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National Press Club Statement on Detention of Chinese Journalist Yuyu Dong
WASHINGTON, April 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 detention of Chinese Journalist Yuyu Dong. “We ask the Chinese government to release veteran Chinese journalist Yuyu Dong, as no evidence has been presented that justifies sending his case to trial. Dong, a well-known journalist, faces espionage charges. He was detained Feb. 21, 2022, while having lunch with a Japanese diplomat at a well-known hotel in Beijing. The diplomat was also detained. On March 23,…
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National Press Club Releases Video on Anniversary of Death of Jamal Khashoggi
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2, 2022 – The National Press Club today released a video statement by Executive Director Bill McCarren on the 4th anniversary of the murder of Washington Post Opinion Contributor Jamal Khashoggi by the government of Saudi Arabia. You can view the statement here:
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Press Club Statement On Attack Against Club Member in Texas
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Following is a statement by Emily Wilkins, president of the National Press Club, on a reported incident in the Dallas-area that may have violated the First Amendment rights of reporter Rohit Sharama, a member of the National Press Club. “According to a recent article in India Today and confirmed in conversations between Mr, Sharma and an NPC Board member, Sharma was at a hotel near the Dallas Airport awaiting the arrival of Rahul Gandhi, the opposition leader in India, who was beginning a U.S. tour. While he waited, Sharma interviewed the Chair of…
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NPC president protests treatment of Club member trying to conduct interview
National Press Club President Emily Wilkins issued the following statement following a reported incident that may have violated the First Amendment rights of Club member Rohit Sharma: “According to a recent article in India Today and confirmed in conversations between Mr, Sharma and an NPC board member, Sharma was at a hotel near the Dallas Airport awaiting the arrival of Rahul Gandhi, the opposition leader in India, who was beginning a U.S. tour. While he waited, Sharma interviewed the chair of the India Overseas Congress, Sam Pitroda. The two had met in the past and the interview was done…
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National Press Club Statement on IDF Action Against Al Jazeera Bureau in Ramallah
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 – Following is a statement from Emily Wilkins, president of the National Press Club on the assault by IDF troops on Al Jazeera’s news bureau in Ramallah. “The assault by IDF forces on Al Jazeera’s bureau in Ramallah is an aggressive, military action that should be reversed immediately. The independent reporting provided by Al Jazeera is one of the few dependable sources of information about what is happening in the region. The bureau must be allowed to reopen, the confiscated equipment returned, and journalists allowed to continue their work. “As troops took over the…
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National Press Club awards Mississippi Today, a nonprofit newsroom, with its highest press freedom award
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Press Club is honoring Mississippi Today — a nonprofit, non-partisan newsroom based in Jackson, Mississippi — with its highest honor for press freedom, the John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award. Mississippi Today is currently involved in a legal case to protect privileged documents used in producing a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation and named in an ensuing defamation case brought by the state’s former governor. The case has wide-ranging implications for press freedom in the United States, including journalist-source protections. “In a country that holds…
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Chinese Government Extends Detention of Journalist Yuyu Dong to December 27
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30, 2024 – Following is a statement by National Press Club President Emily Wilkins on the Chinese government’s decision to extend detention for journalist Yuyu Dong – a former Nieman Fellow -- being held in jail in Beijing. “We have recently learned that Chinese journalist Yuyu Dong will continue to be detained in a Beijing jail until at least December 27, 2024. Arrested in February 2022, he has been detained 2 years and 7 months prior to this latest extension. Since his trial in July 2023, we have been waiting for a verdict. This latest delay calls into question the…
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Moment of Silence For Jamal Khashoggi At National Press Club Oct. 2
News Advisory: Today, Oct 2 at 5:30 pm in the Zenger Room of the National Press Club there will be a moment of silence for Washington Post Opinions contributor Jamal Khashoggi to mark the 6th anniversary of his brutal murder by Saudi government officials. Jamal was lured to the Saudi Embassy in Istanbul where he was tortured and murdered. His body has never been produced for his family for proper burial. In 2018 the Club named Khashoggi a John Aubuchon Press Freedom Honoree, the Club’s highest honor for press freedom. There has been no justice for Jamal in this matter, which the CIA concluded…
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National Press Club: Prominent Cambodian Journalist Must Be Released, Charges Dropped
WASHINGTON, October 7 – Following is a statement from Emily Wilkins, president of the National Press Club, on the arrest and detention of award-winning Cambodian journalist Mech Dara, who is renowned for his investigations on corruption, human trafficking, and illegal scams. Dara won the U.S. State Department’s Trafficking in Persons Hero Award for his work on the multi-million illegal scam centers in Cambodia. He is a freelance reporter, in part because the Cambodian government has gone after and shuttered most of the independent news organizations he has worked for. “We call for the…
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Statement by Debra Tice Marking Oct. 7 Anniversary of Hostage Taking by Hamas
Washington, Oct 7 – One year after the Oct 7 attack by Hamas, the following statement from Debra Tice, the mother of Austin Tice, a journalist held hostage in Syria, was released by The National Press Club. “On the anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas, my heart goes out to the hostages and to their families who have waited now a full year for the Israeli government to prioritize release of their loved ones. It is exceedingly painful to be powerless and to stand watching the resistance of the U.S. government – in addition to the Israeli government -- to do what is needed to end this…
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