NPC Protests Abuse of Journalists in Iran; Bjerga Asks Members to Sign Petition

The National Press Club joined with other media organizations on Tuesday, March 2, in condemning the abusive treatment of journalists, writers and bloggers in Iran, where it is estimated that more media professionals are imprisoned for merely doing their jobs than in any other nation.

Club President Alan Bjerga encouraged members of the Club and visitors to its web site to sign an online petition expressing support for journalists in Iran. And he strongly urged the Iranian regime to release those in jail.

"Iran's repression of press freedom is unconscionable," said Bjerga. "The regime must release every single media professional it has imprisoned."

The petition supporting journalists in Iran can be signed at the Committee to Protect Journalists website:

http://cpj.org/2010/03/our-society-will-be-a-free-society-campaign-launch.php