ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 9 -- The Carter Center issued the following news release: The Carter Center and the University of La Sabana, in association with the Garcia Marquez Foundation, announces three new fellows for the 2019-2020 Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism Latin America. Since 2013, these two organizations have worked to grant two annual fellowships to journalists to investigate and produce in-depth journalistic projects that shed light on major mental health chal  more

TUNIS, Tunisia, Sept. 9 -- The Carter Center issued the following news release: The Carter Center today released a pre-election statement offering an assessment of the pre-election period for Tunisia's 2019 elections, which was marked by the death of President Beji Caid Essebsi and the arrest of businessman and presidential candidate, Nabil Karoui. The statement looks at amendments to the electoral law as well as at voter registration and candidate nominations. It also offers preliminary recomm  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 12 -- The Carter Center issued the following news release: As part of a partnership with the Qatar Foundation's World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), The Carter Center announced today two new recipients of the Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism Program in Qatar. In 2018, The Carter Center joined with WISH to develop a program designed to train students at universities in Qatar about accurate and ethical reporting on mental illnesses. The two st  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Susan Davis, D-California, issued the following speech, which was published in the Congressional Record on Sept. 9, paying tribute to ex-California State Sen. Wadie P. Deddeh: I am sorry to learn of the passing of former California State Senator Wadie P. Deddeh. Wadie was the first Iraqi-born American ever elected to public office in the United States. He served in the state legislature for 27 years-- first in the Assembly, then in the Senate. He was known as the   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 10 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Two individuals from Vermont were recognized today by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for their work to protect New England's environment. These environmental leaders were among 25 recipients across New England honored by EPA's New England office at the 2019 Environmental Merit Awards ceremony at Faneuil Hall. David Deen, a state representative for three decades, was recognize  more