WASHINGTON, Sept. 28,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Debra Tice, the mother of
Austin Tice, the U.S. journalist and
Marine veteran being held in Syria, will speak at an important high-level
event Monday at the Western Grand Central in New York. Her remarks will follow those of
U.N. Secretary General Antonio
Guterres who will be attending and speaking as well, The
event runs from 1:30pm-3pm.
Sponsored by Hostage Aid Worldwide and the Raul Wallenberg
Center For Human Rights, this event focuses on countering hostage
taking – an important and growing global problem.
Tice last spoke in public at the National Press Club in
Washington, D.C. on Aug. 14, the 12th anniversary of her
son's abduction. Austin is the only U.S. journalist currently being
held overseas. No U.S. journalist has been held longer than
Austin.
Coverage of the event is welcome but please register here:
sophieg@hostageaid.org 0r call: 518-9301145
Founded in 1908, The National Press Club is the world's leading
professional organization for journalists. With 3,000 members
representing nearly every major journalism organization, the Club
is a leading voice for press freedom in the U.S. and worldwide.
Austin Tice was the recipient of the
Club's John Aubuchon Award for Press
Freedom in 2015. The Club has supported the Tice family in their
efforts to free Austin across those years.
Contact: Bill McCarren, 202-662-7534 for the National Press
Club
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