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National Press Club files friend-of-the-court brief in Mexican journalist's asylum case
Urging the U.S. government not to "break with this Nation's long and proud tradition of providing safe refuge to journalists, authors and commentators who criticize corrupt government officials," the National Press Club, its nonprofit Journalism Institute and 15 other professional journalism organizations filed a friend-of-the-court brief March 19 before the Board of Immigration Appeals in support of Emilio Gutiérrez-Soto's asylum case. The filing represents the latest step in a four-month effort to free Gutiérrez, winner of the Club's 2017 John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award. A Mexican…
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Lawyers file writ of habeas corpus for National Press Club award-winner Emilio Gutierrez
Arguing that the U.S. government’s detention of a National Press Club award-winning journalist violates the Constitution and international law, human rights attorneys on Tuesday are filing writs of habeas corpus for Emilio Gutiérrez Soto and his son, Oscar. The move opens a second legal front in the effort to free the Mexican journalist, detained for nearly three months in an El Paso Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center despite never having violated U.S. law. Gutiérrez, whose reporting led to death threats in his home country, is seeking asylum in the United States. That case…
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National Press Club award-winner Shawkan facing death sentence
The National Press Club and its non-profit Journalism Institute condemn Egypt’s effort to intimidate the press by threatening a photojournalist with death. A winner of the Club’s 2016 John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award, Mahmoud Abou Zeid, also known as Shawkan, learned this week that prosecutors in his home country are seeking the maximum penalty — death by hanging — against him. The Egyptian photographer has been in prison for more than four years. Late last year, he turned 30 behind bars. His lawyer says he suffers from hepatitis C and has been denied treatment. Shawkan was one of a number…
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National Press Club calls on Turkey to allow NYT reporter in country
The National Press Club released the following statement from President Jeff Ballou regarding the case of Rod Nordland, a correspondent for the New York Times, who was detained and expelled from Turkey on Tuesday while attempting to enter the country on a reporting trip. "We at the National Press Club call on the government of Turkey to reconsider its position on access for veteran New York Times journalist Rod Nordland who was detained and expelled on Tuesday. Mr. Nordland, who is a member of our club of longstanding, has reported from more than 150 countries during his distinguished career…
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National Press Club raises concerns about Trump's use of 'fake news'
The National Press Club raised concerns Wednesday about President-elect Donald Trump's continual use of the phrase “fake news” to criticize news stories that he disagrees with or that displease him. In his Jan. 11 press conference, Trump refused to field questions from certain reporters, accusing one journalist of working for a "terrible" organization and referring to an outlet represented by reporters at the event as "fake news." National Press Club President Thomas Burr issued the following statement: “With the proliferation of false news stories dotting the Internet, it is important for…
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National Press Club Alarmed at Judge's Unconstitutional "Prior Restraint"
The National Press Club on Wednesday expressed dismay over a New Jersey judge’s unconstitutional decision to block a newspaper from publishing information it lawfully obtained regarding a child custody case. Mercer County Judge Craig Corson recently issued a temporary injunction preventing The Trentonian from publishing the information, which pertains to a custody case involving a five-year-old. The information comes from a complaint in the child custody case, which, as a Family Court matter, is not public. But the information in the complaint is of public interest because the custody case…
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Last chance to register – Using Sanctions to Protect Journalists
You can still register for today's afternoon panel on using sanctions to protect journalists. Lawmakers, former senior State Department officials and journalists will gather at the National Press Club on Monday, Feb. 11, for a discussion about the growing use of human rights sanctions to protect journalists around the world. The panel discussion “Using Sanctions to Protect Journalists” will be from 1:30 p.m. - 3 p.m. in the Bloomberg Room. The event is open to the public. Registration is required and can be completed here. Confirmed panelists at the event, sponsored by the National Press…
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National Press Club calls for probe of murdered Ghanaian reporter
The National Press Club called Friday for a thorough investigation of the murder of Ghanaian investigative journalist Ahmed Hussein Suale-Divela and urged officials in the west African nation to ensure that journalists can work safely and without the threat of violence. Suale-Divela, who was part of an investigative reporting team that exposed corruption in African soccer, was shot to death in the evening of Jan. 16 in Accra, the capital, as he was driving home. “We urge government leaders in Ghana to probe the killing of Suale-Divela and swiftly bring the accused to justice,” said Club…
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National Press Club asks China’s ambassador for answers on missing photographer
The presidents of the National Press Club and its non-profit Journalism Institute wrote China’s ambassador to the United States on Dec. 10 calling for the release from prison of a U.S.-based photojournalist who was arrested more than a month ago in China. The letter to Ambassador Cui Tiankai requested an explanation of the Nov. 3 arrest in Xinjiang province of Lu Guang, an award-winning freelance photographer of Chinese descent who resides in New York and whose work has documented environmental and social issues in China. Lu’s family has not been able to ascertain if any charges have been…
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Amicus statement supporting preliminary injunction ruling in CNN v. Trump
The National Press Club and the National Press Club Journalism Institute, its nonprofit educational arm, joined with other news organizations and press freedom groups in this statement applauding today’s court ruling ordering the White House to immediately restore the press pass of CNN Chief White House Correspondent Jim Acosta. The statement follows: We applaud Judge Kelly’s careful application of the law to reject the White House’s claim of unbridled authority over journalists’ access to the White House. Our democracy depends on reporters having access to, and being able to question,…
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