USA
4 February 2025
The National Press Club is the world’s leading professional organization for journalists, and the Club and its Center for Press Freedom are leading voices for press freedom matters in the U.S. and worldwide. The National Press Club stands with press freedom advocates around the world in demanding justice for Mr. Dawit Isaak. In a distinct statement, the President of the National Press Club, Mr. Mike Balsamo, says:
“The National Press Club demands the immediate release of journalist Dawit Isaak, who has been unjustly imprisoned for 23 years — without charges, without a trial, and without regard for basic human rights. Reports have exposed the appalling conditions of his detention, yet Eritrea continues to defy international law and ignore global calls for justice. We believe Isaak is the longest-detained journalist in the world — a grim distinction that underscores the Eritrean government’s contempt for press freedom. Journalism is not a crime. Silencing truth-tellers through indefinite detention is a violation of fundamental human rights, and the time for Isaak’s freedom is long overdue.”
See the National Press Club’s Press Release with Statement here: https://www.press.org/newsroom/eritrea-must-free-journalist-dawit-isaak-detained-23-years
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