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Free Austin Tice
Debra Tice, mother of journalist Austin Tice — abducted in Syria and still held captive — joins Washington Post Executive Editor Matt Murray to share the latest on efforts to bring Austin home. Tice remains the only American journalist currently detained abroad. Cost: $35 per person (lunch included). Note: there will be a press area for those who are just covering the event.
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Evening Cocktail Reception
Join us for a cocktail reception for World Press Freedom Day, following the event with the Barents Observer. There will be a cash bar at the reception.
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Press Freedom at Home: Confronting U.S. Challenges
National Press Club President Mike Balsamo leads a high-level conversation on the escalating threats to press freedom in the United States — from courtroom battles to coordinated online harassment campaigns against journalists, and the growing infringements on independent newsgathering. Balsamo will be joined by Tom Durkin, Director of Safety Education, at the Foley Foundation, as well as Paul Beckett of the Wall Street Journal, Kate Woodsome of the Washington Post, and others. Cost: Free
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U.S. Taxpayers to File Historic Legal Complaint in DC, Charging the U.S. Government with Complicity in Genocide
Media Advisory: Press Conference U.S. Taxpayers to File Historic Legal Complaint in DC, Charging the U.S. Government with Complicity in Genocide Taxpayers from Both Coasts to Converge in DC Where: The National Press Club, 529 14th St. NW, Zenger Room on the 13th Floor, Washington, DC 20045 When: Wednesday, May 14, 2 PM Taxpayers Against Genocide (TAG) and the National Lawyers Guild International Committee will hold a press conference to announce the filing of their legal complaint with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rigths (IACHR) against the U.S. government for complicity in…
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The Côte d’Ivoire Diaspora Press Conference
The Côte d’Ivoire Diaspora in the U.S. Holds Press Conference to Discuss Recommendations for Democracy and Peace Ahead of the Presidential elections in Côte d’Ivoire. WHO: The Committee of Actions for Côte d’Ivoire (C.A.C.I-USA), a leading political movement for the promotion of peace and democracy in Côte d’Ivoire and West Africa. Speaker: Eric Edi, Ph.D., Managing Director, C.A.C.I Program Manager, Former Adjunct Professor of Global Politics and Human Rights, Jefferson University, East Falls Campus,…
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Conversation with the authors of 'How to Save the Amazon'
The journalist Dom Phillips was writing a book on the Amazon. Unfortunately, he never got to finish it - he was murdered by a criminal organization, alongside his research partner Bruno Pereira. But his friends and family, to honor his legacy, completed his book. On Wednesday, June 11, the Press Freedom Center will be joined by Dom's widow, Alêssandra Sampaio, the Intercept’s Andrew Fishman and others to discuss the upcoming book 'How to Save the Amazon: A Journalist's Fatal Quest for Answers.' Copies of How to Save the Amazon will be available for purchase during the event. Or Pre-order your…
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