WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Aug. 19, 2025: * * * Hungary Howls as Ukraine Strikes Key Pipeline Ukraine has struck the Druzhba pipeline carrying Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia, even as widening attacks indicating the war is spreading to the Eurasian landmass. By Aura Sabadus "The Druzhba oil pipeline is taking a rest," crowed Robert "Magyar" Brovdi, Ukraine's drone chief, on August 18. "Greetings from the Birds of the more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Aug. 19, 2025: * * * Russia Sanctions -- Remove or Improve The effectiveness of Western sanctions is declining, leaving Europe with some very difficult choices. By Alexander Kolyandr Nearly a month has passed since US President Donald Trump threatened Russia with harsh sanctions for buyers of its oil. There has been very little movement since. In a series of interviews after the end of the Al more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 18 [Category: Media] -- Common Sense Media issued the following news release: * * * Common Sense Media to Honor "Champions" for Kids' Online Safety in Sacramento * SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 18, 2025 -- Common Sense Media today announced the honorees for its "Champions for Children Awards," to be held in Sacramento on Tuesday, August 19, 2025. The awards celebrate California state leaders and parent advocates who have been instrumental in efforts to protect children  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Free Press, an advocacy group that is part of the media reform or media democracy movement, issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2025: * * * Nexstar's Unlawful Acquisition of TEGNA Is a Bad Deal for the Public On Tuesday, Nexstar Media Group inked a $6.2 billion agreement to acquire TEGNA Inc. If approved, the deal would combine the nation's largest television-station conglomerate (by revenue) with its fourth largest. The newly combined Nexstar entity, if all more PR

PARIS, France, Aug. 19 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Guinea-Bissau: RSF condemns the suspension of three Portuguese public media outlets and the expulsion of their correspondents * Authorities in Guinea-Bissau have suspended three Portuguese public international news media outlets - RTP Africa radio, RDP television and Agencia Lusa news agency - for an indefinite period, without giving any official explanation. Their correspondents have been  more PR

VIENNA, Austria, Aug. 20 -- The International Press Institute issued the following news: * * * India: IPI calls on authorities to drop Section 152 charges against The Wire and founding editor Siddharth Varadarajan Abuse of India's revived sedition law could have chilling effect on press freedom in India * The IPI global network calls on authorities in the Indian state of Assam to immediately drop Section 152 charges against The Wire, its founding editor Siddharth Varadarajan, and senior jou more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Aug. 19 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Pakistan: Sindh journalist killed in suspected murder * 19 August 2025 # Karachi-based journalist Khawar Hussain was found shot dead in his vehicle on August 16 in the city of Sanghar under suspicious circumstances. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate, the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), in condemning the kil more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Aug. 18 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Serbia: Police must protect journalists covering the protests * 18 August 2025 # The International and the European Federations of Journalists (IFJ-EFJ) join its Serbian affiliates, the Journalists' Association of Serbia (UNS) and the Independent Journalists' Association of Serbia (IJAS-NUNS), in calling on the police to immediately stop the violence again more PR