GENEVA, Switzerland, May 22 (TNSrep) -- The International Service for Human Rights issued the following news: * * * ACHPR 83: In Zimbabwe concerns remain over protection of human rights defenders During the 83rd Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR), the Republic of Zimbabwe presented its 16th Periodic Report, covering the period 2019 to 2023, which highlighted several institutional and legislative reforms. In its report, the Government of Zimbabwe m  more

NEW YORK, May 22 -- Columbia University's Columbia Journalism School issued the following news: * * * Brian Lehrer Receives the 2025 Columbia Journalism Award, Delivers Keynote Address Each year, CJS faculty present the Columbia Journalism Award -- the School's highest honor -- to a journalist whose career reflect the highest standards of excellence in the field. This year's honoree is Brian Lehrer, longtime host of "The Brian Lehrer Show" on WNYC. He received the award at the School's May 21  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Welcomes Senate Letter Demanding DOJ Accountability in Killing of Palestinian-American Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a letter sent by eight U.S. Senators to Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanding transparency and accountability   more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, May 21 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Podcast on Russia-Ukraine war reveals perspectives of Russian activists Calvin Older receives the CMU 2025 President's Award for research on international relations Author: Jazmin Anderson Central Michigan University student, Calvin Older has received the 2025 President's Award for Undergraduate Research and Creative Accomplishments. Older was nominated by two of his professors, Christi Brooks P  more

NEW YORK, May 22 -- Columbia University's Columbia Journalism School issued the following news: * * * Katie Drummond of WIRED Delivers the 2025 Pringle Lecture In her remarks during the 2025 Pringle Lecture at Columbia Journalism School's Journalism Day, WIRED Global Editor Katie Drummond congratulated the graduates and reflected on the values that have defined her newsroom's reporting in a turbulent year. Drummond used the moment to share lessons from their groundbreaking coverage of DOGE an  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 21 -- The European Parliament posted the following news release: * * * Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism - Call for submission of entries * Annual prize to reward outstanding journalism that promotes or defends core EU values * Winner chosen by independent jury composed of press and civil society representatives * EUR20 000 to be awarded in prize money * Award ceremony mid-October to honour the anniversary of the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galiz  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 20 -- The European Parliament posted the following news release: * * * Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism - Call for submission of entries * Annual prize to reward outstanding journalism that promotes or defends core EU values * Winner chosen by independent jury composed of press and civil society representatives * EUR20 000 to be awarded in prize money * Award ceremony mid-October to honour the anniversary of the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galiz  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following news: * * * Europe's Tech Challenge: A Conversation with President Toomas Ilves President Toomas Ilves is a straight talker. Raised in New Jersey by Estonian refugees, he worked as a Radio Free Europe journalist before returning to his parents' homeland and becoming his country's president from 2006 to 2016. During that period, he helped turn the former occupied Soviet republic into a thriving, tech leader. A  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on May 21, 2025, to the Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Armenia's Political Climate Heats Up as Elections Draw Closer By Onnik James Krikorian Executive Summary: * Armenia's political climate is heating up ahead of the 2026 elections, with a gradually more emboldened opposition poised to exploit frustrations with attempts to normalize relations with Azerbaijan and Turkiye to oust Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan from   more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, May 22 -- The University of Notre Dame Keough School of Global Affairs issued the following news release: * * * Defending democracy: In an era of executive overreach, Notre Dame conference explores how citizens can safeguard freedoms Democracy erodes worldwide when executive power expands, experts warned during the University of Notre Dame's second annual Global Democracy Conference May 12-13 in Washington, D.C. A mix of scholars, policymakers and practitioners gathered   more

VIENNA, Austria, May 22 -- The International Press Institute issued the following news on May 21, 2025: * * * Podcasting, Newsletters, Games: Investigace's Bold New Strategy for Engagement This is the first story in our series of impact stories from the Transition Accelerator 2024 cohort. Today, we spotlight Investigace.cz, a Czech-based investigative media outlet dedicated to uncovering cross-border organized crime and its impacts on the Czech and Slovak Republics. Founded in 2013 by a grou  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, May 21 -- Princeton University School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news: * * * Spring 2025 Dean's Leadership Series Showcases Numerous Pathways to Public Service By Tom Durso Members of Congress, analysts, activists, and thinktank leaders were among the 17 distinguished guests to appear as part of the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs' Dean's Leadership Series this spring. The series offers students of the School and thr  more

NEW YORK, May 21 -- Scholars at Risk issued the following news release: * * * Release wrongfully imprisoned PhD student Bahruz Samadov Scholars at Risk sent the below letter to Azerbaijani authorities, urging them to secure the immediate release of Mr. Bahruz Samadov. Take action by signing a letter here (https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/actions/bahruz-samadov-azerbaijan/#Igbal%20Abilov). Via email The Honorable Ilham Aliyev President of Azerbaijan May 21, 2025 RE: Release wrongfully impri  more

PARIS, France, May 21 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * South Korea: RSF calls on presidential candidates to commit to press freedom Ahead of the presidential elections scheduled for 3 June 2025, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is urging all six candidates to take unwavering commitments to uphold press freedom, and to end a worrying trend of attacks on media launched by the administration of former president Yoon Suk-yeol. RSF is calling on all   more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following news: * * * Ukraine Cites Mossad as Assassinations Multiply It's never difficult to provoke Russia's state propagandists into furious outbursts, since that's their trademark characteristic. Even so, the Moscow TV studio denizens seemed more than usually enraged by a statement from Col. Roman Kostenko, a Ukrainian MP and former special forces commander. Late in April, he said the Mossad campaigns to track down  more

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, May 21 -- The University of Copenhagen issued the following news: * * * Scientific breakthrough: We can now halve the price of costly cancer drug The demand for the widely used cancer drug Taxol is increasing, but it's difficult and expensive to produce because it hasn't been possible to do it biosynthetically. Until now, that is. Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have cracked the last part of a code that science has struggled with for 30 years. The breakthrou  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, May 22 -- The University of Tennessee Chattanooga Campus issued the following news: * * * Communication students win big at Tennessee Golden Press Card Awards Inside the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga's Department of Communication, students spend countless hours working on projects ranging from news articles to documentaries--work that has been earning national recognition for years. On May 15, they broke their own record at the Tennessee Golden Press Card Awa  more