WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee posted the following news release on Sept. 17, 2025: * * * #GameOverIsrael: No Sport for War Criminals; European Soccer Federations Must Boycott Israel A broad global coalition of human rights organizations, soccer fan associations, former soccer players, advocacy groups, and influencers launched a new campaign today calling on soccer federations in Belgium, England, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Scotland, and S  more

TUNIS, Tunisia, Sept. 17 -- The African Development Bank posted the following news release: * * * African Development Bank Group President Ould Tah pays courtesy call on President Ouattara * The President of the African Development Bank Group, Sidi Ould Tah, on Wednesday paid a courtesy call on the President of Cote d'Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara. Ould Tah expressed his gratitude to the Ivorian leader for the support he received during his election in May becoming the ninth president of the p  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Sept. 17 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Albania: Three attacks in one week amidst public broadcaster financial crisis * 17 September 2025 # In the first half of September, in the space of just over one week, three attacks against journalists were recorded in Tirana, the capital of Albania. Against the broader context of a financial crisis for the national public broadcaster, RTSH, the Internati  more

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, North Carolina, Sept. 18 -- Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society, issued the following news on Sept. 17, 2025: * * * American Scientist Launches New Human Behavior and Neuroscience Podcast Series The American Scientist Podcast is proud to announce the premiere of its new limited audio series, "Wired for This," launching on September 10, 2025. This bi-weekly series takes listeners deep into the psychology of human behavior and neuroscience--unpacking what drives us  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Sept. 18 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Belarus: BAJ helps freed journalists resettle after 'forced exile' in Lithuania * The Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) is helping 10 journalists and media workers resettle abroad after their release in Lithuania on 11 September, in a deal brokered by the United States. The International and European Federation of Journalists (IFJ-EFJ) joins BAJ in c  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 18 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Curb Center visiting artists reimagine memory through art this fall * "Some things you forget. Other things you never do. But it's not. Places, places are still there. If a house burns down, it's gone, but the place--the picture of it--stays, and not just in my rememory, but out there, in the world. What I remember is a picture floating around out there outside my head. I mean, even if I don't think it,   more

VIENNA, Austria, Sept. 18 -- The International Press Institute issued the following news on Sept. 17, 2025: * * * Czech Republic: IPI National Committee launches new journalist safety platform Initiative will provide journalists and media professionals platform to report attacks and receive legal and psychological support * The International Press Institute (IPI) today welcomes the launch by its Czech National Committee of a new journalist safety platform to document and respond to cases of  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 18 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release: * * * FCC Threats Mark a "Dark New Level of Capitulation" and Escalation of Government-Instigated Censorship Over Jimmy Kimmel, PEN America Warns * (WASHINGTON)-- PEN America warned today of a significant escalation of threats to free speech after Disney-owned ABC indefinitely pulled "Jimmy K  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Sept. 19 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota issued the following news release: * * * Finalized: Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Journalists Targeted by Law Enforcement While Covering Protests In June 2020, the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota and pro bono partners filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of journalists targeted and attacked by law enforcement while covering protests after the police murder of George Floyd. In 2021, the lawsuit was expa  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 17 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Ken Burns Joins More Than 1,000 New Jersey Students on Constitution Day to Discuss the American Revolution * PBS to Release New Classroom Resources for America's Founding Story, to Accompany Broadcast of THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION starting November 16. T eacher/Student Workshops Led by PBS LearningMedia, NJ PBS, NJ Department of Education, along with RevolutionNJ. NEWARK - The fi  more

VIENNA, Austria, Sept. 18 -- The International Press Institute issued the following news: * * * Sudanese journalist held without explanation since July IPI calls on the RSF paramilitary to immediately release El-Rashid Mohamed * The IPI global network calls on the Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to release journalist El Rashid Mohamed Haroun immediately and allow the press to report freely in areas under RSF control. In late July, RSF soldiers arrested Haroun while in Ard  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Sept. 18 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Maldives: Parliament passes repressive media control bill * 18 September 2025 # The Maldivian parliament has voted to pass its widely condemned 'media control bill' on September 16, granting sweeping new government powers to regulate the country's media industry, amid escalating harassment and detainment of critical journalists and media workers. The Inte  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Sept. 18 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Nepal: Attacks on media escalate amid anti-corruption protests * Amid an escalation of violence against journalists and media outlets during Nepal's mass 'Gen-Z' anti-corruption protests, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has documented at least 42 media rights violations since September 8. The IFJ and its affiliate, the Federation of Nepali Jo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 (TNSrpt) -- Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2025: * * * New report analyzes increasing political repression in Venezuela following 2024 presidential elections Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and Foro Penal today published a new report outlining patterns of political repression in Venezuela following the July 2024 presidential elections, and the 2025 parliamentary and regional elections. The report, titled Electoral Repression,   more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Sept. 17 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Northern Ireland: IFJ condemns MI5's illegal surveillance of journalists * The British security service, MI5, has admitted that it illegally obtained communications data from the mobile phone of former BBC Northern Ireland home affairs correspondent Vincent Kearney. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate, the National Union of Jo  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Sept. 18 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Palestine: At least 222 journalists and media workers killed in Gaza [UPDATED 18.09.2025] At least 222 Palestinian journalists and media workers have been killed, several have been injured and others are missing during the war in Gaza. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) condemn the killings and cont  more

CANBERRA, Australia, Sept. 18 -- The office of the Prime Minister of Australia issued the following news release: * * * Press conference - Sydney * ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Well, thanks very much for joining us. This morning, I convened a meeting of our Cabinet and also a full meeting of the Federal Parliamentary Labor Party Caucus to discuss and consider the Climate Change Authority's independent, expert advice on Australia's 2035 emissions reduction target. Our Government knows th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening statement on Sept. 17, 2025, at a nominations hearing for the Director of National Drug Policy and judicial appointments: * * * Good morning, I'd like to welcome everyone to today's hearing. Our first panel features Rebecca Taibleson, nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. On panel two, we'll hear from four district court nominees: Matthe  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Here are awards announced by colleges, public policy organizations and government agencies - Sept. 19, 2025: * * * Society of Professional Journalists Distinguished Teaching in Journalism Award The Society of Professional Journalists has honored Juan Gonzales, longtime chair of the Department of Journalism at City College of San Francisco, with the 2025 Distinguished Teaching in Journalism Award. Gonzales was recognized for more than four decades of teaching and mentor  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R44000) on Sept. 15, 2025, entitled "Turkey: Major Issues and U.S. Relations" by Middle Eastern affairs specialists Jim Zanotti and Clayton Thomas. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY U.S. relations with Turkey (Turkiye), a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) ally, have alternated between close cooperation and notable division. Turkey and other "global swing states" such as Saudi Arabia a  more

PARIS, France, Sept. 18 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * USA: 100 days of detention for journalist Mario Guevara * Mario Guevara, a Spanish-language reporter originally from El Salvador, has been held in US custody since June 14, 2025. His arrest and ongoing legal battle signal a dangerous new development in the Trump administration's crackdown on the media: the deportation of international journalists due to their work. Reporters Without Border  more