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ROMANIAN CHRISTMAS CONCERT
ROMANIAN CHRISTMAS CONCERT - Sunday, December 10th, 2023, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM at National Press Club Ballroom For registration - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/romanian-christmas-concert-tickets-764112740777?aff=oddtdtcreator
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Eduardo Beckett; El Paso-based immigration attorney for Emilio; Penny Venetis; Rutgers University, attorney for Emilio on Habeas Case; Kathy Kiely; University of Missouri; Lynette Clemetson; University of Michigan; Michele Salcedo; former official of NAHJ and National Press Club Emilio Gutierrez Soto; Mexican journalist and 2017 John Aubuchon honoree
News Briefing on Emilio Gutiérrez Soto
Registration is essential in order to ensure attendees can gain access to the National Press Club.
Emilio Gutierrez Soto, a Mexican journalist, fled his country in 2008 after death threats over his reporting on corruption in the Mexican military. He immediately declared for asylum at a legal port of entry in the U.S. His case, which had the full support of the National Press Club and many other significant organizations and institutions, only recently approached a successful resolution and now he is expected to be officially granted asylum early next year. The saga of what happened or nearly happened to Emilio during that 15 plus year struggle says volumes about the U.S. immigration and…
Type: Event
The Belmarsh Tribunal
The extradition case against Julian Assange is now entering its final phase — and the international pressure for his freedom is mounting. From Presidents and Prime Ministers to Nobel Peace Prize winners, the international community is crying out against the injustice of Assange's prosecution — and its implication for press freedom worldwide. On 9 December, leading journalists, lawyers, and human rights defenders will gather at the National Press Club in Washington, DC as witnesses to this crackdown on free speech and the First Amendment. It's not too late to stand on the right side of…
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NPC leaders lead civil society letter to Blinken urging RFE/RL reporter be designated as wrongfully detained
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 — Fourteen press freedom and First Amendment civil society groups, led by the National Press Club and the NPC Journalism Institute, on Monday wrote to Secretary of State Antony Blinken to urge him to swiftly declare that RFE/RL journalist Alsu Kurmasheva has been wrongfully detained by the Russian government. “Alsu has already been held in a detention center in Kazan for more than a month now and charged with failure to self-register as a ‘foreign agent,’ reads the letter, whose other signatories include the Committee to Protect Journalists, Reporters Without Borders and…
Type: News
Last day to submit documentaries to Community Stories Film Festival
The Community Stories Film Festival, produced by Docs in Progress, is back on March 15-17, 2024. The weekend series of public screenings spotlights local stories from Washington, Maryland, and Northern Virginia and includes live Q&A sessions with the filmmakers. Local documentary filmmakers who wish to secure a spot for their short or feature documentary must submit an application by Nov. 30. Submit today via FilmFreeWay! National Press Club members can use discount code CS2024 and receive 20% off the submission fee. Please email at [email protected] with any questions.
Type: News