WINDSOR, Connecticut, June 18 [Category: Financial Services] -- LIMRA posted the following news release: * * * 40th U.S. Secretary of Commerce and former Governor of Rhode Island, Gina Raimondo Joins the Mainstage at the 2025 LIMRA Annual Conference * American Broadcaster and Journalist Hoda Kotb to speak on embracing change. Former Governor of Rhode Island and 40 th U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Gina Raimondo will present at the 2025 LIMRA Annual Conference. The event will be held September  more PR

LONDON, England, June 19 -- PEN International issued the following news: * * * China-Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai's son calls for his father's release at the UN Human Rights Council 18 June 2025: Today, Jimmy Lai's son, Sebastien Lai, addressed the 59th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) as a representative of PEN International during an Interactive Dialogue with Irene Khan, the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression. In his submitted statement, Sebastien h more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 17 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Israel: No journalist should be forced to sign documents to secure their release * French journalists Omar Faiad and Yanis Mhamdi, who were on board the Madleen vessel, were arbitrarily arrested by Israeli authorities when the ship was intercepted on 8 June in international waters as it approached the shores of Gaza. While Faiad was released 24 hours after sign more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 18 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Nepal: Critical journalism targeted by court defamation allegations * In an alarming trend of legal harassment against Nepali media, online news portals Nepal Khabar and Bizmandu were ordered to remove articles allegedly defaming a government official by a Kathmandu court on June 10, the same day an arrest warrant was issued against senior journalist Dil Bhusan more PR

NEW YORK, June 18 [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: * * * PEN America Urges Charges Be Dropped, Deportation Efforts Halted for Journalist Detained While Reporting * PEN America called on Georgia officials to drop charges, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement to end any deportation efforts, against journalist Mario Guevara.  "The arrest of  more PR

NEW YORK, June 18 [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: * * * PEN America Urges Full Reinstatement of Global Media Outlets as U.S. Recalls Persian-Language Journalists * (WASHINGTON)--With the U.S. government restoring Voice of America (VOA)'s Persian-language operations due to the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, PEN America today urge more PR

NEW YORK, June 18 [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: * * * Reinstate All Journalists at U.S. Global Media Outlets With Those Recalled from Voice of America Persian-Language Service * (WASHINGTON)--With the U.S. government restoring Voice of America (VOA)'s Persian-language operations due to the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, PEN Am more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 19 -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news: * * * Nagle wins Stubbendieck Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize By Katie Nieland The winner of the 2025 Stubbendieck Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize is "By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land" (Harper Collins Publishers, 2024) by Rebecca Nagle. For two decades, the Center for Great Plains Studies' book prize has celebrated the most outstanding work about the Gre more PR

BEVERLY, Massachusetts, June 19 -- Trustees of Reservations issued the following news release: * * * William Cullen Bryant Homestead in Cummington Reopening This Summer for Tours CUMMINGTON, Mass. - The William Cullen Bryant Homestead, a special place stewarded by The Trustees of Reservations, will reopen this summer for the first time since 2019 to offer tours of the country estate of the prominent 19th century poet, journalist, and conservationist. The homestead is located at 207 Bryant Rd. more PR