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Taking Charge as a Freelancer: Join National Press Club Journalism Institute for an in-person workshop, Dec. 8

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Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Hear from editors about how to craft pitches that catch their attention and ultimately get a green light.

Key Points: 
  • Hear from editors about how to craft pitches that catch their attention and ultimately get a green light.
  • Continue the conversation at the Eric Friedheim National Journalism Library, or if you are an NPC member or know one, head on upstairs for taco night and a drink.
  • The National Press Club is located at 529 14th St. NW, the entrance at the corner of F & 14th Streets NW, in downtown Washington.
  • The club is on the 13th floor of the historic National Press Building.

Kazakhstan Human Rights Lawyer Yevgeniy Yavorskiy Gives Press Conference in Washington, DC

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Wednesday, June 14, 2023

WASHINGTON, June 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, June 14, at the National Press Building in Washington, DC, Kazakhstan Human Rights Lawyer Yevgeniy Yavorskiy gave a press conference on the status of his client Arman Dzhumageldiev, who has been detained and subject to mistreatment for more than a year.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, June 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, June 14, at the National Press Building in Washington, DC, Kazakhstan Human Rights Lawyer Yevgeniy Yavorskiy gave a press conference on the status of his client Arman Dzhumageldiev, who has been detained and subject to mistreatment for more than a year.
  • Briefing reporters on the arrest and treatment of Dzhumageldiev in prison, Yavorskiy showed reporters security camera footage of Dzhumageldiev's arrest.
  • A reporter asked Yavorskiy what concrete steps the US could take to address gross human rights violations in Kazakhstan.
  • "Kazakhstan poses as a country where human rights are protected," Yavorskiy said.