Members of the International Association of Press Clubs – representatives of dozens of press clubs from around the world – honored the IAPC Freedom of Speech Award 2023 for Andrzej Poczobut and Mortaza Behboudi two journalists imprisoned by authoritarian regimes. Andrzej Poczobut is a Polish-Belarusian journalist and human rights defender, imprisoned by the regime of Alexander Lukashenko since March 25, 2021. Recently, in a show and fake trial, he was sentenced to 8 years in a labor camp. Mortaza Behboudi is a Franco-Afghan war correspondent, investigative journalist and reporter who has been imprisoned by the Taliban regime in Afghanistan since January 7,[more...]

From Tuesday 24 October till Thursday 26 October, the London Press Club held the General Assembly of the International Association of Press Clubs and the European Federation of Press clubs. This General Assembly also ended the three years Presidency of the Press Club Brussels Europe. Our Press Club felt privileged to manage both international and European Federation of Press Clubs. By sharing our experience, it was an important and inspiring time for the development of press clubs and cooperation between us. At the end of both General Assembly, the representatives of the International Association of Press Clubs and the European Federation signed[more...]

The Press Clubs of Brussels and Strasbourg have finalized this 14 September a partnership allowing their respective members to have access to the spaces and events of the two partner clubs. Founded in 1978 and located on Place Kléber in the heart of the city, the Club de la Presse Strasbourg Europe has today 800 members and organizes more than 150 events a year. It benefits from all the attractiveness of the European Capital. More information on club-presse-strasbourg.com   (photo Laurent Brihay, Director Press Club Brussels Europe, Anka Wessang, Director of the Club de la Presse Strasbourg Europe)[more...]