NEW YORK, Jan. 19 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Across South Asia, leaders are promoting hate to distract citizens from economic insecurity * A Hindu man beaten to death by a Muslim mob in Bangladesh incensed over alleged blasphemy, an allegation later proved untrue. An official from India's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party storming an annual Christmas lunch for children with special needs, with false allegations of forced conversion  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 19 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Across South Asia, Leaders Promote Hate as a Distraction * A Hindu man beaten to death by a Muslim mob in Bangladesh incensed over alleged blasphemy, an allegation later proved untrue. An official from India's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party storming an annual Christmas lunch for children with special needs, with false allegations of forced conversion, assaulting and berating a blind w  more

OXFORD, England, Jan. 19 [Category: Sociological] -- Oxfam International issued the following news release: * * * Billionaire wealth jumps three times faster in 2025 to highest peak ever, sparking dangerous political inequality * Billionaires 4,000 times more likely to hold political office than ordinary people Billionaire wealth jumped by over 16 per cent in 2025, three times faster than the past five-year average, to $18.3 trillion - its highest level in history, according to a new Oxfam  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 18 [Category: Sociological] -- Oxfam America issued the following news release: * * * Billionaire wealth jumps three times faster in 2025 to highest peak ever, sparking dangerous political inequality says Oxfam * Billionaires 4,000 times more likely to hold political office than ordinary people Billionaire wealth jumped by over 16 percent in 2025, three times faster than the past five-year average, to $18.3 trillion - its highest level in history, according to a  more

BELLEVUE, Washington, Jan. 19 [Category: Political] -- The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms issued the following news release: * * * CCRKBA ANNOUNCES LOCATION, DATES FOR 2026 GUN RIGHTS CONFERENCE * BELLEVUE, WA - The 41 st annual Gun Rights Policy Conference-co-sponsored by the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) and Second Amendment Foundation (SAF)-is scheduled the weekend of Sept. 25-27 at the Westin Dallas-Fort Worth Airport hotel in Dal  more

DJIBOUTI, Jan. 19 (TNSrpt) -- The Intergovernmental Authority on Development issued the following news release: * * * H.E. DR. WORKNEH GEBEYEHU, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF IGAD, CONGRATULATES H.E. YOWERI KAGUTA MUSEVENI ON HIS RE ELECTION AS PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA IGAD Executive Secretary, H.E. Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu, congratulates H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on his re election as President of the Republic of Uganda, following the presidential elections held on 15 January 2026. The Ex  more

GENEVA, Switzerland, Jan. 19 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The International Commission of Jurists issued the following news: * * * Iran: immediately stop mass killings of protestors and other atrocities and end impunity * The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) strongly condemns the Iranian authorities' egregious use of widespread, excessive and lethal force to suppress ongoing anti-government demonstrations, in violation of the protestors' rights to life, peaceful assembly and freedom of   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Justice Department Sues Virginia for Failure to Produce Voter Rolls Today, the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division announced it has filed a federal lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Virginia for failure to produce their full voter registration lists upon request. This brings the Justice Department's nationwide total to 24 states and the District of Columbia. "This Department of Justice has  more

MANCHESTER, England, Jan. 20 -- The National Residential Landlords Association issued the following news release: * * * NRLA launches Wales manifesto ahead of May Senedd elections The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has launched its manifesto setting out how the next Welsh Government can promote a better private rented sector (PRS) across Wales. With Wales set to go to the polls on 7 May 2026, the NRLA's manifesto provides a clear plan to support the sector and help renters  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 16 -- New Jersey League of Conservation Voters, an organization that says it works to elect environmentally responsible candidates to state and local offices, issued the following news release: * * * New Jersey LCV Applauds Nomination of Ed Potosnak as DEP Commissioner; Names Allison McLeod Interim Executive Director The New Jersey League of Conservation Voters (New Jersey LCV) today hailed Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill's announcement that she intends to nominate Ed   more

MANILA, Philippines, Jan. 20 -- The Supreme Court of the Philippines issued the following news release: * * * SC Finds Francis Leo Marcos Guilty of Indirect Contempt The Supreme Court (SC) has found Francis Leo Marcos (Marcos) guilty of indirect contempt for abusing court processes when he withdrew his senatorial candidacy in the 2025 elections, days after the SC issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) he requested to stop the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) from declaring him a nuisance  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 19 -- The Texas Public Policy Foundation issued the following news release: * * * TPPF Unveils 2027 Liberty Action Agenda Top 10 * The Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) today announced its Liberty Action Agenda Top 10, a comprehensive list of the ten most important policy priorities Texas should advance during the 90th Legislative Session in 2027. The Liberty Action Agenda reflects TPPF's longstanding mission to advance policies based on the principles of free enter  more