NEW YORK, Jan. 21 -- The Americas Society/Council of the Americas issued the following news release on Jan. 20, 2026: * * * Americas Quarterly's New Issue: History Lessons about the Trump Doctrine in the Region The magazine looks at the return of Washington's "big stick" diplomacy in Latin America and what can we learn from the old heavy-handed approach. * "As the old adage goes: History doesn't always repeat itself, but it does sometimes rhyme," writes Brian Winter, the author of the cover more PR

LONDON, England, Jan. 20 -- The London Assembly issued the following news release: * * * Assembly reflects on how it works for Londoners * The GLA Oversight Committee is investigating its ways of working for Plenary or All Assembly meetings. The investigation aims to: * Identify any challenges presented by current Plenary practice, processes or culture in achieving its purpose and having the desired impact. This will include all plenary processes including Q&As, motions and petitions.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese addressed the media at Parliament House in Canberra to confirm that Parliament passed legislation to strengthen hate speech provisions and firearm regulations late Tuesday night. Standing in the courtyard, Albanese expressed gratitude to the members and senators who supported the bills, which were fast-tracked following the December mass shooting in Bondi. The Prime Minister stated that while the final laws did not include every r more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 20 -- The City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism issued the following news: * * * Award-Winning Palestinian Journalist Mohammed R. Mhawish Named Knight Press Freedom Fellow The Journalism Protection Initiative at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY announced that distinguished journalist Mohammed R. Mhawish has been named a Knight Press Freedom Fellow. Mohammed R. Mhawish is an award-winning Palestinian writer and journalist from Gaza Cit more PR

SHEFFIELD, England, Jan. 20 -- British Business Bank issued the following news release: * * * British Business Bank commits to invest pound sterling25m in Kraken, its largest direct investment to date The British Business Bank has committed to invest pound sterling25 million in Kraken Technologies as part of its $1 billion demerger from Octopus Energy Group. The investment has been done in partnership with Octopus Group and facilitated by Octopus Ventures. This is the Bank's largest direct  more PR

SHEFFIELD, England, Jan. 20 -- British Business Bank issued the following news release: * * * British Business Bank makes pound sterling50 million cornerstone commitment to Epidarex Capital The British Business Bank has made a pound sterling50 million cornerstone commitment to Epidarex Capital's next fund. This commitment follows the Bank's prior cornerstone investment to Epidarex Capital III UK, LP in 2020, where it committed pound sterling50 million to a pound sterling102 million fund throu more PR

SHEFFIELD, England, Jan. 20 -- British Business Bank issued the following news release: * * * British Business Bank makes pound sterling50 million cornerstone commitment to IQ Capital Fund V to back deeptech The British Business Bank commits up to pound sterling50 million to IQ Capital's (IQC) Fund V. The Bank has made cornerstone commitments to all seven of IQC's funds, the first of which was made to Fund I in 2006. Founded in 2005, IQC is a UK-based early-stage deep tech venture capital fi more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The Plastic Pollution Coalition issued the following news: * * * Call on Netflix to Stream "Plastic People" Now Call on Netflix to stream "Plastic People: The Hidden Crisis of Microplastics" now so more people can see this important film. Plastic People is focused on the growing issue of plastic pollution and its significant effects on human health. Directed by award-winning director Ben Addelman and author and science journalist Ziya Tong, "Plastic People" introduces more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 21 -- The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights issued the following statement on Jan. 20, 2026, by President Bill Donohue: * * * BEHIND THE CHURCH-BUSTING IN MINNEAPOLIS It is legal for ICE agents to make arrests in houses of worship, but none of them do. It is illegal for anti-ICE agitators to disrupt church services, but some do. Those who would scream bloody murder if ICE agents entered a church, but are silent when protesters entered Cities Church in St. Paul, Min more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Jan. 20, 2026: * * * A Romania-Moldova Union? Work Has Begun Moldova's unification with Romania may not be popular with voters on either side of the border but the two countries' energy security policies tell a different story. By Aura Sabadus Moldovan President Maia Sandu has caused a furor. In an interview with Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart, two British political figures turned podcast more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Jan. 20 -- Princeton University School of Public and International Affairs posted the following Q&A with Hilke Schellmann, a visiting professional at the Center for Information Technology Policy and associate professor of journalism at New York University: * * * CITP's Hilke Schellmann Studies AI's Impact on Facts, Society Journalists are tasked with reporting facts about the world, a job that has become much more complicated with the increasing use of artificial intell more PR

ITHACA, New York, Jan. 20 -- Cornell University posted the following Q&A with Sophie Pinkham, professor of the practice in comparative literature in the College of Arts and Sciences: * * * Recounting Russia's history through its forests * The fate of Russia's forests will affect the whole world, says Sophie Pinkham, a scholar and journalist who has spent years studying the forest and its significance in Russian history and culture. "Like the Amazon, Russia's forests - about one-fifth of th more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 20 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Five Year Sentence for Speaking Out Against War on Ukraine * On January 19, a court in Makhachkala, the capital city of Russia's Dagestan region, sentenced women's rights defender and journalist Svetlana Anokhina to five years in prison for allegedly spreading "fake news" about the Russian armed forces. The sentence was handed down in absentia : Anokhina left Russia in 2021 after a shelter he more PR

VIENNA, Austria, Jan. 21 -- The International Press Institute issued the following news: * * * IJ4EU reboots with Euros1.6 million to power cross-border investigations Back for a sixth edition, the Investigative Journalism for Europe fund continues its mission to support watchdog reporting. * IPI's Investigative Journalism for Europe (IJ4EU) programme is back for another funding cycle, reopening one of Europe's most trusted sources of support for ambitious collaborative reporting. Over the more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on Jan. 20, 2026, in its Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Russia Seeks Georgia's Concession on Breakaway Regions By Giorgi Menabde Executive Summary: * During the 65th round of Geneva International Discussions in November 2025, Russia and the self-proclaimed republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia once again demanded that Georgia sign a "legally binding agreement on the non-use of force" with the breakaway regions.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain posted the following news: * * * Justice on Death Row: Saudi Arabia's Execution Crisis in 2025 * Saudi Arabia is carrying out executions at a pace never seen before in its modern history. Behind official statements and claims of reform lies an alarming reality: a justice system increasingly used as a tool of repression, discrimination, and fear. The scale, speed, and secrecy of executions in r more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Jan. 20 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Lebanon: Surge in Israeli army attacks on journalists in southern Lebanon * 20 January 2026 At the end of December 2025, the Union of Journalists of Lebanon (UJL), an affiliate of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), documented three separate incidents in which Israeli soldiers threatened, intimidated and opened fire on journalists reporting in  more PR

PARIS, France, Jan. 20 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Philippines: As journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio's trial enters final phase, a look back at nearly six years of judicial ordeal * The judicial ordeal faced by the investigative journalist since her arrest in 2020 highlights the persistent dangers confronting the press in the Philippines. As the verdict approaches, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) recounts the key stages of the fabricated case  more PR

MERRIFIELD, Virginia, Jan. 21 -- The Public Advocate of the U.S. issued the following news release: * * * DON LEMON IS CHEERLEADER DOMESTIC TERRORIST IN ATTACK ON CHURCH DEVELOPING. Openly Homosexual Don Lemon is clearly the cheerleader of the attack on Christians this past Sunday as he knew every detail and was in the Church with the attackers and acted in concert prior to the violent event. Make no mistake Don Lemon is a cheerleader to domestic terrorists attacking children and peaceful Ch more PR

PARIS, France, Jan. 20 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Attacks on journalists in Minnesota cap Trump's first year back in office * Federal agents and officials are increasingly targeting journalists in the state of Minnesota covering widespread protests against the government's sweeping immigration crackdown. At least six journalists have been violently attacked by agents in the state's twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul since the start of more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * The School of Media and Public Affairs at the George Washington University Announces Endowed Democracy Innovation Prize The School of Media and Public Affairs (SMPA) at the George Washington University announced the creation of an endowed Democracy Innovation Prize. This annual competition will recognize a student project that promotes democracy, strengthens democratic institutions, and builds democratic part more PR

PARIS, France, Jan. 20 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Turkiye: Arrest and threat of deportation of French journalist Raphael Boukandoura a serious attack on press freedom * Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is deeply concerned as French journalist Raphael Boukandoura was taken into police custody after being arrested on 19 January while covering a protest in Istanbul. The Turkiye-based correspondent for Ouest-France, Mediapart and Courrier inter more PR