WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 [Category: Sociological] -- The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee issued the following news release: * * * ADC Files Emergency Motion After CBP Seizes Couple's Phones and Laptops at Dulles Airport in Violation of the Fourth Amendment * media@adc.org Washington, D.C. | The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) filed a motion in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on behalf of psychiatric nurse practitioner Muhammad Numaan Imam, and his wife, software engineer Khadijah Mansoo more PR

VIENNA, Austria, Oct. 21 -- ADF International issued the following news release: * * * Nigerian Christian mother acquitted of "blasphemy" charges receives First Step Forum Shahbaz Bhatti Freedom Award * Rhoda Jatau, a Christian mother, received a prestigious religious freedom award on Friday for her courageous dedication to advancing religious freedom, following her release from prison. * ADF nominated Jatau for the award and commends her for advocating for Nigerian Christians by sharing her story. - GENEVA (19 October 2026) -- On Frida more PR

PARIS, France, Oct. 21 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Albanian journalists targeted by police violence: RSF calls for investigations and parliamentary scrutiny * At least 12 journalists and media workers were physically attacked while covering protests in Albania between 13 and 19 October. Most of these episodes involved police officers. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns the violence and calls for sanctions against those responsible, the enforcement of existing measures to protect jour more PR

CANBERRA, Australia, Oct. 20 -- The office of the Prime Minister of Australia issued the following news release: * * * Press conference - Sydney Transcript 19 October 2026 ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Good evening. Tonight, I want to update Australians on a serious incident that has occurred in Victoria. This afternoon, Helen Haines, the Member for Indi, was attacked outside her electorate office in Wangaratta. All of our thoughts are with Helen, her family, her friends, her team, and her community at this extremely difficult time. We more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Oct. 19 -- The University of Missouri School of Journalism issued the following news release: * * * Back in the 'Spotlight': Student Innovation Fellowships evolve into full-time jobs for 2 recent Missouri School of Journalism graduates * The Reynolds Journalism Institute's Student Innovation Fellowships are designed to be mutually beneficial. Missouri School of Journalism students spend each summer gaining real-world experience in news organizations across the country, while the organizations themselves get help on innov more PR

OSHKOSH, Wisconsin, Oct. 21 -- The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh campus posted the following news: * * * Beyond the visible with UW-Oshkosh alumnus Josh Cavender * University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh alumnus Josh Cavender '24, a reporter with WLUK-TV, credits his professors and the top-tier radio TV film program for helping him excel in the news industry. Note: UW-Oshkosh graduate student Harshita Kaur reflects on her conversation with Josh Cavender, a professional journalist who graduated in 2024 with with a bachelor's degree in radio TV fi more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Castro Statement On Detention Of American Rabbis, Volunteers In The West Bank * SAN ANTONIO, TX -- Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) released the following statement: "Today, Israeli forces detained dozens of volunteers, including a congressional candidate and rabbis, in the West Bank. Days earlier, settlers attacked European diplomats and a Washington Post journalist. "If American public servants, diplomats, and journalists are targeted, more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 22 -- The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, an organization that defends the right of Catholics to participate in American public life without defamation or discrimination, issued the following commentary by President Bill Donohue: * * * The Inclusion Game is a Fraud "Inclusion for thee but not for me" is one of the favorite games played by radical pundits, politicians and activists. When it suits their cause, they opt for inclusion; when it doesn't, they opt for exclusion. For example, when they are seeking to e more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 21 -- The AIDS Healthcare Foundation posted the following news: * * * Do Los Angeles Politicians Want SRO Nonprofits to Fail? * Los Angeles politicians sure don't make it easy for nonprofits that provide permanent, low-income housing at single-room occupancy buildings in Downtown L.A.--even though the city has been mired in a catastrophic homelessness crisis for years. One would think Mayor Karen Bass and the City Council would roll out the red carpet for the organizations. Instead, city hall bureaucracy and ho more PR

PARIS, France, Oct. 20 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * DRC: Authorities commit to establishing a national mechanism to protect journalists, a long-standing demand of RSF and JED * In response to the scale of violence against media professionals, the authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have expressed their support for the establishment of a national mechanism to protect journalists, a long-standing demand of Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and its local partner, the organi more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Oct. 19 -- The European Federation of Journalists posted the following news: * * * Everyone remembers where they were on 2 September 2026 and 16 October 2017 * European Federation of Journalists, writing in personal capacity Previously worked at The Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation (2021 - 2022) On 11 October 2026, the media reported that four jurors expressed debasing comments online and in group chats about Daphne Caruana Galizia. The vilification of Daphne didn't end with her death, and that is a Maltese problem as  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 21 -- Yale Law School posted the following news: * * * How MFIA Helped Uncover the Story Behind a Landmark Press Freedom Case * When First Amendment lawyer Lee Levine '79 began researching the case of journalist Earl Caldwell, he thought he knew the story he was investigating. Caldwell, a reporter for The New York Times, had developed extraordinary access to the Black Panther Party while covering the organization in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The federal government subpoenaed him to testify before a grand  more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Oct. 21 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * India: Uttar Pradesh journalist beaten to death in flour mill * On October 18, Naseem Ahmad, bureau chief of the Hindi daily Dainik Janvani, was beaten to death while seeking an advertisement for his newspaper ahead of Diwali at a flour mill on Jarothi Road, Hapur. Ahmad entered the mill with three others when the owner, Ashok Kumar Gupta, reportedly refused to place an advertisement and called the group "fake more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 21 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Student Press Law Center posted the following news: * * * News Literacy Project, Press Pass NYC and Student Press Law Center head to SXSW EDU stage * The News Literacy Project, Press Pass NYC and Student Press Law Center have been selected to present at SXSW EDU, one of the world's most prominent education conferences. A student journalist will join a panel of nonprofit leaders for the session, "Think Like a Journalist: Building Civic Resilience." Young people face unprecedented ch more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Oct. 21 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Philippines: Journalists attacked by police while covering Quezon City protest * On October 19, Quezon City police used force against Bulatlat reporter Ernest Cruz while he covered a farmer's protest outside the Department of Agrarian Reform's (DAR) Central Office. In a video from the College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP), police can be seen restraining Cruz while he showed identification and repeate more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 21 -- The AIDS Healthcare Foundation posted the following news: * * * The Data Maven: Dandelions and Living with HIV from Birth * "But my mother died before she got the chance to realize that dandelions are blessings in disguise." These powerful words come from Dandelion, a poem by the late Mary Bowman (pictured above), a poet, activist, and woman born with HIV. In the poem, Bowman uses the dandelion as a metaphor for people who are often misunderstood, overlooked, or stigmatized despite their resilience and i more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 21 -- The Trust for Public Land issued the following news release: * * * Trust for Public Land Announces David Poppe as New Chair of National Board of Directors October 20th, 2026 SEATTLE - At its annual meeting this week, Trust for Public Land (TPL) today announced David Poppe (New York) as the new Chair of its National Board of Directors. Poppe previously served as Vice Chair and Chair of the Audit Committee and succeeds Lucas St. Clair (Falmouth, Maine), who had served as Chair since 2021. Happy Haynes (De more PR