Press Releases
Follow-Up Family Statement On Verdict in Case of Chinese Journalist Dong Yuyu
December 6, 2024
WASHINGTON, December 6 – The Press Freedom Center at the National Press Club is releasing the following statement from the family of journalist Dong Yuyu. Follow-Up Family Statement On Verdict in Case of Chinese Journalist Dong Yuyu 6 December 2024 (Issued by the Dong Family) In response to the…
Read MoreNational Press Club statement on verdict In case of journalist Dong Yuyu
November 30, 2024
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 – Following is a statement from Emily Wilkins, 117th president of the National Press Club, on news of the verdict in the national security trial of journalist and Nieman fellow Dong Yuyu. Our hearts go out to the family of Dong Yuyu, a journalist who received an outrageous…
Read MoreFamily of journalist Austin Tice to hold news conference after Dec. 6 WH meeting
November 29, 2024
Contact: Bill McCarren, 202-662-7534 for the National Press Club News Advisory: Event: News Conference with family of journalist Austin Tice, currently held in Syria. This event is a program of the newly formed Press Freedom Center of the National Press Club. The Tices have been invited by the…
Read MoreFamily Statement On Verdict in Case of Chinese Journalist Dong Yuyu
November 28, 2024
WASHINGTON, November 30 – The Press Freedom Center at the National Press Club is releasing the following statement from the family of journalist Dong Yuyu. Family Statement on Dong Yuyu’s Verdict and Sentencing 29 November 2024 (Issued by the Dong Family) Today’s verdict is a grave injustice not…
Read MorePress Freedom Center Launched At National Press Club: New Center To Support Club’s Campaigns for Journalists in Trouble
November 26, 2024
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 – The National Press Club, the world’s leading professional organization for journalists, announced the establishment of the Press Freedom Center at the National Press Club – a newly-formed entity to defend press freedom by assisting detained, threatened or exiled journalists…
Read MoreUpdate: Press Briefing on Resumption of Jimmy Lai’s Trial, Nov. 20 at 9:00 a.m
November 19, 2024
Contact: Bill McCarren, 202-662-7534 for the National Press Club UPDATED (adding information about recent UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention finding in Lai’s case) News Advisory: Event: Press Briefing on the National Security trial of Jimmy Lai, former publisher of Apple Daily. When: 9:00 a.m…
Read MoreNational Press Club Statement on Unjust Reincarceration of Journalist José Rubén Zamora
November 15, 2024
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 – Following is a statement from Emily Wilkins, 117th President of the National Press Club, on today’s court ruling ordering journalist José Rubén Zamora to return to jail in Guatemala. “We are deeply troubled by the decision of an appeals court to order the re-incarceration of…
Read MoreVerdict in National Security Case of Dong Yuyu Expected Thursday Evening
November 15, 2024
A Beijing court is expected to announce a verdict in the national security trial of journalist and Nieman Fellow Dong Yuyu on Thanksgiving evening according to sources familiar with court proceedings. The trial itself was completed in July 2023 and Dong Yuyu has been held since then with no verdict…
Read MorePress Briefing on Resumption of Jimmy Lai’s Trial, Nov. 20 at 9:00 a.m
November 1, 2024
Contact: Bill McCarren, 202-662-7534 for the National Press Club News Advisory: Event: Press Briefing on the National Security trial of Jimmy Lai, former publisher of Apple Daily. When: 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 20 Where: National Press Club, 13th Floor, National Press Building, 529 14th Street NW…
Read MorePress Club Statement On Sentencing in Jeff German Murder Case
October 16, 2024
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 – Following is a statement by Emily Wilkins, president of the National Press Club, on the sentencing of Robert Telles for the murder of journalist Jeff German. “Today’s sentencing marks a decisive victory for press freedom and a salient reminder that violence against journalists…
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