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Papua New Guinea Weighs Age Limits for Social Media Use
(MENAFN) Papua New Guinea is considering implementing age-based restrictions on social media usage within the Pacific Island country, a news outlet reported on Friday. The administration is anticipated to introduce a proposed law regarding social...

Antisemitism Expert and Cambridge Fellow, Charles Small: Attack Reflects Normalization of Antisemitism in Britain
CAMBRIDGE , UNITED KINGDOM, October 5, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Dr. Charles Asher Small , Founding Director of ISGAP, and Director of the ISGAP-Woolf Institute Fellowship Training Programme in Critical Contemporary Antisemitism Studies,...

Attorney General Paxton Announces Event with Houston-Area Students Targeted by a Radical Activist for Starting a Turning Point USA Chapter
This week, Attorney General Ken Paxton will be speaking at an event with Stratford High School students who were targeted for starting a Club America group, which is the name of Turning Point USA’s high school program. After students were...

Activist Warns Israel May Open Fire on Sumud Flotilla
(MENAFN) A Bosnian participant in the Global Sumud Flotilla, which is navigating to challenge the Gaza blockade and deliver relief supplies, cautioned that Israel might attempt to obstruct the flotilla from arriving at its goal, potentially even...

Female Gastroenterologists Recognized for Community Activism During Women in Medicine Month
The Largest Gastroenterology Platform in the Northeast, Allied Digestive Health, Aims to Raise Awareness and Support Patients and Practitioners WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ, UNITED STATES, September 17, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Women's...

Trump wishes healing on US following killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk
(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump expressed hope on Saturday that the nation could recover from the shock of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s killing. “I’d like to see it heal,” Trump said in a phone interview, adding: “But we’re dealing with...

Government urges vigilance against rising cyber threats
Government, in partnership with stakeholders across law enforcement, civil society, and the private sector, hosted a webinar on Cybersecurity Awareness and Responsible Use of Online Platforms as part of Cybersecurity Awareness Month. The webinar...

Governors Shapiro and Corbett To Join Experts, Survivors & Activists at 5th Eradicate Hate Global Summit in Pittsburgh
Summit to take place Sept. 15-17, 2025 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center PITTSBURGH, PA, UNITED STATES, September 12, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Pennsylvania’s Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro, a target of political violence, will...

American Activist Charlie Kirk Dies from Shooting
(MENAFN) Conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, who was killed by gunfire during a gathering at Utah Valley University on Wednesday, was regarded as one of the most prominent figures within America’s right-leaning youth movement, amassing millions...

Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi presides over handover of exhumed remains of political activists at Eastern Cape, 13 Sept
The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, will preside over the handover of the exhumed remains of political activists Mncekeleli Boskati, Madoda Michael Ralane, and Wantu Silinga at a ceremony on Saturday, 13...

Despite Activist Judges and Media Hoaxes, Alligator Alcatraz Still Housing Worst of Worst Criminal Illegal Aliens
Murderers, pedophiles, weapon traffickers, and drug dealers detained in Alligator Alcatraz WASHINGTON – Despite repeated hoaxes circulating in the media about alleged inhumane conditions and activist judges trying to close the facility, DHS...

Pro-Palestine Activists Take Over BBC Office
(MENAFN) On Monday, a group of pro-Palestine demonstrators took over the lobby of the BBC office in Manchester, accusing the broadcaster of being "complicit" in Israel's genocide in Gaza. Members of Youth Demand, a pro-Palestine solidarity...

Lowering U.S. and NC Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of Civil Rights Activist Major General Joseph McNeil
Governor Josh Stein ordered all U.S. and North Carolina flags at state facilities to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, September 13, in honor of civil rights activist Major General Joseph McNeil, who passed away on...

Zachary James Miller, Acclaimed Indi Filmmaker/Author/Activist Reveals New Projects
The Paris-based Director, Writer, & Award-Winning Producer is releasing three major works that tackle both literary legacy and contemporary political threats WASHINGTON , DC, UNITED STATES, September 8, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Zachary James...

Rallies take place all over Europe after Israel attack on Flotilla
(MENAFN) Following the Israeli forces' attack on the Global Sumud Flotilla, pro-Palestinian activists staged rallies across Europe on Wednesday. Hundreds of people, consisting of students and grassroots union members, assembled at Piazza dei...

Trump Administration Scores Major Supreme Court Legal Victory, Ending de Facto Amnesty Program
WASHINGTON – On Friday, the Supreme Court of the United States granted an emergency request by the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for over 300,000 Venezuelan aliens in the United States. In the 6-3 ruling, the Supreme...

Wolfgang Hildebrandt's, 'Let's Stay Together,' Earns Place on GRAMMY® Long List
From Carnegie Hall to the United Nations, the Award-Winning Singer-Songwriter Dedicates His Music to Worldwide Unity. LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, October 3, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Written by Karen Hall, Publicist, Publisher, Producer,...


Commission for Gender Equality welcomes Constitutional Court’s judgment on parental leave
The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) welcomes the landmark ruling by the Constitutional Court in Van Wyk and Others v Minister of Employment and Labour he court’s judgment that parental leave entitlement between birth mothers and fathers...

Event – Realising Solidarity under the Pact: From Theory to Practice
|Published on: 1st October 2025|Categories: News| ECRE and the International Rescue Committee (IRC) are co-organising a panel discussion on the planned mandatory solidarity mechanism under the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum. Title: Realising...