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National Press Club Statement on Putin Comments on Evan Gershkovich
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 – Following is a statement by Emily Wilkins, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on Vladimir Putin’s comments about the case of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich during his Feb. 6 interview with Tucker Carlson. “Putin asserts that ‘(Evan) was working for the special services or some other agencies.’ At another point in the interview Putin says “I don’t know who he (Evan) worked for,” contradicting his earlier assertion. Let’s clear this up: Evan works for the Wall Street Journal and…
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Press Club leaders condemn Russian court ruling on Alsu Kurmasheva’s detention, call on U.S. leaders to take action
Radio Free Europe editor Alsu Kurmasheva has been detained since October 2023 in Russia. Photo: Pangea Graphics (RFE/RL) WASHINGTON, Feb. 20, 2024 – Following is a statement from Emily Wilkins, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on a Russian court’s ruling on Tuesday that American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, an editor for Radio Free Europe, will remain in pretrial detention. “We are appalled by the Russian government’s unjust detention of Radio Free Europe journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, a U.S. citizen, on politically…
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National Press Club Statement On Two Year Anniversary in Yuyu Dong Case
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 – Following is a statement from Emily Wilkins, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on the two-year anniversary of the detention of journalist Yuyu Dong by China. “Two years ago today, the day after the Winter Olympics ended in Beijing, journalist Yuyu Dong was arrested while having lunch with a Japanese diplomat in a public restaurant. Since then, the world – including his family -- has not seen or heard from him. Yuyu is well known in the U.S. where he was a Nieman fellow at Harvard and in Japan…
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N.J. court cites brief signed by Club, NPCJI in opening police disciplinary records
A New Jersey appeals court last week set a precedent strengthening the public’s right of access to police disciplinary records in a case in which the National Press Club and the National Press Club Journalism Institute supported The Trentonian newspaper's request. The New Jersey Appellate Division sided with The Trentonian by ruling Feb. 13 that a trial judge had prematurely denied the newspaper’s request for internal affairs records related to three indicted police officers. The case is 21st Century Media v. Ewing Township. The appeals court, in summarizing The Trentonian's position in…
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National Press Club Rebukes Mexican President for Aggression Toward Journalist
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 – Following is a statement by Emily Wilkins, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute. on acts of intimidation and threatening behavior by President Obrador of Mexico against NY Times reporter Natalie Kitroeff. “We were shocked that President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador put NY Times journalist Natalie Kitroeff at risk by providing her confidential contact information to the public and making aggressive comments toward her. “Mexico is one of the most dangerous countries for reporters. Cartels and other…
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National Press Club Statement on Murder of Mexican Journalist Marco Ramirez Hernandez
WASHJINGTON, May 24 – Following is a statement from Eileen O’Reilly, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism institute on the killing of journalist Marco Aurelio Ramirez Hernandez early Tuesday morning in Tehuacan, in Pueblo state. “There is an urgent problem reemerging in Mexico evident in the tragic murder of Marco Ramirez Hernandez -- the third journalist to be killed in Mexico this year. Mexico is once again one of the most dangerous countries for journalists outside a war zone. We have seen this pattern before and are very…
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National Press Club Statement on Russia’s Extension of Pre-Trial Detention for Evan Gershkovich
WASHINGTON, May 23 – Following is a statement from Eileen O’Reilly, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on the decision by a Russian court to extend the pre-trial detention of Wall Street Journal Reporter Evan Gershkovich until Aug. 30. “It now seems clear the FSB investigators were not even able to manufacture their case in time to meet the May 28 deadline for pretrial detention. They had more than 50 days and brought nothing with them to court but empty briefcases. They are showing they have nothing to work with,…
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National Press Club Leadership Signs Open Letter on Chinese Journalist Yuyu Dong
WASHINGTON, May 31 – Following is a statement from Eileen O’Reilly, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on an open letter signed by leading journalists in support of Chinese journalist Yuyu Dong. Mr. Dong has been detained in Beijing for more than a year and was recently indicted on charges of espionage. “We have signed the letter below in support of Mr. Dong, a career journalist from China’s Guangming Daily who was swept up by Chinese authorities for having lunch with a Japanese diplomat, which is not a crime under…
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Statement on Start of Jury Trial of Asheville Blade Journalists
WASHINGTON, June 12, 2023 -- Following is a statement from Eileen O'Reilly, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on the jury trial starting Monday of North Carolina journalists Matilda Bliss and Veronica Coit. Bliss and Coit were charged with trespassing in connection with their coverage of the eviction of a homeless encampment on December 25, 2021, and were found guilty at a bench trial in April. They appealed the ruling to a jury trial that is taking place this week. “We were deeply dismayed in April by the…
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National Press Club Statement on the Conviction and Sentencing of Guatemalan Journalist José Rubén Zamora
WASHINGTON, June 14, 2023 -- Following is a statement by Eileen O'Reilly, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on the conviction and sentencing of Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora. “We condemn in the strongest terms the Guatemalan government’s ridiculous and vindictive case against news publisher José Rubén Zamora, president and publisher of El Periódico. “Zamora’s sentencing on Wednesday to six years of prison is heartbreakingly cruel, particularly given the fact the asset and money laundering charges he was…
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