LONDON, England, July 20 -- Article 19, an organization that says it propels the freedom of expression movement, posted the following letter: * * * Thailand: Stop the forcible return of journalist Bai Zhaodong to China We, the undersigned press freedom, journalists', human rights, and international organisations, urgently call on the Thai authorities to refrain from forcibly returning detained Chinese journalist Bai Zhaodong to China. This appeal follows confirmation from local sources that Bai, who is currently held at the Suan Phlu Immigra more PR

NEW YORK, July 20 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: * * * Free Outspoken Moroccan Rap Star * "In rap, I'll stage a coup d'Etat with my spiteful homies, 'cause their lives are all stormy weather... Go ahead, take me -blindfold my eyes, reopen Tazmamart, and throw me in." With these biting lyrics, 34-year-old Moroccan rap star Mehdi Lyoubi, known as Mehdi Black Wind, invoked the infamous Tazmamart prison, where those accused of plotting against the monarchy were jailed in atrocious conditions more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 21 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Fulbright grants send record number of Yalies abroad Three-dozen recent Yale College graduates and six students or recent alumni from Yale's professional and graduate schools received offers to spend a year abroad through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. - Thirty-six recent Yale College graduates and six students or recent alumni from Yale's professional and graduate schools were offered Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards for the 2026-2027 academic y more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 20 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Italy: Sports journalist killed in Eboli * 20 July 2026 On 19 July, the charred body of Luca Esposito, a freelance sports journalist and an employee of the Regional Environmental Agency (Arpac), was found in the countryside in the municipality of Eboli, in the province of Salerno, in southern Italy. The International and the European Federations of Journalists (IFJ-EFJ) join its affiliate, the Federazione Na more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 20 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Q&A: Brown University sociologist on impact of wrongful convictions on justice, public safety * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -Far from rare exceptions to an otherwise fair criminal justice system, wrongful convictions are a pervasive and systemic problem, according to research and analysis in a new book by Brown University sociologist Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve. "Crime Fictions" is the culmination of years of archival research, interviews and indi more PR

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, July 20 -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University posted the following news: * * * Two N.C. A&T Students Join AJC as Inaugural Ida B. Wells Data Journalism Fellows * EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (July 20, 2026) - Two North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University journalism and mass communications students have joined the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) this summer as inaugural Ida B. Wells HBCU Data Journalism Fellows. Rising seniors Antonio Mattox Jr. and Kevin Pernell, along with  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The White House issued the following news: * * * WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: President Trump Exposes Bombshell Evidence of Foreign Election Interference and Deep State Suppression In a powerful primetime address, President Donald J. Trump released newly declassified documents that reveal foreign election interference, serious vulnerabilities in U.S. election infrastructure, and deliberate efforts by intelligence officials to withhold critical information from the President and the American people. Here's what they're saying more PR