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Club hails release of journalist hostages
The National Press Club applauded the release of two French television journalists and an interpreter who had been kidnapped and detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan for more than 18 months. Those kidnapped included two reporters, Herve Guesquiere and Stephane Taponier of France 3 Television, and their interpreter, Reza Din. There was no news of two assistants who accompanied them when they were taken in December 2009. Their release was confirmed Wednesday by French President Nicolas Sarkozy. "We are relieved and share the joy of their families," said National Press Club President Mark…
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NPC condemns killing of Mexican journalist and his family
The National Press Club condemned the killing of Mexican journalist Miguel Angel Lopez Velasco and his family inside their home as violence against the news media in the country has been on the rise. Lopez Velasco, his wife, and their 21-year-old son were killed by gunfire in Veracruz, located on Mexico's southeast coast. Velasco was editorial director for the Notiver daily newspaper and wrote a column about politics and crime, according to media reports. His son was a photographer for the paper. "We abhor the killing of journalists anywhere, but violence that occurs so close to our country,…
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National Press Club urges swift probe of Pakistani journalist’s murder
The National Press Club urged Pakistani authorities on June 6 to swiftly investigate and prosecute the murder of Syed Saleem Shahzad, a Pakistani reporter who was found dead last week after having been tortured. On Monday, the National Press Club hosted representatives of Pakistani news organizations in the United States to mourn the death of Shahzad, a correspondent for Asia Times. Speakers at the event included Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States, Husain Haqqani, and representatives of Reporters Without Borders, the Committee to Protect Journalists and Human Rights Watch. Shahzad had…
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NPC Condemns Subpoena for Reporter in Leak Case
The National Press Club criticized Thursday a decision by the Justice Department to subpoena a New York Times reporter to testify in a criminal trial about who leaked him information for a book he wrote. Federal prosecutors issued the subpoena May 23 with the support of Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. The subpoena orders the reporter, James Risen, to testify in the case of Jeffrey Sterling, a former CIA employee accused of leaking to Risen material for a book he wrote about the CIA. "Reporters should not be forced to reveal confidential sources or be compelled to testify in cases…
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National Press Club to Syria: Release imprisoned journalists
The National Press Club urges the Syrian government to release and guarantee the safety of imprisoned journalists, including Dorothy Parvaz, an Al-Jazeera reporter who formerly worked for the Hearst newspaper chain. Parvaz is one of several journalists who have been imprisoned in Syria. Parvaz went there recently to cover the uprising and has been detained by the government and blocked from letting anyone know about her whereabouts and her health. The National Press Club, adding its voice to other journalism organizations, such as Committee to Protect Journalists and Reporters Without Borders…
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National Press Club calls for halt to abuses of reporters
As World Press Freedom Day approaches next week, the National Press Club is drawing attention to the unacceptable frequency with which journalists in dozens of nations are imprisoned, abused, beaten or killed. "The National Press Club deplores in the strongest possible terms the mistreatment of reporters wherever it may occur and calls for the release of every journalist who has been detained for the 'crime' of doing his or her job," said National Press Club President Mark Hamrick. The National Press Club will be the principal site for the U.N.-sponsored World Press Freedom Day on May 3. The…
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National Press Club Cheers Reports That Imprisoned Iranian Blogger Was Freed
The National Press Club today is cheering reports that Kouhyar Goudarzi, an Iranian blogger imprisoned for the last year in Teheran's notorious Evin Prison, has been released. Goudarzi was the international winner of the Club's 2010 John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award. According to Iran's Committee of Human Rights Reporters and other sources, Goudarzi was set free after being jailed since last December. He had been charged with "heresy," a capital crime, "propagating" against the regime and "congregation and mutiny with intent to disrupt national security." Goudarzi was reportedly put into…
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National Press Club Demands Iran Release Jailed Journalists
The National Press Club president on Monday evening called upon Iran to free journalists and other political prisoners whom it has incarcerated. Alan Bjerga made his statement as the Club honored in absentia Kouhyar Gourdarzi--an Iranian blogger in prison since December 2009--as the international winner of the 2010 John Aubuchon Press Freedom Awards. The Club also honored Charles N. Davis--a professor at the Missouri School of Journalism and a storied advocate of open government--as the domestic winner of this year’s Aubuchon award “Tonight we call upon Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad…
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Reception for Press Freedom Honorees, 6:30 pm Nov. 15
The Club will honor the recipients of its 2010 John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award -- a University of Missouri journalism professor and an Iranian blogger -- at a reception at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 15. The event is open to members and the public. The award, given each year to one domestic and one international recipient, honors people who have contributed to the cause of press freedom and open government. This year’s U.S. winner is Charles N. Davis, an associate professor at the Missouri School of Journalism who has done more than most to force light onto parts of national, state and local…
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Club Voices Outrage Over Beating of Russian Journalists
The National Press Club called on President Dmitry Medvedev and other Russian authorities in the country to track down and prosecute the perpetrators who severely beat journalist Oleg Kashin. Kashin, a reporter for the Kommersant newspaper, who wrote about topics such as a controversial forest highway project, was attacked by two men early Nov. 6 as he approached his Moscow apartment, according to news reports. Security camera video posted on the Internet shows one of the assailants using a rod to repeatedly strike Kashin. His severe injuries include a fractured skull and broken jaw, leg and…
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