LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 22 -- The University of California at Los Angeles posted the following news release: * * * A comprehensive Bruin guide to the 2026 midterm election * * Where, when and how to vote. Find information on voting locations, registration requirements, important deadlines and ways to cast your ballot. * Making an informed decision. Explore UCLA expert insights, election resources and events examining the issues shaping the 2026 midterms. * Post-election events and analysis. Join UCLA experts for discussions about th more PR

FAIRFAX, Virginia, Oct. 23 -- George Mason University posted the following news: * * * Communication students glean career lessons from award-winning broadcast journalist * Skip to content Mason George Mason University Apply Give Canvas PatriotWeb Peoplefinder Athletics News CALENDAR Library Graduation Academics Undergraduate Programs Honors College Undergraduate Research Graduate Programs Colleges and Schools Study Abroad Mason Online Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation SMSC Academic Programs Internships Teaching and Learning Accessib more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Oct. 22 -- The European Federation of Journalists posted the following news: * * * Hungary: EFJ and IFJ to join fact-finding mission amid media reforms * From 4 to 6 November, a coalition of international media freedom and journalist organisations will travel to Hungary to learn about the ongoing media reform under the Tisza government and provide expert recommendations for rebuilding press freedom after years of backsliding. The three-day fact-finding mission to Budapest is led by partners of the Council of Europe Platf more PR

VIENNA, Austria, Oct. 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights issued the following report entitled "Serbia, Early Parliamentary Elections, 25 October 2026: Interim Report." Here are excerpts: * * * EXECUTIVE SUMMARY * The 25 October early parliamentary elections take place against the backdrop of a prolonged political crisis and deepening polarization across Serbian society, which has increasingly affected the functioning of public institutions. The student more PR

GENEVA, Switzerland, Oct. 23 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The International Commission of Jurists posted the following news: * * * Thailand: Three draft anti-SLAPP laws must deliver comprehensive protection * Three legislative proposals to counter strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) are now under consideration in Thailand. The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) welcomes this progress, but urges the Thai authorities to ensure that any anti-SLAPP law ultimately adopted is consistent with Thailand's obligations under in more PR

TACOMA, Washington, Oct. 23 -- The University of Puget Sound posted the following news: * * * The Comfort of Enduring Connections * When I consider what I most loved about my time at Puget Sound, what most rises up are the sense-memory cues. The smell of hazelnut filling my nose as I clutched my morning latte on the way to class. The din of lacrosse practice sneaking through the glass of my Phibbs Hall dorm window. The feeling of damp wool socks sliding around inside my Birkenstocks. The calming, omnipresent sight of ivy blanketing the cam more PR

CAIRO, Egypt, Oct. 23 [Category: Environment] -- The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights issued the following news release: * * * Urgent Global Call Following the Referral of Mada Masr Editor-in-Chief Lina Attalah to Trial * We, the undersigned civil society organizations and independent media outlets from around the world, join together to condemn the unprecedented attack on press freedom in Egypt following the referral of Egyptian journalist and Editor-in-Chief of independent media outlet Mada Masr Lina Attalah to trial. Just hours a more PR