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Moment of Silence for Journalist Jamal Khashoggi
The National Press Club will hold a moment of silence in observance of the third anniversary of the murder of Saudi journalist and Washington Post Global Opinions contributing columnist Jamal Khashoggi on Friday, October 1 at 3:00 p.m. ET. Khashoggi, who was openly critical of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in his columns for the Washington Post, was ambushed by 15 Saudi government officials inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul and killed and dismembered on October 2, 2018. National Press Club President Lisa Nicole Matthews will lead fellow Club members, staff and other…
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Moment of Silence for Journalist Jamal Khashoggi
The National Press Club will hold a moment of silence in observance of the fifth anniversary of the murder of Washington Post Global Opinions contributing columnist Jamal Khashoggi on Monday, October 2 at 10:00 a.m. ET. Khashoggi, who was openly critical of the Saudi government in his columns for the Washington Post, was ambushed by 15 Saudi government officials inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul and killed and dismembered half a decade ago on October 2, 2018. The team was sent there for the express purpose of killing Jamal. According to U.S. intelligence the mission was approved by…
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NPC Headliners: Rahul Gandhi
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Rahul Gandhi, the leader of the opposition in India's parliament, will speak at a National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker on Tuesday, Sept. 10, at 2 p.m. His remarks will focus on Indian democracy, freedom of speech, and sustainable and inclusive economic growth. Gandhi heads INDIA, the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, a coalition of opposition parties that holds 234 seats in the Indian parliament. The group is about 30 short of a majority. Gandhi, a member of the Indian National Congress Party, was elected in June to the Indian parliament from the Rae Bareli district in…
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NPC Headliners: Labor Leaders Panel
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National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Jennifer A. Abruzzo will join labor leaders on Tuesday, Oct. 15 at 10 a.m. for a National Press Club Headliners panel to discuss the state of union organizing in the United States. Abruzzo will be joined by Brian Petruska, general counsel of the Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA) Mid-Atlantic Regional Organizing Coalition, and Jon Schleuss, international president of The NewsGuild-CWA. The panel will discuss some of the legal challenges to the National Labor Relations Act of 1937 and the state of union membership today. A…
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NPC Headliners: Reza Pahlavi
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Reza Pahlavi, the heir to the late Mohammad Reza Shah of Iran and Empress Farah Pahlavi of Iran, will speak January 28 at a National Press Club Newsmakers event on the need for freedom and human rights for the Iranian people. Despite being forced to live in exile, Reza Pahlavi has been a leader and advocate of the principles of freedom, democracy and human rights for his countrymen. He will speak about the widespread abuse and oppression of the Iranian people and the need to establish a secular democracy in Iran. The event begins at 10:00 a.m. with remarks, followed by a question-and-answer…
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