LONDON, England, July 30 -- The British Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs issued the following news: * * * Appointment made to the Marine Management Organisation Board * A new member has been appointed to the Marine Management Organisation's Board. Marsha Ramroop will commence a three-year appointment on 1 November 2026, following the end of Peter Judge's second term on 31 October 2026. The appointment has been made in accordance with the Governance Code on Public Appointments. All appointments are made on merit and polit more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 [Category: Sociological] -- The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee issued the following news release: * * * Court Orders Discovery in Blumenthal v. Mullin After Raising Fourth Amendment Concerns * July 30, 2026 media@adc.org Washington, D.C. | The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) welcomes the Court's decision to permit discovery following yesterday's hearing in Blumenthal v. Mullin - an important step toward justice in a serious constitutional fight over whether the government can access a jo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on July 30, 2026, by non-resident senior associate Emily Benson and program coordinator and research assistant Lexi Linafelter, both of the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program: * * * The Kyndryl-Solvinity Case: A Barometer for Investment Security Reviews? Investment screening, once a backstop against discrete security threats, has become a primary instrument in the geopolitics of technology. The United States and the United Kingdom were  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following news release: * * * GOMEZ ON PUBLIC RESPONSE TO FCC CAMPAIGN OF CENSORSHIP AND CONTROL AGAINST LOCAL ABC STATIONS AND DISNEY WASHINGTON -- FCC Commissioner Anna M. Gomez issued the following statement after the comment period closed for a proceeding initiated by the FCC against local ABC stations and Disney to punish speech this administration dislikes, in violation of the First Amendment and the law that governs the agency: "When given the chance to weigh in  more PR

NEW YORK, July 29 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: * * * Vietnam: Quash Conviction of Social Media Commentator * (Bangkok) - The Vietnamese authorities should immediately quash the criminal conviction of a prominent commentator on social media and release her, Human Rights Watch said today. On July 29, 2026, a court in Hanoi convicted Hoang Thi Hong Thai and sentenced her to six years in prison. Hanoi police had arrested her on January 7 for comments she made on social media criticizing the Vietnam more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 30 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Student Press Law Center issued the following news: * * * Longtime journalist John Haskins joins SPLC board * As the Student Press Law Center prepares to start another school year of supporting powerful journalism and defending student press freedom, the organization is proud to welcome longtime journalist and academic administrator John Haskins to the organization's Board of Directors. "With his energy, enthusiasm and contacts, John will be a welcome addition to the SPLC board," B more PR

LONDON, England, July 30 -- The National Union of Journalists posted the following news: * * * Reach chapel calls for an end to devastating cycle of redundancies The NUJ Reach Group chapel has passed a motion calling for the Reach plc board to stop mass redundancies across the company after a poor financial statement. On 28 July, the Reach Group chapel met to discuss the half-year figures released on 22 July which show that group revenue is down 9% (pound sterling23.1m) so far this year, with digital revenues badly hit and down 11.4%. Rep more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 30 -- The European Federation of Journalists posted the following news: * * * Russia: Journalist Darya Shipacheva sentenced to 12 years in prison * On 29 July, the Moscow City Court sentenced Russian journalist Darya Shipacheva to 12 years in prison on charges of "treason". The International and European Federations of Journalists (IFJ-EFJ) strongly condemn the imprisonment of Shipacheva and the ongoing criminalisation of journalists amid a crackdown on press freedom in Russia. Darya Shipacheva, 35 years old, is a f more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 30 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Russia: Journalist sentenced to 12 years in prison * 30 July 2026 On 29 July, the Moscow City Court sentenced Russian journalist Daria Shipacheva to 12 years in prison on charges of "treason". The International and European Federations of Journalists (IFJ-EFJ) strongly condemn the imprisonment of Shipacheva and the ongoing criminalisation of journalists amid a crackdown on press freedom in Russia. A view of more PR

LEXINGTON, Virginia, July 31 -- Washington and Lee University issued the following news: * * * Leading With Trust Meet Graham Frankel Smith '02, the first female mayor of Mountain Brook, Alabama Grace Sanborn Graham Frankel Smith '02 never dreamed of a career in public service. She wanted to study journalism in college, which brought her to Washington and Lee University. Now, 24 years later, she is the first woman to serve as mayor of Mountain Brook, Alabama, in the municipality's 84-year history. From Roslyn, New York, on Long Island, Sm more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 30 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Yemen: Journalist faces death threats over reporting * 30 July 2026 Mahmoud Al-Hamidi, a journalist working for Al Arabiya news channel, received death threats for his reporting on airstrikes that targeted areas under the control of the Houthis. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate, the Yemeni Journalists Syndicate (YJS), in condemning these death threats, and is calling on t more PR