SURREY, England, July 17 -- Air Cargo News issued the following news: * * * AI demand fuels surge in cargo revenues and volumes at China Airlines By Damian Brett Taiwan-based China Airlines saw cargo revenues and volumes soar in the second quarter of the year as high-tech cargo demand boosted performance. The cargo division saw second quarter cargo revenues increase by 43.9% year on year to T$23.6bn, while freight tonne kms (FTK) were up 8.6% to 1.5bn and capacity increased by 2.6% to 2.1bn AFTK. With demand increasing faster than capacit more PR

LONDON, England, July 16 -- Article 19, an organization that says it propels the freedom of expression movement, posted the following letter on July 15, 2026: * * * Bangladesh: Drop charges against journalists Farzana Rupa and Mozammel Babu As Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) deepens its investigation against detained journalists Farzana Rupa and Mozammel Babu in relation to allegations arising from their broadcast coverage of the May 2013 Shapla Chattar massacre, we, the undersigned international press freedom and human righ more PR

LONDON, England, July 16 -- Article 19, an organization that says it propels the freedom of expression movement, posted the following news: * * * EU: European Centre for Democratic Resilience must champion independent media The European Centre for Democratic Resilience (ECDR) was proposed as a flagship initiative of the European Democracy Shield - a voluntary cooperation hub where Member States come together to exchange knowledge, coordinate action, and respond more effectively to mounting threats to democracy. But what is the role of indepe more PR

ACCRA, Ghana, July 16 -- Ashesi University issued the following news: * * * Who Shapes Public Policy? How Evidence, Media, and Institutions Influence Democratic Accountability The Public Policy Durbar, held as part of the inaugural Ashesi Law Week celebration, provided a platform for insightful conversations on evidence-based policymaking, investigative journalism, misinformation, institutional accountability, and the role of credible information in strengthening democracy. The panel, featuring Hon. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, Member of Parliamen more PR

NEW YORK, July 16 [Category: International] -- The Center for Human Rights in Iran posted the following news release: * * * Authorities Escalate Crackdown on Iranian Students Amid Post-War Repression * More Than a Hundred Students Arrested, Expelled, or Jailed in Expanding Assault on Dissent at Universities July 16, 2026 -Iranian authorities have launched a sweeping crackdown on university campuses, subjecting students to arbitrary arrests, imprisonment, expulsions, suspensions, and politically motivated disciplinary proceedings since the more PR

NEW YORK, July 16 (TNSrep) -- Bankrate, a provider of financial services, issued the following news release: * * * Top 10 Markets for Mortgage Overpayment: See Where Homebuyers Overpaid the Most in 2025 Bankrate finds every single metro area in the US is overpaying for mortgages. The homeowners paying the most were in Victoria and Tyler, Texas, followed by Los Angeles and Santa Fe, N.M. - Overpaying for your home mortgage is a national epidemic hitting consumers in the wallet. A new Bankrate analysis finds that U.S. homebuyers in every met more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 16 -- The European Federation of Journalists posted the following news: * * * Big Tech, AI, and journalism: Visibility, authority, and viability * By Renate Schroeder, EFJ Director (originally published on July 6 on CMPF blog section ) With Big Tech being the gatekeepers of information and with AI, GenAI, chatbots accelerating, visibility, authority and viability of journalism is ever more at stake. With algorithms prioritising disinformation, toxic news, emotions and lies, with politicians lying bluntly and usin more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on July 15, 2026, by journalist Alison Mutler: * * * The Moldova-Romania Unification Riddle For the first time since Moldovan independence, reuniting with Romania is backed by leaders in both countries, and public opinion is warming. - The once far-fetched idea is being discussed not only in Chisinau and Bucharest, but also in Brussels, which says the two nations should decide their own fates. For Moscow, it represents a nightmare. Moldova was  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on July 16, 2026, by non-resident senior fellow Alexander Kolyandr: * * * Russia's Raddled Stock Market Vladimir Putin hoped to double the size of the stock market. He has comprehensively failed, and there's no obvious fix to be found. - Russia's stock market is stuck in one of its worst stretches in decades. The MOEX index has now fallen for 17 straight weeks -- the longest unbroken decline since 1997 -- and is back down near the lows it hit on  more PR

SURREY, England, July 17 -- Air Cargo News issued the following news: * * * Growing Kalitta Air renews with ACL Airshop By Damian Brett Freighter operator Kalitta Air has renewed its partnership with ULD firm ACL Airshop for a further five years. Under the renewed agreement, ACL Airshop will provide ULD supply and management solution covering the lifecycle of Kalitta Air's ULD fleet. Services include fleet control, repair and maintenance, net replacement, global logistics, digital tracking, analytics, customer support and reporting, and o more PR

NEW YORK, July 16 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * HBO Original Documentary Series MONSTERS OF GOD Debuts August 6 * * The HBO Original five-part documentary series MONSTERS OF GOD, from Goode Films, A24, and Central Pictures, is directed by Emmy (r) Award-nominated filmmaker Eric Goode (HBO's "Chimp Crazy," "Tiger King"), and debuts THURSDAY, AUGUST 6 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max. Subsequent episodes will debu more PR

NEW YORK, July 16 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: * * * Uganda: Military Seizing Government Critics * (Nairobi) - Uganda 's military is arbitrarily seizing government critics, holding them incommunicado, then handing them over for bogus prosecutions, Human Rights Watch said today. These actions are an apparent effort to silence and curtail all opposition and the independent media. Since mid-June 2026, security forces have unlawfully seized at least five critics of President Yoweri Museveni and hi more PR

SURREY, England, July 17 -- Air Cargo News issued the following news: * * * IAG Cargo looks to benefit from Delhi expansion By Damian Brett IAG Cargo is hoping to capitalise on the addition of a third daily flight between Heathrow and Delhi and the new trade deal between India and the UK. IAG member airline British Airways will operate the additional year-round flight using one of its Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft. The airline will also increase frequencies to Bengaluru, bringing the total number of weekly flights between Heathrow and more PR

LONDON, England, July 16 -- The International Bar Association Human Rights Institute issued the following news: * * * UK parliamentary event warns that impunity for perpetrators of conflict-related sexual violence is fuelling future atrocities Conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) remains one of the gravest crimes committed during armed conflict, yet impunity continues to be the norm despite significant developments in international criminal law, speakers warned at a United Kingdom parliamentary event hosted by the International Bar Assoc more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on July 16, 2026, by journalist and geopolitical analyst Matthew Fulco in the foundation's China Brief Notes: * * * Taiwan Intensifies Resistance to PRC Political Warfare Executive Summary: * Under Lai Ching-te, Taiwan has significantly strengthened its countermeasures against political warfare from the People's Republic of China (PRC). Prosecutions of espionage cases, expulsions of influencers calling for military invasions of Taiwan, and tighter outbound trave more PR

EL SEGUNDO, California, July 16 -- The Los Angeles Times issued the following news release: * * * L.A. Times Earns Three Sigma Delta Chi Awards for Excellence in Journalism The Los Angeles Times has won three Sigma Delta Chi Awards for excellence in journalism from the Society of Professional Journalists. The Times received the top honors for investigative reporting, crime reporting and regional political reporting. The awards, which recognize outstanding work published or broadcast in 2025, were announced in a virtual presentation on July 9 more PR

PARIS, France, July 15 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Morocco: RSF welcomes release of Ali Lmrabet but remains vigilant as lawsuit continues * Arrested on 12 July upon his arrival in the country, Franco-Moroccan freelance journalist Ali Lmrabet was released on Wednesday, 15 July, by the king's prosecutor at the Casablanca Criminal Court. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) welcomes this decision, yet remains vigilant as an investigation into the case, announced by the Public Prosecutor's Office,  more PR

LONDON, England, July 16 -- The National Union of Journalists posted the following news: * * * Mexico: IFJ condemns murder of two journalists The NUJ has joined the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) in condemning the murders of Mexican journalists and calling for immediate investigations to bring the perpetrators to justice. On 2 June Roxana Guzman Ramirez, director of Pulso Informativo del Sureste, was kidnapped from her home in Nanchital, Veracruz by an armed commando. The abduction was captured in a video showing a group of h more PR

LONDON, England, July 16 -- The National Union of Journalists posted the following news: * * * Tributes as Stephen Corrigan steps down as IEC chair Tributes have been paid to former journalist Stephen Corrigan as he stepped down as chair and member of the NUJ's Irish Executive Council (IEC). Stephen recently resigned his editorial position with the Connacht Tribune to take up a new job with Services, Industrial, Professional and Technical Union (SIPTU) as a full-time official in the health sector. He served at chapel, branch and IEC level more PR

PARIS, France, July 16 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Occupied West Bank: Sibling journalists and captives of Israeli authorities * Freelance journalist Islam Amarneh, a contributor to the Palestinian feminist news network Nawa, has been detained in Israel since 3 May 2026. Her brother, Osayd Amarneh, a photojournalist for the news site Al-Jarmaq News, has been imprisoned for nearly a year. Both are being held arbitrarily and without trial. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for their imme more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Derek Tran, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Representative Tran Holds Vietnamese Government Accountable for Human Rights Abuses * Washington, D.C. - Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 8595, the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027, which included Representative Derek Tran's (CA-45) amendment to hold the Vietnamese communist government accountable for human rights violations. The provision will direct State Department funding for  more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 16 -- The European Federation of Journalists posted the following news: * * * Serbia: A dangerous spiral of violence against journalists * Record levels of physical violence against journalists, death threats and online smear campaigns, entrenched impunity, and tight political control over the media landscape - media freedom in Serbia is in a deepening crisis with a rapidly closing window for independent journalism to operate. The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), together with its partners of the Media Fre more PR

PARIS, France, July 16 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Somalia: Journalist Suways Jama Mohamud faces up to three years in prison over a 15-second report * Prosecuted for a 15-second report published on her Facebook news page, Suways Media, journalist Suways Jama Mohamud is facing up to three years in prison. Since mid-May, at least four other journalists have been arrested in the country in connection with their work. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for these abusive charges against medi more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 15 [Category: Media] -- The Society of Professional Journalists posted the following news: * * * SPJ renews call for federal shield law following Supreme Court decision in Catherine Herridge case * Media Contact: SPJ Communications, communications@spj.org The Society of Professional Journalists renews its call for stronger legal protections for journalists after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to halt sanctions against investigative journalist Catherine Herridge for refusing to reveal a confidential source.  more PR

GENEVA, Switzerland, July 16 [Category: Law/Legal] -- Fortify Rights, a team of human rights defenders, issued the following news release: * * * Thailand: Chinese Refugee Approved for Resettlement at Risk of Forced Return to China * (BANGKOK, July 16, 2026)-The Thai government should immediately facilitate the resettlement of Hong Kong pro-democracy journalist Zhang Xinyan and refrain from forcibly returning her to China, where she may face severe persecution, unfair trial, and detention, said Fortify Rights today. Zhang Xinyan, a refugee r more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, July 15 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * Why we're building a Health Editor Help Desk * Some of the most important editing in journalism happens before a story is ever filed. It's the conversation with an editor that helps a reporter sharpen the questions they're asking or the approach they're taking. It's the editor who says, "I think you're missing something here," or "Have you talked to patients yet?" or "This data doesn't quite mean what you think it d more PR