LONDON, England, July 24 -- Article 19, an organization that says it propels the freedom of expression movement, posted the following news: * * * Italy: Court of Cassation fails to protect free expression by confirming liability for third party social media comments In a disappointing decision, the Court of Cassation upheld the civil liability of journalist Fabio Butera for comments posted by third parties beneath a post on his Facebook page. By endorsing the lower court's reasoning, the Court confirmed a legal approach that effectively requ more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 24 -- The European Federation of Journalists posted the following news: * * * Bosnia and Herzegovina: BH Journalists Association and journalist Anisa Mahmutovic faced with smear campaign and defamation lawsuits by public figure Mirnes Ajanovic * The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) stands in full support of its Bosnian affiliate, the Bosnia and Herzegovina Journalists Association (BHJA), and freelance investigative journalist Anisa Mahmutovic, who are facing defamation lawsuits and an ongoing smear campaign l more PR

SURREY, England, July 25 -- Air Cargo News issued the following news: * * * DHL welcomes SBTi's adoption of 'book and claim' for emissions reduction By Damian Brett DHL has welcomed the Science Based Targets initiative's (SBTi) acceptance of 'book and claim' as a mechanism for tracking emissions reduction. In June, SBTi, which was founded as a partnership between the Carbon Disclosure Project, the United Nations Global Compact, the World Resources Institute and the World Wide Fund for Nature, published Version 2.0 of its Corporate Net Zer more PR

LONDON, England, July 23 [Category: International] -- Amnesty International issued the following news release: * * * Georgia: Journalist jailed and comedian attacked for political satire * Reacting to the 14-day jailing of journalist Vakho Sanaia over his satirical Facebook posts and a reported assault on comedian Onise Okriashvili following a smear campaign in pro-government media prompted by a joke he had made, Denis Krivosheev, Amnesty International's Eastern Europe and Central Asia Deputy Regional Director, said: "Beating up and impri more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on July 22, 2026: * * * Meeks Delivers Opening Remarks at Committee Hearing with Ambassador Waltz Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at a full committee hearing entitled "United Nations Accountability and Reform: Advancing an America First Foreign Policy Through Strategic Diplomacy and  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10576) by foreign affairs specialist Michael A. Weber: * * * Human Rights and Anti-Corruption Sanctions: The Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act The Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (Global Magnitsky Act; Title XII, Subtitle F of P.L. 114-328, as amended; 22 U.S.C. Sec.Sec.10101 et seq.) authorizes the President to impose economic sanctions and deny entry into the United States to foreign persons i more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 24 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * India: Three journalists arrested amid crackdown on press * 24 July 2026 [UPDATE 24.07.2026] India's latest crackdown on the press has seen the arrests of a number of regional media workers, including Kashmiri journalist Irfan Mehraj in connection with a terrorism case and journalists Sanjay Rana and Jaspal Singh for their comments towards local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) politicians. The International Fed more PR

MANHATTAN, Kansas, July 23 [Category: Media] -- The Journalism Education Association issued the following news: * * * JEA announces theme and poster contest for Scholastic Journalism Week 2027 * The Journalism Education Association has scheduled next year's Scholastic Journalism Week for Feb. 22-26, 2027. The week's theme is "Start Here, Change Everything." Here is what the Scholastic Journalism Week committee wrote about the 2027 theme: Every great story begins somewhere. And in scholastic journalism, it begins in our classrooms, with  more PR

SURREY, England, July 25 -- Air Cargo News issued the following news: * * * K+N declines to comment on Apex Logistics reports By Damian Brett Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) executives have declined to comment on reports that the company is weighing up options for its Apex Logistics business. Speaking during yesterday's second-quarter results investor call, K+N chief financial officer Markus Blanka-Graff said he had seen the reports but added that "there is nothing that we could comment or confirm or make any statements around that other than Apex is a more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, July 24 -- La Presse, an independent digital media outlet, issued the following news release: * * * In search of solutions : Create a new generation of Quebec Inc. How to boost entrepreneurship in Quebec? For this new part of the series In Search of Solutions, journalist Alain McKenna and photographer Martin Chamberland went to France to discover the ingredients that promote innovation and business creation. While the entrepreneurship rate has been declining in Quebec since the 1990's, many Quebecers still dream of innovati more PR

LONDON, England, July 24 -- The National Union of Journalists posted the following news: * * * NUJ welcomes victory for Vincent Kearney in state surveillance tribunal The NUJ has welcomed a decision by the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) to order MI5 and Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) to pay pound sterling20,000 in damages to journalist and union member Vincent Kearney over sustained unlawful surveillance. The judgement today (23 July) has been hailed by the NUJ as a damning indictment of the police and security services and  more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, July 23 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * NMiF talks Democratic Lt. Governor election; Estancia water crisis * This week, New Mexico in Focus looks ahead to this weekend's election of a new Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor. New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver first won the nomination in June's primary election but resigned several weeks later, citing health challenges. Host Nash Jones sits down with Democratic Party of New Mexico Communications Director Dan more PR

FALMOUTH, England, July 24 -- Falmouth University posted the following news: * * * Online Creative Writing lecturer is shortlisted for Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize * Earlier this year, Falmouth's award-winning BA(Hons) Creative Writing (Online) lecturer, science journalist and adventurer Kit Chapman released The Age of Alchemy: How Early Innovators Shaped Modern Chemistry. Described by BBC History Magazine as a 'globetrotting, time-travelling account of the roots of chemistry' and 'the most enjoyable introduction to alchemy I  more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 23 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Zambia: Journalist arrested and charged under Cyber Crimes Act * 23 July 2026 On 17 July, Zambian journalist Macpherson Mukuka was arrested by police in the capital city of Lusaka and has been detained ever since. He was accused of "publishing and secretly recording" an audio conversation that the authorities deemed to be in violation of the Cyber Crimes Act. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) more PR