WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary: * * * Cash for crazymaking: a tour through recent MacArthur Foundation grantees By Ken Braun In August 2024 the MacArthur Foundation sent a terse letter to the office of San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins, informing her that they would be withholding $625,000 in previously-approved grant support because... she was putting too many people in jail. The letter also bemoaned the  more PR

LONDON, England, Nov. 26 -- Amnesty International issued the following news release: * * * Cuba: The State represses women human rights defenders The Cuban government must put an end to institutional gender-based violence against women human rights defenders, journalists, and activists, Amnesty International said today as it launched its new report "They Want Us Silent, But We Keep Resisting: Authoritarian Practices and State Violence Against Women in Cuba." Amnesty International is calling  more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Nov. 25 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Europe: Online harassment poses a systemic threat to journalists, warns new EFJ report * On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, IFJ's Regional group, the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), is releasing a new report "Ending the Silence on Online Harassment of Journalists". Authored by journalist and tech  more PR

PARIS, France, Nov. 24 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Media space continues to shrink in Mali, with three reporters arrested and broadcast bans on five media * Pressure on the media from both the authorities and armed groups has grown in Mali's capital and regions in recent weeks, in which three journalists have been arrested and broadcasting by five media outlets has been banned. The High Authority for Communication (HAC), Mali's media regu more PR

NEW YORK, Nov. 25 [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: * * * New Digital Resource to Help Publishers, Journalists and Literary Agents Work Directly with Incarcerated Writers * The Prison and Justice Writing Program at PEN Americaamong the oldest initiatives of its kindtoday launches the Incarcerated Writers Bureau, a digital resource that will he more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Nov. 25 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Somalia: New report shows increase of online and offline violence against women journalists * A new report launched on 24 November by the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ), an affiliate of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), reveals an increase in violence, harassment and intimidation against women journalists in Somalia. The IFJ joins more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Nov. 25 (TNSrpt) -- The European Federation of Journalists posted the following news: * * * Stand Up for Journalism: New report urges recognition of online harassment as a systemic professional risk * On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) is releasing a new report " Ending the Silence on Online Harassment of Journalists ". Authored by journalist and tech policy advisor Elodie V more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Nov. 25 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Thailand: Australian journalist indicted for alleged Malaysian government defamation * In a case of transnational repression, Australian journalist Murray Hunter was indicted on criminal defamation charges by Bangkok's Criminal Court in Thailand on November 17 at the request of Malaysian authorities. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its A more PR

VIENNA, Austria, Nov. 26 -- The International Press Institute issued the following news: * * * Turkey: 7th International press freedom mission concludes Ankara - A mission delegation composed of eight international press freedom, free expression and human rights organisations has concluded a joint press freedom mission to Turkiye. The delegation met with journalists, civil society, political party representatives, MPs, the judicial branch, regulatory bodies, and foreign diplomatic missions to more PR

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Nov. 26 -- The University of Cincinnati issued the following news: * * * UC Bearcats are giving back Psychology program receives three service-learning awards for community outreach * The University of Cincinnati's psychology program has been cultivating a culture of service, and the results are attracting attention -- and awards. Through service learning or curricula that combine traditional study with community outreach, both students and professors are being recognized  more PR