BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 18 -- The European Parliament posted the following news release: * * * EP TODAY * Wednesday, 18 June NATO summit In a debate with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, starting at 09:00, MEPs will outline their expectations for the upcoming NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, on 24-26 June 2025. NATO country leaders are expected to discuss how to ramp up defence spending, in the context of Russia's continued war of aggression against Ukraine and calls from US Pr  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 18 -- The European Parliament posted the following news release: * * * Human rights breaches in Georgia, Iran and Mali * * MEPs strongly condemn the Georgian Dream regime's systemic assault on democratic institutions, political opposition, independent media, civil society and judicial independence * Iran must release Dr Ahmadreza Jalali and all political prisoners, and abolish the death penalty * Parliament condemns Mali's political repression and demands respe  more

LONDON, England, June 19 [Category: BizMedia] -- The National Union of Journalists posted the following news: * * * Iran: four journalists killed by Israeli air strikes * The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has joined the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) in condemning Israeli strikes killing at least four Iranian journalists. Following Israel's military offensive on Iranian targets on 13 June, there has been an escalation between the two countries resulting in the deaths of   more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 19 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Israel: IFJ condemns escalating harassment and censorship of Palestinian Israeli journalists amidst Israel-Iran war * From 14 to 17 June, at least 26 journalists - most of them Palestinian citizens of Israel working for Arab-language and international media, along with foreign journalists - were subjected to physical assaults, racist incitement, denial of acces  more

LONDON, England, June 19 [Category: BizMedia] -- The National Union of Journalists posted the following news: * * * Israel: IFJ records harassment and censorship of Palestinian Israeli journalists * At least 26 journalists including foreign media were subjected to physical assaults, racist incitement, denial of access to sites, censorship raids and equipment seizure from 14 to 17 June. Most of the journalists were Palestinian citizens of Israel working for Arab-language and international med  more

NEW YORK, June 19 [Category: Law/Legal] -- Access Now, an organization that says it defends and extends the rights of people and communities at risk, posted the following news release: * * * Paragon must answer for spyware use against civil society and journalists * Michael Greene, David Rowe and Tess Sprechman, Investor Relations, AE Industrial Partners, LP John Fleming and Catherine Gray, Director of Operations, Paragon Solutions US, Inc. Re: Recent findings of Paragon spyware targetin  more

NEW YORK, June 19 [Category: Law/Legal] -- Access Now, an organization that says it defends and extends the rights of people and communities at risk, posted the following news release: * * * Paragon: stop spyware abuse and deliver justice to victims * In an open letter released today, June 19, 2025, Access Now alongside several leading human rights and press freedoms groups are demanding accountability and answers from Israeli spyware company Paragon Solutions and its majority owner AE Indus  more

PARIS, France, June 19 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * RSF condemns rise in attacks on UK-based Iranian journalists and their families in Iran * Persian-language broadcasters based in London have reported an alarming escalation in threats against their journalists, including intimidation of their families in Iran. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) strongly condemns these attacks, which are orchestrated by the Iranian authorities, and calls for a   more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-CT, has introduced the Journalist Protection Act to amend federal law and establish penalties for assaults against journalists. The bill aims to enhance the safety of individuals gathering news by specifically criminalizing attacks that hinder their work. In recent years, journalists have faced increasing threats and violence, particularly while covering protests, natural disasters, and other unfolding events. The Journalist Protection Act respo  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 19 -- The European Federation of Journalists posted the following news: * * * SUJ: EFJ workshop discusses urgent need to improve journalists' wellbeing at work * Organised in Namur (Belgium) on 16-17 June 2025, the fourth ' Stand Up for Journalism ' workshop was dedicated to the mental wellbeing of journalists. The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), in partnership with its Belgian affiliate the Association des journalistes professionnels (AJP), gathered 35 unio  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, June 18 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * The story of the fires: A portrait of smaller journalism in a huge disaster * * Moderator: Matt Pearce, director of policy, Rebuild Local News * Anish Mahajan, Chief Deputy Director, L.A. County Public Health * Michelle Zacarias, journalist, CALO News, UC Berkeley Local News Fellow * Tony Briscoe, staff writer, air quality and environmental health, Los Angele  more