NEW YORK, Sept. 23 (TNSrpt) -- The United Nations Development Programme posted the following news: * * * A Decade Lost: No Peace, Justice or Inclusion Target on Track as 2030 Deadline Looms * Ten years after world leaders adopted the 2030 Agenda, a new UN report finds that none of the 23 targets under Sustainable Development Goal 16 are on track. Moreover, 15 per cent of the Goal's targets are regressing, based on a recent assessment by the UN Statistics Division. The Global Progress Repor more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 [Category: BizMedia] -- Bloomberg Media posted the following news: * * * Bloomberg News expands editorial presence in Brussels and relaunches flagship EU newsletter * Bloomberg is bolstering its European Union coverage with the relaunch of the Brussels Edition newsletter, now written by new Brussels Bureau Chief Suzanne Lynch. As part of this focus, Bloomberg is also expanding its newsroom presence, with the addition of radio and TV anchors in Brussels. The Brussels Edit more PR

PARIS, France, Sept. 23 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * British-Egyptian journalist Alaa Abdel Fattah finally freed from prison in Egypt * After almost a decade in jail, British-Egyptian journalist and writer Alaa Abdel Fattah has finally been released from prison in Egypt. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) celebrates his freedom, and hopes it can mark a turning point in Egypt's sweeping repression of independent media voices. Abdel Fattah was  more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Sept. 23 -- The European Federation of Journalists posted the following news: * * * Bulgaria: mission to assess press freedom and journalists' working conditions * Between 24-25 September, the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) will join a coalition of international media freedom and journalist organisations travelling to Bulgaria to conduct a press freedom mission on behalf of the Council of Europe's Safety of Journalists Platform and the Media Freedom Rapid Respons more PR

LONDON, England, Sept. 23 [Category: Sociological] -- Article 19, an organization that says it propels the freedom of expression movement, posted the following news: * * * Bulgaria: Mission to examine media freedom and independent journalism * Between 25-26 September, a coalition of international media freedom and journalist organisations will travel to Bulgaria to conduct a press freedom mission on behalf of the Council of Europe's Safety of Journalists Platform and the Media Freedom Rapid  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Sept. 23, 2025: * * * Russian Assets: Milking the Sacred Cow After years of hesitation, Europe and the UK are poised to seize Russian assets and hand them to Ukraine. By Alexander Kolyandr Since the Kremlin launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine three and a half years ago, Europe has been dithering on what to do with more than $300bn of frozen Russian assets. Faced with deteriorating fina more PR

PARIS, France, Sept. 22 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * China: COVID-19 journalist Zhang Zhan sentenced again to 4 years in prison * Reporters Without Borders (RSF) strongly condemns the new four-year prison sentence handed to journalist Zhang Zhan on trumped-up charges, and urges the international community to intensify pressure on Beijing to ensure her safety and demand her immediate release. According to RSF sources and independent Chinese more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Defending Rights and Dissent issued the following news: * * * Trump's Antifa Designation: What Does It Mean? On September 22, Donald Trump issued an Executive Order declaring "Antifa" to be a "Domestic Terrorist Organization." There is no such group known as Antifa. And under U.S. law, there's no such designation for domestic groups. Yet, Trump's designation is clearly a green light to law enforcement and intelligence agencies to spy on and investigate left-wing politi more PR

VIENNA, Austria, Sept. 24 -- The International Press Institute issued the following news: * * * Kenya: Journalist Habil Onyango abducted, beaten IPI: Authorities must conduct a swift, thorough investigation * The IPI global network strongly condemns the attacks against People Daily journalist Habil Onyango on September 14 and calls on Kenyan authorities to conduct a thorough investigation and prosecute those involved. According to a statement issued by the Media Council of Kenya, Onyango  more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Saudi Arabia: Riyadh Comedy Festival Whitewashes Abuses * (Beirut) - The Saudi government is using the Riyadh Comedy Festival 2025 from September 26 to October 9 to deflect attention from its brutal repression of free speech and other pervasive human rights violations, Human Rights Watch said today. The festival dates include the seventh anniversary of the Saudi state-sponsored murder of the j more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 [Category: BizMedia] -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, posted the following news: * * * Savannah Guthrie and Terry Gannon to Host NBCUniversal's Opening Ceremony Coverage of Milan Cortina Olympic Winter Games on Feb. 6, 2026 Live coverage of the Opening Ceremony of the XXV Olympic Winter Games begins Friday, Feb. 6, at 12 p.m. ET with primetime coverage starting at 8 p.m. ET, both on NBC and Peacock * Award-winning journalist and TODAY co-anchor Savannah Guthrie more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Sept. 23 [Category: Media] -- The Society of Professional Journalists posted the following news: * * * SPJ Foundation awards $100K in fellowships for public service journalism * The Society of Professional Journalists Foundation has selected three journalists to share the $100,000 Eugene C. Pulliam Fellowship for Public Service Journalism. Recipients are: * Laura Harbert Allen, religion correspondent, researcher and vertical editor at 100 Days in Appalachia, will expl more PR

LONDON, England, Sept. 23 [Category: Sociological] -- Article 19, an organization that says it propels the freedom of expression movement, posted the following news: * * * UN: Bangladesh remains in crisis for free expression * According to ARTICLE 19's Global Expression Report, Bangladesh remains 'in crisis' for the exercise of the right to freedom of expression. As the country heads for elections in February 2026, it is essential that the interim government ensures an enabling environment f more PR

PARIS, France, Sept. 23 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * USA: Congressional delegation must raise press freedom abuses with Chinese officials * Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has written to four members of the US House of Representatives who are visiting China to urge them to raise urgent cases of abuses against journalists directly with Chinese officials. China is the world's largest jailer of journalists, with more than 120 journalists curren more PR