Press Club leaders urge Biden administration to act immediately on Alsu Kurmasheva's detention
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Following is a statement from Eileen O'Reilly, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on Russia's detention of Russian American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva.
- WASHINGTON, Nov. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Following is a statement from Eileen O'Reilly, president of the National Press Club, and Gil Klein, president of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, on Russia's detention of Russian American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva.
- "We urge the U.S. government to immediately designate Alsu Kurmasheva's imprisonment as an unlawful and wrongful detention.
- The Biden administration is taking too long to make this important designation.
- Secretary Antony Blinken and officials at the State Department should act swiftly to ensure Alsu is freed from her unjust detention.