PARIS, France, Oct. 27 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * 30 journalists embody struggle for freely reported environmental coverage * From Cambodia to the Amazon, from France to Egypt, journalists covering stories related to natural resources, their exploitation or protection are often obstructed, threatened, arrested, attacked or even jailed or killed. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is highlighting 30 cases of journalists who have been persecute more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Welcomes NYT Expose on Biden Cover-Up of Shireen Abu Akleh's Murder, Calls for Trump to Hold Israel Accountable for Killing American * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a New York Times expose of the Biden administration's cover-up of the 2022 murder of Palesti more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-CA to Represent British Journalist Sami Hamdi Following Abduction by ICE, Condemns U.S. Attempts to Silence Critics of Israel * The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) today announced that its legal team, along with attorneys from the Muslim Legal Fund of America and The HMA Law Firm, will be representing British Muslim  more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 27 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release: * * * Calling for Immediate Release of British Journalist from ICE Custody, PEN America Says the U.S. Government is Using Immigration Enforcement to Silence Dissent * (NEW YORK) PEN America today called the detention of British journalist and commentator Sami Hamdi by ICE a direct assault on t more PR

PARIS, France, Oct. 27 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Egyptian journalist Ismail Alexandrani held for past month - one month too many! * Reporters Without Borders (RSF) demands the immediate release of Ismail Alexandrani, an Egyptian freelance investigative journalist who was arrested on 24 September and whose provisional detention on trumped-up charges of "terrorism" and "spreading false news" in Facebook posts was extended for 15 days on 19  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 [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

VIENNA, Austria, Oct. 25 -- The International Press Institute issued the following news: * * * IPI General Assembly Resolution: States, world leaders must exercise political will to tackle the global crisis of impunity for crimes against journalists The following resolution was adopted by the members of the International Press Institute (IPI) on October 15, 2025 by unanimous vote of those present at the 74th annual General Assembly, and presented at the IPI World Congress on October 25, 2025  more PR

SOUTH BEND, Indiana, Oct. 28 -- The University of Notre Dame Law School issued the following news on Oct. 27, 2025: * * * ND Law Professor Jimmy Gurule Discusses Exoneration Justice Clinic's Work in Interview with Renowned Journalist Carmen Aristegui Author: Arienne Calingo Last week, ND Law Professor Jimmy Gurule was interviewed by Carmen Aristegui, widely regarded as one of Mexico's most prominent journalists, to discuss the work of the Notre Dame Exoneration Justice Clinic (EJC) and the P more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 27 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Pakistan: Drop Charges Against Outspoken Journalist * (Bangkok) - An anti-terrorism court in Islamabad, Pakistan, is scheduled to indict Matiullah Jan, a journalist who has long reported on police abuse, on October 31, 2025, on apparent politically motivated charges, Human Rights Watch said today. The Pakistani authorities should immediately drop the baseless charges against Jan under several s more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 27 [Category: Media] -- The Society of Professional Journalists posted the following news: * * * SPJ Foundation announces new board members confirmed at MediaFest25 * Media Contact: SPJ Communications, communications@spj.org The Society of Professional Journalists Foundation is pleased to announce its 2025-26 board of directors, confirmed by unanimous vote at its Oct. 17 meeting during MediaFest25 in Washington, D.C. The SPJ Foundation Board, which serves a more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 27 [Category: Media] -- The Society of Professional Journalists posted the following news: * * * SPJ welcomes new 2025-26 board members and regional coordinators * The Society of Professional Journalists is proud to announce its newly elected officers, at-large directors and regional coordinators. SPJ elections were held during MediaFest25, the joint journalism convention of SPJ, the College Media Association and Associated Collegiate Press, Oct. 15-18 in Washing more PR

GENEVA, Switzerland, Oct. 28 -- The United Nations Human Rights Council issued the following news release: * * * Sudan: Appalling reports of summary executions and other serious violations, as RSF makes major territorial gains in El Fasher and North Kordofan The UN Human Rights Office is receiving multiple, alarming reports that the Rapid Support Forces are carrying out atrocities, including summary executions, after seizing control of large parts of the besieged city of El Fasher, North Darf more PR

VIENNA, Austria, Oct. 28 -- The International Press Institute issued the following news on Oct. 27, 2025: * * * Sudan: IPI demands immediate release of Muammar Ibrahim by the RSF Muammar Ibrahim was detained as the RSF takes control of key areas of the besieged city of El-Fasher * The IPI global network is deeply concerned by reports that journalist Muammar Ibrahim has been detained by Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). We call for his immediate release. As the RSF takes co more PR