Press Releases
National Press Club: Guatemala Must Halt Criminal Proceedings Against Juan Louis Font
December 10, 2024
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 — Following is a statement from Emily Wilkins, president of the National Press Club, on the arrest warrant issued by Guatemalan authorities against exiled journalist Juan Luis Font. “We strongly demand Guatemala's attorney general’s office and the judiciary system stop all…
Read MoreStatement by Family of Austin Tice
December 9, 2024
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 – The following statement by Marc and Debra Tice, the parents of Austin Tice, a journalist and prisoner in Syria since 2012, was released today by the Press Freedom Center at the National Press Club. “We are watching the events unfold in Syria and seeing families reunited with…
Read MoreFamily Of Austin Tice Available for Interviews at St. John’s Church
December 8, 2024
Contact: Bill McCarren, 202-662-7534 for the National Press Club News Advisory, 12/8/2024: The family of Austin Tice – his 17 relatives – are gathering in front of St. John’s Church at 16th and H Street NW to pray for the safe return of Austin Tice and to call for the U.S. Government to act to work…
Read MoreFollow-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…
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