WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Sues California on Behalf of Nick Shirley to Block Enforcement of Unconstitutional "Stop Nick Shirley Act" * Today, America First Legal (AFL), in partnership with John W. Howard of JW Howard Attorneys, filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California against California Attorney General Rob Bonta and California Secretary of State Shirley Weber on b more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Sept. 4 -- The European Federation of Journalists posted the following news: * * * Before Ukraine's fifth winter of full-scale war: A call to protect journalists and sustain independent media * The following is a joint appeal by the International Advisory Council of the Journalists' Solidarity Centers to governments, international institutions, media organizations, journalists' unions and donors, convened by EFJ affiliate, the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine (NUJU). With autumn approaching, Ukrainian journalist more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 5 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following commentary on Sept. 4, 2026, by Tanya Lokshina, senior associate director in the Europe and Central Asia Division: * * * Palliative Care Champion Prosecuted in Russia Authorities Target Lida Moniava Over Anti-War Stance - Lida Moniava, Russia's best-known children's palliative care advocate, was detained in Moscow this week and charged with disseminating "knowingly false information" about the army - apparent retaliation for her public stance against Rus more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 5 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following commentary on Sept. 3, 2026, by senior Sahel researcher Ilaria Allegrozzi: * * * Prominent Niger Journalist Feared Forcibly Disappeared Moussa Kaka Went Missing After Leaving Radio - Three days have passed since the prominent Nigerien journalist Moussa Kaka went missing, raising fears that he may have been forcibly disappeared. Kaka, director-general of Radio Television Saraounia and a former correspondent for Radio France Internationale, left his offi more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 4 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: * * * Human Rights Watch Updated Briefing Paper on the Human Rights Situation in Tunisia * Five years after President Kais Saied seized extraordinary executive powers on July 25, 2021, Tunisia's human rights situation has deteriorated dramatically. What began as a slide back into authoritarianism has hardened into systematic repression of civil society organizations, journalists, political opponents, independent lawyers, and migrants. Shrinking Ci more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Sept. 3 -- The University of Missouri School of Journalism issued the following news release: * * * Laiba Khan Zai named first Youngblood Investigative Fellow, extending legacy of principled international editor * Left: Master's student Laiba Khan Zai is the first-ever Youngblood Fellow. Right: Robert Youngblood in 2015 By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Sept. 3, 2026) -International master's student Laiba Khan Zai is the first recipient of the Missouri School of Journalism's Robert F. Youngblood Investigative Fellow more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: * * * The Long Blue Line: Maggie Norvell--Guardian of Lake Pontchartrain * "There isn't anything unusual in a woman keeping a light in her window to guide men folk home. I just happen to a keep a bigger light than most..." \- Keeper Margaret Norvell, U.S. Lighthouse Service Margaret (aka Maggie or Madge) Celest Dimitry Ruth Norvell was born on February 11, 1862, in Washington, D.C. Her parents, Elizabeth (Eliza) Virgina Dimitry and Enoc more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 4 -- Yale Law School posted the following news: * * * M. Gessen to Deliver Fall 2026 Gruber Distinguished Lecture in Women's Rights * Back to News Acclaimed journalist and author M. Gessen will deliver the fall 2026 Gruber Distinguished Lecture in Women's Rights. The lecture will take place Monday, Oct. 5, at 4:30 p.m. in Room 120 of Sterling Law Building. M. Gessen is an acclaimed journalist, author, and public intellectual whose work has profoundly influenced contemporary discussions of democracy, author more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * Media Tip Sheet: Remembering Gloria Steinem * WASHINGTON (September 3, 2026) - Gloria Steinem, the pioneering feminist, journalist and activist who helped shape the modern women's rights movement, has died at 92. From her groundbreaking investigative journalism and co-founding of Ms. Magazine to her advocacy for reproductive rights, gender equality, and women's political participation, Steinem became one of the most recognizable voices of second-wave femini more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 2 -- New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Governor Kathy Hochul stood together at a press conference to call on the federal government to release $87 million in withheld counterterrorism funding owed to the city and state. Joined by state Homeland Security and Emergency Services Commissioner Terence O'Leary and local emergency leadership, officials warned that the 40% reduction in federal grant allocations directly defunds critical public safety infrastructure, including certified bomb squads, transit security units, and emergency more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Sept. 3 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * NMiF looks at turmoil at Office of African American Affairs * This week on New Mexico in Focus (NMIF), Santa Fe New Mexican reporter Lily Alexander helps viewers understand her reporting on longstanding turnover and allegations of workplace hostility at the state Office of African American Affairs -including under the leadership of Executive Director Gene Grant, the former host of NMiF. Alexander interviews two former staffers from the office  more PR

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Sept. 4 [Category: Media] -- The International Media Support, an organization that says it works to strengthen the capacity of media to reduce conflict and facilitate dialogue, issued the following news: * * * Palestinian documentary Citizen Osama makes world premiere at Venice Film Festival * The IMS-supported documentary Citizen Osama made its world premiere on 5 September, at the Venice Film Festival. The film follows Osama, a Gaza-based photojournalist, over the course of a year as he documents the war and its impa more PR

LONDON, England, Sept. 5 -- PEN International issued the following news: * * * Argentina: Conviction in Rodolfo Walsh case proves that crimes against writers cannot be erased by time 'When the truth is recognised and those responsible are held to account, even decades later, it sends a vital message to writers and journalists facing persecution today: justice may be delayed, but it cannot be denied forever', said Burhan Somnez, President of PEN International. 'Rodolfo Walsh transformed journalism into an act of courage. This conviction hono more PR

LONDON, England, Sept. 5 -- PEN International issued the following news on Sept. 4, 2026: * * * Malta: No justice for the killing of Daphne Caruana Galizia following shock acquittal 'The PEN Community expresses full solidarity with Daphne Caruana Galizia's family in their never-ending fight for justice. Those who killed Daphne sought to silence her, yet her powerful legacy lives on. We will continue to honour Daphne's memory and will not rest until full accountability for her murder and the corruption she died exposing has been achieved', sa more PR

POTSDAM, New York, Sept. 4 -- The State University of New York Potsdam campus posted the following news: * * * SUNY Potsdam to Host Screening of 'Counted Out' Math Documentary * SUNY Potsdam's Department of Mathematics will host a free public screening of the documentary film, "Counted Out," on Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 6 p.m., in the Barrington Student Union Multi-Purpose Room. SUNY Potsdam will host a free public screening of the feature documentary, "Counted Out," on Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 6 p.m., in the Barrington Student Union Multi-Pur more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 5 -- The United Nations Population Fund issued the following news: * * * "We don't have to endure everything": Motherhood, vulnerability, and the racism that runs through childbirth BRASILIA, Brazil - "Black women are the majority of women living in precarious conditions in our country," said Isabela Cristina Correia de Lima Lima, a Brazilian singer-songwriter, known professionally as IZA. "And of course that extends to pregnancy, to the moment of birth." Across the Americas, women of African descent face higher maternal dea more PR

DAVIS, California, Sept. 5 -- The University of California Davis School of Law issued the following news: * * * Judge Judy Hersher Explores 'the Humanity of Judging' By Carla Meyer For many law students, becoming a judge represents the pinnacle of a legal career and the ultimate expression of one's commitment to justice. Judy Holzer Hersher '84, a retired Sacramento Superior Court judge, has established an endowment at UC Davis Law for the Study of Judicial Philosophy and Jurisprudence in the Modern Judiciary. It will support a lecture ser more PR

LEXINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- Washington and Lee University issued the following news: * * * Maya Lin is the Next Speaker in the Mudd Lecture Series The architect and artist, who designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial when she was 21, will give a lecture on Sept. 17 in Keller Theatre. - Maya Lin, renowned architect and artist, will deliver a lecture at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 17, in the Keller Theatre in the Lenfest Center for the Arts to kick off the Washington and Lee University Roger Mudd Center for Ethics' series, "Memory, Mind  more PR

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 4 -- William and Mary issued the following news: * * * Week of Civic Leadership encourages W&M community to engage in service * Civic leadership is an idea that can only be perfected through action. This action can take many forms, rooted in service and integrity. William & Mary students will soon have the opportunity to build their civic leadership with unique events across campus. As part of the Year of Civic Leadership, William & Mary is hosting a Week of Civic Leadership Sept. 12 to Sept. 19. The week incl more PR