BRUSSELS, Belgium, Oct. 21 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Burkina Faso: Junta must stop arbitrarily detaining journalists * 21 October 2025 # The country's National Intelligence Agency detained three journalists - Ousseni Ilboudo, Michel Nana and Zawenmanogo Dieudonne Zoungrana - between 13 and 14 October, in separate cases, without giving any reason for their arrest. They were all free on 15 October. The Interna more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 [Category: Media] -- The Association of American Publishers issued the following news release: * * * Freedom Letters Receives 2025 AAP International Freedom to Publish Award * The Association of American Publishers (AAP) today awarded Freedom Letters, a Russian and Ukrainian language publisher, the 2025 AAP International Freedom to Publish Award. The award recognizes a publisher outside of the United States who has demonstrated courage and fortitude in defending freedom o more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Oct. 21 -- The European Parliament posted the following news release: * * * Investigation into Russian shadow fleet wins the 2025 Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism * On Tuesday, Follow the Money won the 2025 Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism for exposing the hidden financial networks enabling Russia's sanction-evading oil trade. The investigation, coordinated by the platform for investigative journalism "Follow the Money" in collaboration with media f more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Oct. 20 -- The European Parliament posted the following news release: * * * Investigation into Russian shadow fleet wins the 2025 Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism * On Tuesday, Follow the Money won the 2025 Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism for exposing the hidden financial networks enabling Russia's sanction-evading oil trade. The investigation, coordinated by the platform for investigative journalism "Follow the Money" in collaboration with media f more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Moskowitz, Kean Lead Bipartisan Effort to Honor American Hostages * WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Congressmen Jared Moskowitz (D-FL-23) and Tom Kean, Jr. (R-NJ-07) introduced their Remembering American Hostages Act of 2025, a bipartisan bill to require that the Hostage and Wrongful Detainee flag be displayed at federal sites on key historical dates and raise awareness of the ongoing fight against wron more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Oct. 21 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Palestine: At least 224 journalists and media workers killed in Gaza At least 224 Palestinian journalists and media workers have been killed, several have been injured and others are missing during the war in Gaza. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) condemn the killings and continued attacks on journ more PR

PARIS, France, Oct. 21 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Paraguay: four investigative journalists attacked in three months as protection law stalls * Since August 2025, there has been a worrying surge in violence and threats against journalists investigating corruption, organised crime and the abuse of political power in Paraguay. Despite repeated requests for a protection law and the state's official acknowledgement of these risks, the assaults  more PR

CANBERRA, Australia, Oct. 21 -- The office of the Prime Minister of Australia issued the following news release: * * * Press conference - Washington DC * ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Thanks for joining us. And for the travelling media as well, thanks for making the effort of coming here to the United States for what has been my seventh visit to the United States as Prime Minister, my third since the federal election in May, and it has been a very significant visit. I'm joined today by t more PR

GAZA CITY, Palestine, Oct. 21 -- The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2025: * * * Renewed Israeli Strikes on Gaza Strip Kill Forty-Five Palestinians, Including 18 Children and 8 Women The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) condemns in the strongest terms the Israeli intense airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, which on 20 October 2025 killed 45 Palestinians, including 18 children, 8 women, and a journalist, and injured dozens of others. Th more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. Thomas H. Kean, Jr., R-NJ, has introduced the Remembering American Hostages Act of 2025, a bill aimed at ensuring the Hostage and Wrongful Detainee flag is displayed on significant historical dates related to American hostages and wrongful detentions. This legislation seeks to honor and recognize those affected by traumatic hostage incidents throughout U.S. history. The bill amends Title 36 of the United States Code to specify key dates for this flag's display. Notab more ST

PARIS, France, Oct. 21 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * RSF calls for a thorough investigation into the murder of a radio journalist in the Philippines * Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urges the Philippine authorities to carry out a thorough investigation into the murder of radio presenter Noel Bellen Samar, who died on 21 October after being shot by an unidentified assailant. The investigation must determine whether he was targeted because of  more PR