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WASHINGTON, May 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Leaders of the National Press Club and the National Press Club Journalism Institute called Wednesday for the military junta in Myanmar to release the several dozen journalists it has jailed and to reverse restrictions on press freedom in the country.
According to independent observers, at least 40 journalists remain detained in Myanmar, where protests have been raging since a military coup overthrew the government in February.
The junta has instituted a variety of other limitations on press coverage, ranging from satellite TV bans to internet blackouts, censorship and legal threats. The military in Myanmar must cease its efforts to silence local and foreign coverage of the protests taking place in the country, said NPC President Lisa Nicole Matthews and NPC Journalism Institute President Angela Greiling Keane. The international community must not grow accustomed to the human rights violations ta
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WASHINGTON, April 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The National Press Club (NPC) will host a virtual event at 10:00 a.m. ET on Monday, May 3 – World Press Freedom Day - highlighting the cases of three journalists who need our help: Maria Ressa, Austin Tice, and Emilio Gutierrez-Soto.
MONDAY: National Press Club to highlight three major cases on World Press Freedom Day
All three journalists - Ressa, Tice, and Gutierrez-Soto - are past recipients of the Club s John Aubuchon Award the NPC s highest honor for press freedom. Each is still struggling for freedom.
Attendees will experience a virtual platform that looks and feels just like a visit to the National Press Club, The World s Leading Professional Organization for Journalists™, and can navigate between three main events:
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