LONDON, England, Sept. 26 [Category: Sociological] -- Article 19, an organization that says it propels the freedom of expression movement, posted the following news: * * * Bulgaria: Press freedom undermined by political polarisation and delayed reforms * Media freedom in Bulgaria faces entrenched challenges in a climate of political polarisation and legislative inertia, with urgent action needed by government and public authorities to push forward both domestic and EU-mandated reforms, a coa more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Sept. 26 -- The European Federation of Journalists posted the following news: * * * Bulgaria: Press freedom undermined by political polarisation and delayed reforms * Following a three-day mission to Sofia between 24-26 September, a coalition of international journalists and press freedom organisations, including the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), concluded that progress is needed to prevent and prosecute attacks on journalists, resolve the ongoing dispute over  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Sept. 26, 2025: * * * Europe's New Russian Sanctions May Backfire The EU aims to accelerate the ban on Russian liquefied natural gas imports. But the bloc must reconsider its options. By Aura Sabadus After nearly four years of dithering, the EU has mustered the courage to propose a full ban on Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports. And it wants it fast: a year ahead of schedule. The an more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 26 [Category: BizMedia] -- CNN posted the following news: * * * CNN's Have I Got News For You Announces This Week's Guests * September 26th, 2025 NEW EPISODE PREMIERES SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 AT 9PM ET/PT ON CNN NEW YORK - (September 26, 2025) - Award-winning journalist, author and host Joy Reid and comedian, actor and author Lewis Black will join as guests on this week's episode of CNN's Have I Got News For You, the American version of the long-running UK comedy s more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 27 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2025: * * * CPJ premieres new BBC film calling for international media access to Gaza Film produced by the BBC in collaboration with AFP, AP, and Reuters * To coincide with the United Nations General Assembly High-level Week in New York, on Wednesday the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) premiered a short film produced by the BBC reaffirming calls for Israel to allow foreign journa more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Defending Rights and Dissent issued the following news on Sept. 26, 2025: * * * Press Freedom Groups Demand Journalist Mario Guevara's Freedom Defending Rights & Dissent has joined more than two dozen fellow press freedom groups in calling for the immediate release of journalist Mario Guevara, who's been detained for more than 100 days and faces deportation to El Salvador after his arrest for covering a 'No Kings' protest in Atlanta on June 14. In a statement released more PR

LONDON, England, Sept. 27 -- PEN International issued the following news: * * * Egypt: Writer and investigative journalist Ismail Alexandrani arrested and detained for speaking up on social media "We are shocked to see Ismail being arrested again for speaking up against human rights abuses in Egypt. He endured more than seven years of unjust imprisonment for his work, and it's unacceptable to see him suffer further persecution for his views. Egyptian authorities must stop their crackdown on  more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 26 -- iHeartMedia issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2025: * * * Exactly Right Media and iHeartPodcasts Introduce "Hell in Heaven" Captivating Podcast Unraveling the Mysterious Death in a Jungle Paradise to Premiere on October 9 with Two Episodes * NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES - Following the international success of the historical true crime podcast The Butterfly King, Exactly Right Media--home to the global hit show My Favorite Murder--is partnering with  more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Sept. 26 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * France: MFRR condemn new resurgence of police violence against journalists * 26 September 2025 # At least six journalists have been injured since early September while covering the protests against the 2026 national budget plan. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) supports the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) and partners in condemning th more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Free Press, an advocacy group that is part of the media reform or media democracy movement, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2025: * * * Free Press and the Committee to Protect Journalists Lead Brief in Support of Detained Journalist Mario Guevara On Friday, Free Press, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the Freedom of the Press Foundation, PEN America and Reporters Without Borders filed an amicus brief in support of journalist Mario Guevara's ha more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Free Press, an advocacy group that is part of the media reform or media democracy movement, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2025: * * * A Big Win for the First Amendment in Retaliatory Case Filed Against Journalist Timothy Burke On Friday, Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida dismissed seven of the 14 charges filed in the federal criminal prosecution against reporter Timothy Burke. Her ruling cites t more PR

PARIS, France, Sept. 26 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * India: Court allows Adani subsidiary to demand removal of content it deems defamatory * An interim order by a New Delhi court allows a subsidiary of the Adani industrial conglomerate to demand the removal of any content it considers defamatory from online platforms. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns this dangerous precedent and calls for defamation complaints to be handled under the more PR

PARIS, France, Sept. 25 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Moldova elections: RSF urges future members of Parliament to protect the information space against Russian disinformation * Moldovans will head to the polls on 28 September 2025 to elect a new Parliament amid a deluge of propaganda, disinformation and pro-Kremlin manipulation. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has issued recommendations to the future members of Parliament to guarantee the co more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 26 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Shadow Report on the Implementation of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights and the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights by Tunisia * # Executive Summary 1. This shadow report, based on Human Rights Watch's research and reporting between 2018 and 2025, documents systematic and recent patterns of arbitrary detention and criminal prosecutions used to crush  more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, Sept. 26 (TNSrep) -- The University of New South Wales issued the following news: * * * Growing demand for drug checking services: new report The 2025 national drug trends reports reveal drug checking continues to be a common practice for those using illicit drugs. * The Drug Trends program at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC), UNSW Sydney, today released findings from its annual surveys with people who use drugs. Lead author Dr Rachel Sutherland says more PR