LONDON, England, Jan. 23 -- The London Assembly issued the following news release: * * * Coming up next week at the London Assembly W/C 26 January * PUBLIC MEETINGS Monday 26 January Mayor's draft consolidated budget 2026-27 Budget and Performance Committee - The Chamber, City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, 10am The Budget and Performance Committee will speak to the Mayor of London about his draft consolidated budget for 2026-27, where any additional money has come from, and how it will b more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 24 -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, posted the following news on Jan. 23, 2026: * * * Secularist journalist has laudably investigated the National Prayer Breakfast FFRF Action Fund is pleased to name journalist Jonathan Larsen as this week's Secularist of the Week for his reporting on the Nationa more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Jan. 24 -- The Foundation for Economic Education posted the following commentary: * * * Housing Lessons from Spain How not to solve an "affordability" crisis. By Mark Nayler Spain's Socialist prime minister Pedro Sanchez began 2026 by announcing new measures to combat the country's housing crisis. Speaking on January 12 at the launch of the Campamento project, which will see 10,700 state-owned homes built on a former military site west of Madrid, Sanchez vowed to "contin more PR

VICTORIA, Australia, Jan. 23 -- The Australian Securities and Investments Commission issued the following news: * * * Fund manager sentenced to 6 years' jail in $3 million Platinum Asset Management insider trading case * Former investment manager Rodney Forrest has been sentenced to 6 years' imprisonment for insider trading and procuring others to trade in more than $3 million of Platinum Asset Management Limited (Platinum) shares (ASX: PTM). In August 2024, Mr Forrest secretly accessed th more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 23 [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: * * * Georgia: UN Submission Highlights Ruthless Crackdown on Fundamental Rights * With the human rights record of Georgia coming under review at the United Nations on January 26, 2026, PEN Georgia, PEN International and PEN America reiterate urgent concerns over the Georgian authorities' syst more PR

VIENNA, Austria, Jan. 23 -- The International Press Institute issued the following news: * * * Malta: Convicted bomb suppliers lose appeal over Daphne Caruana Galizia murder IPI and media freedom partners welcome solidification of crucial convictions * The International Press Institute (IPI) joins the undersigned international media freedom and journalist organisations in welcoming the confirmation of guilty verdicts handed to Robert Agius and Jamie Vella, the two men who supplied the bomb  more PR

PARIS, France, Jan. 23 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Pakistan: baseless accusations and hearing postponements -- the blatant legal persecution of Sohrab Barkat Sohrab Barkat, a journalist for the news site Siasat, is facing three separate criminal proceedings filed under Pakistan's cybercrime law (PECA) over his journalism. His most recent bail hearing has been postponed several times. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the legal persecu more PR

PARIS, France, Jan. 23 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Philippines: For the family of Gerry Ortega, environmental journalist assassinated 15 years ago, the fight for justice continues On the fifteenth anniversary of the assassination of Filipino radio broadcaster Gerry Ortega, who specialised in environmental issues, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) pays tribute to a leading figure in investigative journalism in the Philippines and calls on the a more PR

PARIS, France, Jan. 22 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Philippines: RSF and partners strongly condemn appalling conviction of Frenchie Mae Cumpio for baseless "financing terrorism" charges Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the #FreeFrenchieMaeCumpio coalition of international press freedom organisations condemned the conviction of Filipino investigative journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio, who now faces a sentence of between 12 and 18 years in pris more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2026: * * * Ranking Members Jamie Raskin and Robert Garcia Demand Answers from FBI Director Kash Patel and Attorney General Pam Bondi After Federal Agents Raid Home of Washington Post Reporter Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the Committee on the Judiciary and Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government R more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2026: * * * Ranking Members Robert Garcia and Jamie Raskin Demand Answers from FBI Director Kash Patel and Attorney General Pam Bondi After Federal Agents Raid Home of Washington Post Reporter Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Memb more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Elijah Crane, R-AZ, has introduced the Nick Shirley Congressional Gold Medal Act, aimed at awarding a Congressional Gold Medal to investigative journalist Nick Shirley for his significant contributions in uncovering fraud, waste, and abuse against American taxpayers. The proposed legislation responds to Shirley's groundbreaking investigative work posted on social media in December 2025, during which he exposed an extensive scheme of fraud involving the Minnesota Soma more ST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Elijah Crane, R-AZ, has introduced the Nick Shirley Congressional Gold Medal Act to honor investigative journalist Nick Shirley for his groundbreaking work exposing significant instances of fraud, waste, and abuse against American taxpayers. The bill acknowledges Shirley's December 2025 investigative report, which revealed over $110 million in fraudulent activities involving the Minnesota Somali population. This report prompted immediate action, culminating in the su more ST

PARIS, France, Jan. 23 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Russia's large-scale strikes in Ukraine leave newsrooms working in the dark and the cold Ukrainian media outlets are fighting extreme winter weather conditions, Russian strikes and power cuts, to keep the public informed. Reporters Without Borders (RSF), which has spoken with several newsrooms in Kyiv, commends their courage and urges the international community to step up economic support s more PR

PARIS, France, Jan. 23 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Slovakia: as retrial of alleged mastermind behind journalist Jan Kuciak's assassination approaches, RSF urges court not to repeat mistakes * On 26 January, Slovakia's Special Criminal Court will begin deliberations for the third time on the role of businessman Marian Kocner and his associate Alena Zsuzsova in the 2018 double murder of journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancee Martina Kusnirova. more PR