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More photos from Saturday's annual #RunForAustin, which took place all over the world! The support was truly tremendous. We won't rest until Austin is home safe.

#JournalismIsNotACrime #FreeAustinTice
November 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Thanks to everyone who participated in the 2025 virtual #RunForAustin 5k. We had a great turnout at the Press Club and we are forever proud to stand with Austin Tice and his family and fight for his return.

#JournalismIsNotACrime
November 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
We were honored to host Vlad Yesypenko yesterday to screen his documentary film and share both his story of unjust imprisonment and his dedication to press freedom.

Many thanks to @rferl.org.web.brid.gy and @penamerica.bsky.social for their support in this event.

#JournalismIsNotACrime
November 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
On International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, we remember Victoria Roshchyna, Issam Abdallah, and so many others.

#JournalismIsNotACrime
November 2, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Only one week left to sign up for the virtual #RunForAustinTice 5k! Register at the link:

runsignup.com/Race/DC/Wash...
November 1, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Watch as Austin Tice's sister Naomi discusses the importance of participating in the #RunForAustin.

Only 19 days to sign up! Don't wait: runsignup.com/Race/DC/Wash...
October 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Just 19 days left to sign up for the 2025 Virtual Run for Austin Tice! 

runsignup.com/Race/DC/Wash...
October 20, 2025 at 6:09 PM
@pressclubdc.bsky.social members ands their guests are invited to a conversation with the folks working to #SaveVOA. RSVP at the link - tickets are going fast!

www.eventbrite.com/e/press-free...
October 16, 2025 at 2:57 PM
We had a great time on Tuesday night hosting Alsu Kurmasheva for a conversation about press freedom. Thanks to all who attended, asked great questions, and committed themselves to fighting for a free and fair press around the world.
October 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
30 days left until we run for Austin Tice, the longest-held journalist in captivity.

Register at the link! runsignup.com/Race/DC/Wash...
October 8, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Registration is open for the #RunForAustin 5K on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025. The run is part of an ongoing campaign to raise awareness for the longest-detained American journalist.

Sign up by Oct. 30 to receive the official race T-shirt. #BringAustinHome

runsignup.com/Race/DC/Wash...
October 1, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Registration is now open for the 2025 Run for Austin Tice virtual 5k!

Run from anywhere on Saturday, November 8 to show your support for Austin, a journalist who has been wrongfully detained for over a decade.

runsignup.com/Race/DC/Wash...
September 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Dong Yuyu's son Yifu spoke last night on behalf of his father, a journalist who is being held in Beijing despite any evidence against him.

As @mikebalsamo.bsky.social put it, "journalism is not espionage."
August 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Nika Novak is a journalist being wrongfully held in a Russian penal colony for daring to report on the truth.

Share Nika's story!

#FreeNika #JournalismIsNotACrime

@rferl.org.web.brid.gy
August 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Watch as @cnn.com's Clarissa Ward describes learning that Austin Tice had been kidnapped, and how she and other journalists sprung into action:

#FreeAustinTice
August 14, 2025 at 9:51 PM
HAPPENING NOW: Bill McCarren reads from recently declassified files dating back to November 2023 that provide updates to potential whereabouts of journalist Austin Tice.

#FreeAustinTice
August 14, 2025 at 6:39 PM
HAPPENING NOW: An all-day conference to assess the Austin Tice case at year 13.

Listen to @rezaian.bsky.social's powerful remarks: Austin should be here.
August 14, 2025 at 5:27 PM
One year ago today, Evan Gershkovich was reunited with his family after spending 500 days in Russian detention.

The efforts to #freeEvan were a success, but press freedom still remains a massive issue around the world. #JournalismIsNotACrime
August 1, 2025 at 8:32 PM
One year ago, @alsuk.bsky.social was released from wrongful detention in Russia. Click to learn her story of incredible bravery. #JournalismIsNotACrime
August 1, 2025 at 5:48 PM
As we highlight the importance of investigative journalism, we think of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira, who lost their lives in pursuit of the truth.

#HowToSaveTheAmazon #JournalismIsNotACrime
July 29, 2025 at 5:20 PM
We are days away from an expected verdict in the trial of Georgian journalist Mzia Amaglobeli, who has been detained since January on charges that are widely seen as politically motivated.

Click to learn more about Mzia's case. #FreeMzia #JournalismIsNotACrime
July 23, 2025 at 8:40 PM
"She took Palestinians everywhere. She was there, she was the voice. She went everywhere that we couldn't go."

@jihanabdalla.bsky.social and Abderrahim Foukara discuss Shireen Abu Akleh's lasting impact as a journalist at a recent event at the @pressclubdc.bsky.social:
July 23, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Millions of Americans rely on public media as their only connection to local journalism.

Read the full press release from the Press Freedom Center at the link:

www.press.org/newsroom/nat...
July 22, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Click to learn about "lawfare" and how it can be wielded to limit and impact press freedoms around the world.
July 22, 2025 at 4:44 PM
“You put some skin in the game to find out what’s happening.”

@dionnissenbaum.bsky.social talks about the lengths he and other journalists went to to uncover the truth in the documentary #WhoKilledShireen.

Full convo here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrfM...
July 16, 2025 at 7:35 PM