NEW YORK, Jan. 15 [Category: International] -- The Center for Human Rights in Iran posted the following news release: * * * 30+ Rights Groups Sound Alarm Over Grave Risks to Detainees in Iran Amid Blackout * January 14, 2025 -The Center for Human Rights in Iran has joined 34 other human rights organizations in urgently raising the alarm over the extreme risks facing both existing and newly arrested detainees-particularly human rights defenders, journalists, writers, artists, and peaceful pro more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Free Press, an advocacy group that is part of the media reform or media democracy movement, posted the following news release: * * * 31 Press-Freedom and Civil-Liberties Groups Condemn Government Invasion of Washington Post Reporter's Home On Thursday, a coalition of 31 press-freedom and civil-liberties groups published a joint statement condemning the government invasion of the home of Washington Post journalist Hannah Natanson. The statement calls for strengthened pre more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- During a news conference at the Murarrie Recreation Reservation, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced that 4.7 million social media accounts have been suspended or restricted since Australia implemented its world-leading age limit legislation. Accompanied by Communications Minister Anika Wells and eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant, Albanese stated that the deactivations provide parents with peace of mind and help return childhood to young Australians b more PR

PARIS, France, Jan. 16 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Burundi: four-year prison sentence for Sandra Muhoza, the only woman journalist detained in sub-Saharan Africa Burundian journalist Sandra Muhoza has been sentenced to four years in prison by the Ngozi High Court in the north of the country. A sentence nearly twice as long as the one that was originally handed down to her in December 2024. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the extreme more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-DFW, Partners Demand Release of Yaa'Kub (Jacob) Ira Vijandre after 100 Days of Illegal Detention * The Dallas/Fort Worth office of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-DFW), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization joins CAIR Action, the Muslim Legal Fund of American (MLFA), Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAAJ), the F more PR

SAN BERNARDINO, California, Jan. 16 -- California State University San Bernardino campus issued the following news: * * * Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter to discuss latest book on murder and neo-Nazis in Orange County Journalist and author Eric Lichtblau will discuss his latest book, "American Reich: A Murder in Orange County, Neo-Nazis, and a New Age of Hate," at the Jan. 28 Conversations on Race and Policing. The free program on Zoom kicks off the series' spring 2026 slate. * The Conversa more PR

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 14 -- Cleveland State University issued the following news: * * * CSU Student of Distinction: Ruby Darwish * Although Commencement has concluded, CSU continues to celebrate graduates who have overcome obstacles, achieved significant milestones, or fulfilled Cleveland State University's mission in and beyond the classroom. Today, we celebrate Ruby Darwish '25. CSU: Have you had any significant internships/co-ops/careers while at CSU? RD: During my time at CSU, I h more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 15 [Category: Media] -- Fox News Media, a business unit of Fox, posted the following news release: * * * FOX WEATHER SIGNS METEOROLOGIST MELANIE BLACK * NEW YORK, January 15, 2026 - FOX Weather, FOX News Media's free, ad-supported streaming television ("FAST") weather service has signed meteorologist Melanie Black to serve as an on-air host, announced Sharri Berg, its president. Stationed at the platform's New York City headquarters, she will begin her new role today. In mak more PR

PARIS, France, Jan. 15 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * General elections in Thailand: RSF raises alarm over persistent harassment of women journalists and calls for reforms * In the context of Thailand's upcoming general elections, scheduled for 8 February, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) highlights the need to improve safety conditions for women journalists who are far too often subject to violence and various forms of harassment. During two more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on Jan. 15, 2026: * * * Homeland Republicans Investigate Reports of 'Havana Syndrome' Device Acquired by DHS Under the Biden Administration This week, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) led Committee members in sending a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem, probing new reports that suggest Ho more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 15 [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: * * * Journalist Assistance Network Calls for Protection of Journalists Covering U.S. Immigration Enforcement * (NEW YORK)-As the Trump administration announces plans to further escalate the deployment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents across the United States, the Journalist more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 15 [Category: BizMedia] -- iHeartMedia issued the following news release: * * * Kaleidoscope and iHeartPodcasts Launch "Mind Games," A New Investigative Podcast Exposing the Hidden Power and Dangers of Neuro-Linguistic Programming Hosted by Emmy-winning journalist Alice Hines and writer Zoe Lescaze, the series explores the untold story of the world's most influential therapy you've never heard of New episodes air on Tuesdays starting January 20, 2026 * NEW YORK, NY  more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Jan. 16 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * New Mexicon in Focus previews 2026 Legislative Session This week on New Mexico in Focus, host Nash Jones speaks with three seasoned statehouse reporters about the upcoming legislative session. Jones asks the panel how lawmakers plan on balancing the state's $11 billion budget during the short 30-day session. Also, with this being the last regular session for the termed-out Gov. Michelle Lujan G more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 16 -- The Rockefeller Foundation posted the following news release on Jan. 14, 2026: * * * Rockefeller Foundation "FOOD 2050" Documentary Explores Feeding a Planet of 10 Billion" LOS ANGELES -- The Rockefeller Foundation, in collaboration with Media RED and Food Tank, today premiered FOOD 2050 (https://food2050film.com/), a new documentary narrated by Academy Award winner Viola Davis that sheds light on solutions to one of humanity's most pressing challenges: How to feed a glob more PR

VIENNA, Austria, Jan. 16 -- The International Press Institute issued the following news: * * * Romania: IPI calls for impartial investigation as coordinated smear campaign targets journalist Emilia Sercan Investigative journalist faces online harassment and death threats following reporting on Justice Minister * The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemns the online smears, harassment and death threats targeting IPI member and prominent Romanian investigative journalist Emilia Se more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 15 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Syria: Accountability Lacking for Sweida Abuses * * Syrian government forces and local Bedouin and Druze armed groups all carried out grave abuses during clashes in Syria's southern Sweida governorate in July 2025. * Abuses included summary killings, outrages on personal dignity, and abductions. As many as 187,000 people have been displaced. * The Syrian authorities need to demonstrate t more PR

VIENNA, Austria, Jan. 16 -- The International Press Institute issued the following news: * * * Uganda must allow journalists to freely and safely cover elections IPI calls on authorities to restore internet access and protect journalist safety * As Ugandans prepare to go to the polls on January 15, IPI calls on the Ugandan authorities to guarantee the safety of journalists covering the election and immediately reverse the directive ordering an internet shutdown. IPI is deeply concerned by more PR

PARIS, France, Jan. 16 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * USA: Congress must rein in Trump's war on press freedom after FBI raid on journalist Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is raising the alarm after the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) raided the home of Washington Post journalist Hannah Natanson and confiscated her personal and professional laptops, phone, and smart watch. This seizure is likely illegal and puts Natanson and her hundreds o more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 15 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Vietnam: Arrests Escalate Ahead of Party Congress * (Bangkok) - The Vietnamese government has escalated arrests of perceived dissidents in the weeks before Vietnam's 14th Communist Party Congress, which is scheduled to begin on January 19, 2026, Human Rights Watch said today. The government should end its intensifying campaign against its critics and release everyone imprisoned for the peaceful more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 15 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO Writers Guild of America East issued the following news release: * * * WGAE Joins 31 Press-Freedom and Civil-Liberties Groups Condemn Government Invasion of Washington Post Reporter's Home * WASHINGTON, D.C. and NEW YORK (January 15, 2026) - On Thursday, the Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) joined a coalition of 31 press-freedom and civil-liberties groups to publish a joint statement condemning the government invasion of the home of Wash more PR