WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Governor-General Sam Mostyn visited St. Vincent's Hospital to personally thank the medical professionals who saved lives following the Bondi Beach terrorist attack. Albanese praised the surgeons and nurses who managed eight simultaneous operating theaters to treat victims of the antisemitic assault. The Prime Minister reaffirmed his commitment to stamping out extremist ideologies and announced that the government is prepared  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and New South Wales Premier Premier Chris Minns announced plans to significantly tighten firearm regulations during a joint news conference in Sydney following a terrorist attack on a Chanukah celebration. Minns committed to introducing the toughest gun laws in Australia, including using criminal intelligence to deny licenses, while Albanese confirmed that National Cabinet will accelerate the creation of a National Firearms Regist more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 -- The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights issued the following news release: * * * JIMMY LAI "FOUND" GUILTY By Bill Donohue Catholic human rights champion, Jimmy Lai, has been "found" guilty by a three-judge Hong Kong court--there was no jury--of conspiring to endanger national security and conspiracy to publish seditious articles. The 78-year old journalist and businessman had spent over four years in solitary confinement for "destabilizing" the ruling party.  more PR

TUCSON, Arizona, Dec. 16 -- The University of Arizona posted the following news release: * * * Famous faces, balanced budgets and big ideas: Top U of A stories of 2025 * The University of Arizona was home to countless research discoveries, programmatic successes and other historic milestones throughout 2025. No matter the time, space or place, University Communications was there to capture to moment. Here is a selection of the university's most impactful news stories of the year. A new e more PR

LONDON, England, Dec. 15 [Category: Sociological] -- Article 19, an organization that says it propels the freedom of expression movement, posted the following news: * * * Iran: Narges Mohammadi arrested amid crackdown on rights defenders * ARTICLE 19 strongly condemns the arrest of Iranian human rights defender, journalist, and 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, who was detained by Iranian security forces over the weekend, while attending a memorial ceremony for the late human more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Dec. 16 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Syria: Journalists should not be prosecuted for expressing their opinions * On 15 December, Syrian-American journalist Eiad Charbaji, who works for Al Jazeera in the United States, was released, after Syrian security forces briefly detained him in Damascus in connection with a defamation lawsuit, based on the country's cybercrimes law. The International Federat more PR