policymaking * Washington, D.C. -- This week, Congressman Joe Neguse was recognized as a 2025 Keystone Leadership Award recipient by the Colorado-based Keystone Policy Center for his commitment to constructive policymaking and his successful legislative efforts to construct bipartisan solutions to the challenge more PR

LONDON, England, June 6 [Category: BizMedia] -- The National Union of Journalists posted the following news: * * * Hong Kong: independent journalists targeted with arbitrary audits * Since November 2023, 20 journalists and seven independent media organisations have been arbitrarily audited by Hong Kong's Inland Revenue Department (IRD) in an attempt to subdue media scrutiny. These organisations include Boomhead, the Hong Kong Free Press, and the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA). Acc more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 6 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Hong Kong: Independent media targeted by arbitrary tax audits * At least seven independent media organisations and 20 individuals, including the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA), have been targeted by Hong Kong's Inland Revenue Department (IRD) via a series of 'random' tax audits since November 2023. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) conde more PR

PARIS, France, June 6 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Justice served: RSF hails conviction in murder of Cambodian journalist Chhoeung Chhoeng * Cambodian journalist Chhoeung Chhoeng, who specialised in environmental issues, was shot dead in December 2024 by a suspected illegal logger. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) welcomes this sentencing and now calls on the Cambodian authorities to end their repeated attacks on press freedom, which fuel thi more PR

PARIS, France, June 6 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Malta: after a new conviction for the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia, RSF calls for full justice and strong measures to protect journalists * Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urges the Maltese authorities to ramp up efforts toward convicting the mastermind and to implement the press freedom recommendations resulting from the public inquiry that followed the murder. After six weeks of tria more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 6 -- The European Federation of Journalists posted the following news: * * * Malta: Guilty verdicts in Daphne Caruana Galizia case mark another step towards full justice * The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) joined media freedom groups in welcoming the conviction of the two gang members who supplied car bomb which killed Maltese journalist. Guilty verdicts handed down to two gang members who supplied the car bomb which killed Maltese journalist Daphne Carua more PR

VIENNA, Austria, June 7 -- The International Press Institute issued the following news on June 6, 2025: * * * Malta: Guilty verdicts in Daphne Caruana Galizia case mark another step towards full justice IPI and media freedom partners welcome conviction of two gang members who supplied car bomb which killed Maltese journalist * Guilty verdicts handed down to two gang members who supplied the car bomb which killed Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia mark another vital step forward in th more PR

NEW YORK, June 6 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * Max Original Documentary Series MOST WANTED: TEEN HACKER Debuts This September * The Max Original four-part documentary series MOST WANTED: TEEN HACKER, the unbelievable true story of a boy once named by the FBI as one of the most dangerous hackers in the world, debuts this September on HBO Max. New episodes will debut weekly on Fridays throughout Septe more PR

PARIS, France, June 6 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Nepal: RSF calls for action amid endangered press freedom * In an opinion piece published in The Kathmandu Post on 4 June, the Director General of Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Thibaut Bruttin, and RSF Nepal correspondent Binod Dhungel called on the Nepalese authorities to take urgent, concrete measures to stop journalist killings and impunity for their murderers, and end newsrooms' econo more PR

NEW YORK, June 6 [Category: Law/Legal] -- Access Now, an organization that says it defends and extends the rights of people and communities at risk, posted the following news release: * * * No normalising spyware: Italy admits use, but not the full extent * On June 5, 2025, the Italian government confirmed it has used Paragon spyware to target civil society. The parliament's intel oversight committee (COPASIR)'s long-awaited report on Paragon spyware use against journalists and activists in  more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 6 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Palestine: At least 170 journalists and media workers killed in Gaza * At least 170 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 killings and continued attacks on jou more PR

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The International Center for Journalists issued the following news release: * * * Sustaining Journalism in Exile: New Toolkit Released Once in exile to escape threats and danger, journalists soon face a new set of challenges: how to sustain their careers, communities and reporting from afar. ICFJ's International Journalists' Network (IJNet), in collaboration with the Network of Exiled Media Outlets (NEMO), has expanded its Exiled Media Toolkit to include a comprehensive  more PR

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, June 7 -- The International Media Support, an organisation that says it works to strengthen the capacity of media to reduce conflict and facilitate dialogue, issued the following news: * * * Ukraine: Press freedom requires parliamentary safeguards IMS expresses concern over recent reports by the Ukrainian media that the Committee on Freedom of Speech of the Verkhovna Rada - the Ukrainian parliament - may be disbanded. * This committee plays a vital role in safeguarding  more PR

EXETER, England, June 6 (TNSjou) -- The University of Exeter issued the following news: * * * Top scientists call for permanent ban on high seas exploitation Extractive activity in international waters - including fishing, seabed mining, and oil and gas exploitation - should be banned forever, according to top scientists. The high seas, the vast international waters beyond national jurisdiction, remain largely unprotected and are increasingly threatened. Writing in the journal Nature, Profe more PR

VIENNA, Austria, June 7 -- The International Press Institute issued the following news: * * * World Environment Day: States must bolster support for climate and environmental journalism IPI reiterates its call on the international community to increase support for and protection of climate and environmental journalists * Climate and environmental journalism has never been more important in the face of the alarming state of the future of the planet - and yet covering these critical topics h more PR