WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Free Press, an advocacy group that is part of the media reform or media democracy movement, issued the following news release on March 6, 2026: * * * Free Press Condemns ICE Arrest of Colombian Journalist Seeking Political Asylum Nashville reporter's detention by federal immigration officials poses a grave threat to press freedom and the public's right to know * On Friday, Free Press condemned immigration officials for the targeting, arrest and detention of journalist  more

NEW YORK, March 6 [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: * * * ICE Detention of Nashville Journalist is an "Alarming Threat" to Press Freedom * (WASHINGTON) - PEN America expressed alarm today at the ICE detention of Nashville Noticias journalist Estefany Rodriguez in Tennessee. Rodriguez, who has a work permit and an active asylum case, came to the  more

VIENNA, Austria, March 7 -- The International Press Institute issued the following news on March 6, 2026: * * * North Macedonia: Appeal court ruling on Investigative Reporting Lab a worrying setback for media freedom IPI and media freedom partners express solidarity with IRL after latest alarming warning * A recent defamation decision by the Court of Appeal in North Macedonia against the Investigative Reporting Lab (IRL) is a worrying development for media freedom in the country which shoul  more

VIENNA, Austria, March 7 -- The International Press Institute issued the following news on March 6, 2026: * * * Somalia: Authorities must secure accountability for attacks on journalists by security forces 1 journalist killed, another abducted and reportedly tortured * The IPI global network strongly condemns the killing this week of Somali journalist Abshir Khalif Shidane - the latest incident of violence against the press carried out by Somali security forces, which also includes the dete  more

SAN JOSE, California, March 3 -- FICO, an analytics software company, issued the following news: * * * NFCC Increases Debt Relief Program Eligibility While Recovering $1 Billion Using FICO Score Open Access Program America's largest nonprofit credit counseling organization launches new programs to help consumers pay off debt affordably and avoid costly debt settlement scams * BOZEMAN, Mont. - FICO (NYSE: FICO) Highlights: * The National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) and its Membe  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, March 6 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * NMiF talks with ABQ City Council, BernCo leaders about goals * This week on New Mexico in Focus, Host Nash Jones sits down for a conversation with the new leaders of the Albuquerque area's two legislative bodies: Albuquerque City Council President Klarissa Pena and Bernalillo County Commission Chair Adriann Barboa. Nash asks how the governing bodies might work together on overlapping key issue  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 6 -- The European Federation of Journalists posted the following news: * * * North Macedonia: Appeal court ruling on Investigative Reporting Lab a worrying setback for media freedom * A recent defamation decision by the Court of Appeal in North Macedonia against the Investigative Reporting Lab (IRL) is a worrying development for media freedom in the country which should be overturned on further appeal, the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) and organisations of  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 6 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Pakistan: Journalist's home attacked in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa * Unidentified assailants opened fire at the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa residence of journalist Ihsan Khattak on February 12, after a number of reported threats against him. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate, the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), condemn the attack,  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 7 -- The Student Press Law Center issued the following news: * * * Students: We must 'draw the line' on censorship Amid escalating student press censorship, funding cuts and other challenges, participants in the 2026 State of Student Press Freedom webinar made it clear that students aren't cowering under these growing threats. Instead, they are actively fighting them. The webinar, organized by the Student Press Law Center as the capstone event of Student Press Fre  more

KENOSHA, Wisconsin, March 6 -- The University of Wisconsin Parkside campus posted the following news: * * * UW-Parkside to Host Thompson Center Event on Trust, Power, and the Future... * Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership Presents: Power and Perception: Democracy, Enforcement, and Trust in U.S. Courts Kenosha, Wis. -The Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership will host a nationally recognized panel of legal scholars, journalists, and public thinkers for Power and Perce  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, 30 Colleagues Press Administration for Accountability, Investigation into Deaths of American Citizens in West Bank * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) led 30 of his colleagues in pressing the Trump Administration for accountability and an investigation into the death of Nasrallah Abu Siyam, an American citizen who was shot and killed in the West Bank by violent Israeli se  more