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EVAN GERSHKOVICH – STATEMENT BY THE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB

The Board of the National Press Club of Australia calls for the immediate release of Evan Gershkovich of The Wall Street Journal so he can return home from Russia in safety. The decision by a Russian court to sentence him to 16 years in prison is an outrage and an affront to press freedom.

AUSTRALIAN JOURNALIST CHENG LEI RELEASED STATEMENT

The National Press Club of Australia welcomes the return of Australian journalist Cheng Lei to her home and family in Melbourne after more than three years in detention in China.

THE TRIAL OF CHENG LEI STATEMENT

Australian, U.S. Press Leaders Condemn China’s Secretive Prosecution and Detention of TV Journalist. 

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