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100+ Global Journalism Leaders Urge China to Free Journalist Dong Yuyu
WASHINGTON, April 23 — Today, more than 100 prominent figures from the global journalism and media community released an open letter in support of Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu, calling for his immediate acquittal. The National Press Club is proud to amplify this message and stand alongside those demanding justice. “This letter is a statement of principle: press freedom is not a crime. Dong Yuyu was doing what journalists everywhere do—speaking openly, asking questions, engaging with the world. His conviction strikes at the heart of free expression, and we call for it to be overturned,” said…
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National Press Club Statement on Unjust Reincarceration of Journalist José Rubén Zamora
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 – Following is a statement from Emily Wilkins, 117th President of the National Press Club, on today’s court ruling ordering journalist José Rubén Zamora to return to jail in Guatemala. “We are deeply troubled by the decision of an appeals court to order the re-incarceration of news publisher José Rubén Zamora in what we consider to be a baseless and vindictive case brought by the Guatemalan government. “This ruling is both heartless and unjust, particularly considering the charges of asset and money laundering that led to Zamora’s conviction. These charges appear to have…
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Press Freedom Center holds first press briefing -- update on Jimmy Lai’s trial, Wednesday at 9 a.m.
The newly formed Press Freedom Center at the National Press Club holds its first event on Wednesday, Nov. 20, at 9 a.m. at the Club. This will be a briefing on resumption of the national security trial of U.K. citizen Jimmy Lai, former publisher of Apple Daily, who has been imprisoned in Hong Kong for nearly four years. Media is invited to cover the event. Bill McCarren, director of the Press Freedom Center, will give welcoming remarks. Then speakers will be Sebastien Lai, son of Jimmy Lai; Caoilfhionn Gallagher, head of Jimmy Lai’s international legal team; and Jason Rezaian, newly named…
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Club, Al Jazeera call for justice for slain journalist Shireen Abu Akleh on anniversary of killing
A year after veteran American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was shot and killed while covering a raid near Jenin in the West Bank, there still has not been a fair and impartial investigation of what happened that led to her death on the job.
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Update: 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 UPDATED (adding information about recent UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention finding in Lai’s case) 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,…
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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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