WASHINGTON, May 3, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- The following is a statement by National Press Club
President Emily Wilkins on the 2024 recipient of the
President's Award to be presented at the National Press Club Awards
Dinner on August 28.
"This year the President's Award at the National Press Club will
help call attention to the wrongful detention of RFE/RL journalist
Alsu Kurmasheva who has been detained in Russia since October
2023.
"Alsu is many things - an editor, reporter, wife and mother.
There is one thing she is not - a criminal. Journalism is not a
crime and I hope this recognition leads not only to our government
labeling Alsu wrongfully detained but to her freedom.
"It is my sincere hope that Alsu can join us at the Press Club
to accept this award this Summer along with her husband Pavel and
her daughters Bibi and Miriam who have tirelessly worked and
advocated for their wife and mother."
Wilkins spoke with Kurmasheva's husband Pavel Butorin at the National Press Club this
week to share the news. A video of their exchange can be found
here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibHI4OAinY0
About The National Press Club Awards Dinner
The awards
dinner will be held at the National Press Club on Wednesday, Aug. 28. The event will start at
6 p.m. on with a reception in the
Holeman Lounge, followed at 7 p.m.
with dinner and program in the ballroom. Tickets to the awards
dinner are $75 for the general
public, $65 for members of the
National Press Club and can be purchased online. For
sponsorship opportunities, please contact members@press.org.
About The National Press Club
Founded in 1908,
the National Press Club is the world's leading
professional organization for journalists. The Club has 3,000
members representing nearly every major news organization and is a
leading voice for press freedom in the U.S. and worldwide.
Contact: Kate
Helster, National Press Club, khlester@press.org,
202-662-7525
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