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Press Briefing on Resumption of Jimmy Lai’s Trial, Nov. 20 at 9:00 a.m
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, Washington, DC 20045 - Zenger Room Who: Sebastien Lai, son of Jimmy Lai; Caoilfhionn Gallagher, head of Jimmy Lai’s international legal team; Jason Rezaian, The Washington Post; Bill McCarren, Director, Press Freedom Center at The National Press Club, will give welcoming remarks Livestream here.…
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Press Freedom Center Launched At National Press Club: New Center To Support Club’s Campaigns for Journalists in Trouble
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 through advocacy, direct support and community. Monday’s launch event brought together journalists, club members and donors, including Fred Ryan, the former publisher of the Washington Post and Politico, who gave powerful remarks on the need for the Center. During the evening, $25,000 was raised in…
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Verdict in National Security Case of Dong Yuyu Expected Thursday Evening
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. He has not been allowed to see or speak to his family since his arrest at a Beijing restaurant in February of 2022. Beijing's No. 2 Intermediate People's Court is scheduled to issue its judgment in his case at 9:30 a.m. Friday in China (8:30 p.m. ET Thursday). In the past, the Chinese court system…
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Family Statement On Verdict in Case of Chinese Journalist Dong Yuyu
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 only to Yuyu and his family but also to every freethinking Chinese journalist and every ordinary Chinese committed to friendly engagement with the world. Sentencing Yuyu to seven years in prison on no evidence declares to the world the bankruptcy of the justice system in China. The Beijing No. 2…
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National Press Club statement on verdict In case of journalist Dong Yuyu
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 verdict in his national security case from Beijing’s No. 2 Intermediate People’s Court. According to the court, he was found guilty and sentenced to seven years in prison. With time served this means he will spend 4.5 more years in prison. The threshold for evidence under Chinese law is quite high and…
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Family of journalist Austin Tice to hold news conference after Dec. 6 WH meeting
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 Center to discuss this case and take questions from the press. When: 2:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 6 Where: National Press Club, 13th Floor, National Press Building, 529 14th St. NW, Washington, DC 20045 Who: Debra Tice, mother of Austin Tice (Houston, Texas) Marc Tice, father of Austin Tice (Houston) Simon…
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Follow-Up Family Statement On Verdict in Case of Chinese Journalist Dong Yuyu
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 judgment of Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu’s espionage case by the Chinese authorities, Dong Yuyu’s family members raise the following ten questions: Since the Ministry of State Security of China has determined that a certain organ of the Japanese foreign service an “espionage organization” of Japan,…
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Family Of Austin Tice Available for Interviews at St. John’s Church
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 to secure and protect their son. Austin Tice has been held in Syria since 2012. He is the longest held U.S. journalist hostage and the only U.S. journalist currently being held overseas. He is a Marine veteran and an alumni of Georgetown University.
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Statement by Family of Austin Tice
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 their loved ones after years of separation. We know this is possible for our family, too. Austin Tice is alive, in Syria, and it's time for him to come home. We are eagerly anticipating seeing Austin walk free and we are asking anyone who can do so to please assist Austin so he can safely return home…
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National Press Club: Guatemala Must Halt Criminal Proceedings Against Juan Louis Font
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 harassment against Juan Luis Font, his radio talk show ConCriterio and other journalists in the country. “Font is a widely respected journalist who has been persecuted by Guatemalan authorities for the last three years, forcing him to leave his home country in 2022 to avoid unjust detention for his work…
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