NEW YORK, Jan. 24 (TNSres) -- The Center for Human Rights in Iran issued the following news release: * * * Senior Officials Protected, Low-Ranking Officers Receive Reduced Sentences Lawyers for Victims Arrested, Evidence Suppressed, Families Pressured to Take "Blood Money" and Stay Silent * * * In a stark mockery of justice, Iran's judiciary has reduced the charges against security officers involved in the 2022 Zahedan massacre, in which state forces killed over 100 protesters, and lightl  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 25 -- The Center for Reproductive Rights issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2025: * * * Those pardoned physically blocked patients from entering health care facilities, stole fetal tissue from clinics, and injured patients and health care workers. * * * Yesterday, President Donald Trump pardoned 23 people who were convicted of violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE Act). Many of those pardoned are currently serving prison sentences for physica  more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 25 -- Environmental Advocates of New York issued the following news release: Governor Hochul's Executive Budget Proposal includes several important initiatives to protect clean water. The Governor is proposing to invest $500 million in the Clean Water Infrastructure Act, which funds drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects, land acquisition for source water protection, Superfund remediation, and more. The Governor and State Legislature have invested $5.5 bill  more

ONEONTA, New York, Jan. 23 -- Hartwick College issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2025: Artificial intelligence, climate change and cultural resonance are the featured topics for the upcoming Hartwick College Faculty Lecture Series. The series starts Friday, Feb. 7, with the presentation, "Did a Computer Write This? The Ethics of Reading in an Age of Artificial Intelligence." Mark Wolff, professor of French and chair of the Modern Languages Department, will deliver this lecture. He   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2025: The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of the District of Columbia, and the New York Civil Liberties Union today sued the Trump administration over its plan to massively expand fast-track deportations without a fair legal process. The case was filed on behalf of Make the Road New York, which serves immigrant communities. The expanded expedited removal rule was announced yesterday, and mi  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 24 -- The International Refugee Assistance Project issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2025: Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed the amended Senate version of the Laken Riley Act. All House Republicans and 46 House Democrats voted for the bill, which received support from all Senate Republicans and 12 Senate Democrats. The anti-immigrant legislation is expected to be the first bill signed into law since President Trump's inauguration. The following is a sta  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 25 -- The International Refugee Assistance Project issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2025: * * * IRAP Issues New Explainer of Trump Policies Affecting Parole Programs * * * Last night, reporting by the New York Times revealed new Trump administration actions seeking to terminate parole programs and people's parole status and to subject parolees to a fast-track deportation process. This includes Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans who arrived legally in t  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 24 -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2025: * * * Latino civil rights organization exploring legal action to counter harmful law * * * The Laken Riley Act was yesterday approved by the House of Representatives, after passing the Senate earlier this week. The law would give unprecedented power to state Attorneys General to enforce federal immigration laws and would mandate detention for immigrants charged with some non-violent offenses such  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 24 -- The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2025: * * * Settlement requires a fair map, replaces a partisan gerrymander that diluted political power of voters of color * * * Today, the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU), Steptoe LLP, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), LatinoJustice PRLDEF, and the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) announced the first settlement of its kind in New York on  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 25 -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF issued the following news release: * * * Settlement requires a fair map, replaces a partisan gerrymander that diluted political power of voters of color * * * Today, the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU), Steptoe LLP, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), LatinoJustice PRLDEF, and the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) announced the first settlement of its kind in New York on behalf of Black, Latino, and Asian voters that  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 23 -- Marymount Manhattan College issued the following news on Jan. 21, 2025: Marymount Manhattan College is saddened by the death of Susan Gardella, RSHM '79, devoted alumna and former member of the College's board of trustees. She will be remembered for her commitment to service and to the institutions that nurtured that commitment, the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary and Marymount Manhattan College. Sister Susan graduated from MMC in 1979 with a degree in art history. A  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 25 -- The Natural Resources Defense Council issued the following news release: The Trump administration released an executive order this week that attempts to reinstate a cross-border permits to help "restart" the Keystone XL pipeline--a controversial project that the developer walked away from in 2021 after more than a decade of fighting. Following is reaction from Anthony Swift, a longtime leader in the fight against the project and current senior director of global northern f  more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 23 -- The State University of New York issued the following statement on Jan. 21, 2025: * * * "SUNY is on the move, and we are thankful to Governor Hochul for her steadfast commitment and historic investments in SUNY's students and extraordinary faculty and staff. "Governor Hochul is again proposing a significant operating aid investment in SUNY, following on the heels of two years of back-to-back historic increases including $277 million to our State-operated campuses,  more

GENESEO, New York, Jan. 23 -- The State University of New York's Geneseo Campus issued the following news: Professor of history Joe Cope has been awarded a $500,000 Mellon Foundation grant for the project Social Justice and the Humanities: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice. The three-year award began on January 1. "This grant will support Geneseo faculty in creating a cluster of linked general education courses focused on the theme of justice," says Cope. "Targeted to first-year students, th  more

BUFFALO, New York, Jan. 23 (TNSjou) -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: A University at Buffalo researcher was part of a committee writing a report outlining linkages between low to moderate alcohol consumption and health outcomes. The report (https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/28582/review-of-evidence-on-alcohol-and-health) was released last month by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, and came out ju  more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 23 -- The Vera Institute of Justice issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2025: * * * CARE for Immigrant Families Calls for Passage of Access to Representation Act and $165M to Protect Communities and Economic Stability * * * In response to Governor Kathy Hochul's executive budget proposal released yesterday, including $44.2 million for immigration legal services, the Campaign for Access, Representation, and Equity (CARE) for Immigrant Families expressed disapp  more