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Press Briefing on the National Security trial of Jimmy Lai
Jimmy Lai, former publisher of Apple Daily, has been imprisoned in Hong Kong for nearly four years. His trial, under the City’s National Security Law is set to resume Nov. 20, and Caoilfhionn Gallagher, head of Jimmy's legal team, will provide an update on the case. It is anticipated that the defense will begin their case on Nov. 20 and that Jimmy Lai will provide testimony. Gallagher will also discuss the recent changes in Hong Kong law that led to this case. Jimmy Lai’s time in prison has taken a physical toll on him. His son, Sebastien Lai, will discuss his father's declining health and…
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Tice Family Press Conference
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 Center to discuss this case and take questions from the press. This is the first time the entire Tice family has been in Washington to advocate for the return of their brother who has been held in Syria since 2012. They have a meeting at the White House at 11 a.m. on Dec. 6 and will come to the Club after that for this news conference. During the news conference, the Tices will discuss…
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Hybrid Press Conference: Palestinian Families Sue State Department to Enforce Law Prohibiting U.S. Aid to Abusive Israeli Forces
Hybrid Press Conference: Palestinian Families Sue State Department to Enforce Law Prohibiting U.S. Aid to Abusive Israeli Forces Washington, DC — December 12, 2024: DAWN is hosting a press conference to announce the filing of a groundbreaking complaint by plaintiff Palestinian families under the Administrative Procedures Act against the U.S. State Department for its arbitrary and capricious failure to abide by and enforce the Leahy Law with respect to security assistance to Israel. This failure has caused and will continue to cause harm to the plaintiffs in this lawsuit, including…
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Ralph Nader Conference
Ralph Nader Conference on the 50th Anniversary of the Historic 1974 FOIA Amendments Washington D.C., December 19, 2024 – The Center for Study of Responsive Law (CSRL), the Ralph Nader-founded public interest group, will hold a conference at the National Press Building on Thursday, December 19th commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1974 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Amendments. The 1974 FOIA amendments – passed by a Congressional override of President Gerald Ford’s veto – strengthened the 1966 Freedom of Information Act and gave civic enforcement teeth, via judicial review, to the Act…
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Press Briefing by Harvard Researchers on Landmark Global Flourishing Study
Media Advisory Event: Press Briefing by Harvard Researchers on Landmark Global Flourishing Study Date: April 30, 2025 Time: 2:00 PM EDT Location: Bloomberg Room, National Press Club, Washington, DC WASHINGTON, DC – At a moment marked by intense political polarization and ideological divides, the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University, in partnership with Baylor University's Institute for Studies of Religion, invites media representatives to an urgent briefing unveiling groundbreaking findings from the largest-ever global study on human flourishing. Featured Speakers: · Dr. Tyler…
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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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