NEW YORK, Aug. 1 (TNSrpt) -- The Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following news release: * * * CPJ submission to UN shows significant media repression in Georgia New York -- The Committee to Protect Journalists and the Media Advocacy Coalition of Georgia have submitted a report on the state of press freedom and journalist safety in Georgia to the United Nations Human Rights Council ahead of January's 51st Universal Periodic Review (UPR) session. * The submission details a sharp  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Coons, Schiff Introduce Resolution Recognizing Decaded-Long Human Rights Abuses In Eritrea * July 31, 2025 Resolution calls for basic political freedoms and release of political prisoners WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) along with U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Adam Schiff (D-CA) today introduced a resolution recognizing decades-long human rights a more PR

VIENNA, Austria, Aug. 1 -- The International Press Institute issued the following news: * * * Georgia: Ahead of verdict, press freedom groups renew call for Mzia Amaglobeli's release Amaglobeli's arrest and prosecution comes amid a wider crackdown on media freedom in Georgia * Ahead of the expected verdict in the case of veteran Georgian journalist Mzia Amaglobeli on Friday August 1, the undersigned press freedom, journalists, and human rights organisations jointly renew our call on Georgia more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Judiciary Democrats Probe DOJ's Settlement of HPE-Juniper Merger Amid Reports Administration Ceded to Lobbyists Over Advice of Antitrust Experts Reporting Suggests That Trump Appointees Overruled DOJ Antitrust Officials, Fired Experts Who Oppose Corrupt Settlement * Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciar more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 [Category: Media] -- The National Press Club posted the following news release: * * * One Year Ago Was Highpoint for Press Freedom Hostage Recovery * WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 - The following statement is from Mike Balsamo, president of the National Press Club. "On Aug. 1 history was made as American journalists Evan Gershkovich and Alsu Kurmasheva joined their families on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews. This was press freedom at its best. The U.S. government showed what it i more PR

VIENNA, Austria, Aug. 2 -- The International Press Institute issued the following news: * * * South Sudan: Renewed call for credible investigation into 2017 killing of journalist Christopher Allen 2024 investigation failed to achieve justice, highlighting impunity in South Sudan * The IPI global network calls for urgent and renewed international attention to the case of American-British journalist Christopher Allen. We urge the international community to pressure South Sudanese authorities  more PR

LONDON, England, Aug. 2 -- PEN International issued the following news: * * * Venezuela: PEN International calls for the release of journalists detained amid deepening crackdown "No society can thrive in silence. To persecute those who inform is to deny citizens their right to the truth. We demand the immediate release of detained Venezuelan journalists, an end to state harassment, and the restoration of their rights." -- Ma Thida, Chair of PEN International's Writers in Prison Committee.  more PR