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At the #FreeExpression23 awards recently, @1stForAll recognized wrongfully detained journalists for their courageous pursuit of #PressFreedom. @WSJ and @washingtonpost executives shared more about the fight to bring Evan and Austin Tice home: freedomforum.org/news-executive…

🎉@leonidvolkov received the Freedom Forum's award on behalf of Alexei @navalny. #FreeExpression23 #FreeNavalny

Thank you @1stForAll for a memorable night celebrating 1A champions & honoring fearless reporters who risk everything to shine a light on important stories, reminding us of journalism's vital role in safeguarding democracy. #FreeExpression23 #FreeAustinTice #FreeEvanGershkovich

What an unforgettable night of free and fearless expression at the #FreeExpression23 Awards. We were inspired by our honorees and how they've used their #FirstAmendment freedoms. See some of those special captured moments here: bit.ly/3MX19Wx

We’d like to thank our leading sponsors for this event: @StandTogether, John and Cynthia Lee, Jan Neuharth and Joseph Keusch, and Barbara and Christopher Wall. #FreeExpression23

Last night attended 2023 Free Expression Awards. Linda Johnson accepted award for Brooklyn Pub Lib for Books Unbanned prj. Incredible venue, tasty drinks/snacks. @1stForAll #FreeExpression23 @OIF @UABookBans @LibraryPolicy @BKLYNlibrary @NickHigginsBPL @lejohnson1776 @ALA_PLA

Inspiring but sobering evening joining @1stForAll for #FreeExpression23 recognizing @BKLYNlibrary @Maria_Hinojosa @navalny #BringAustinHome #IStandWithEvan

Discussing the danger of banning books @1stforall gala. Freedom of Expression must be preserved #freeexpression23

“Thank you to tonight’s honorees – the Brooklyn Public Library, Alexey Navalny, Maria Hinojosa, Evan Gershkovich and Austin Tice. Thank you for your continued acts of free expression and support of our First Amendment freedoms,” says @joiechen. #FreeExpression23

Tonight, we have seen the power of the First Amendment in action. #FreeExpression23

“There are a lot of countries where it is much harder for us to do on the ground reporting…every news organization represented here is struggling to keep on the ground reporting going,” says @SallyBuzbee. #FreeExpression23

“He was very brave and courageous and intelligent and self aware…he put himself into challenging situations,” says @SallyBuzbee about Austin Tice and the work that he has done as a journalist. #FreeExpression23

“He wanted to go back to the land of his heritage to report for this audience,” says @paulwsj says about @WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich. #FreeExpression23

.@paulwsj, @WSJ Washington bureau chief, and @SallyBuzbee, @washingtonpost executive editor, take the stage for a conversation about Evan Gershkovich and Austin Tice, who represent all journalists who are jailed or unjustly held around the world. #FreeExpression23

“The courageous work of these journalists is critical and Evan and Austin’s stories are troubling reminders of the risks journalists can face when reporting the news,” says @joiechen. #FreeExpression23

In 2012, journalist and U.S. Marine veteran Austin Tice was detained at a checkpoint while reporting on the Syrian civil war. He was last seen in a video released five weeks after his kidnapping. #FreeExpression23

.@WSJ's @evangershkovich was detained in Russia while on a reporting trip and arrested on charges of spying — accusations the U.S. government and the Wall Street Journal vehemently deny. #FreeExpression23

Our final honorees of the night are @evangershkovich and Austin Tice. Both ventured to dangerous places to report stories the world needed to hear. They're now among the more than 300 journalists who are imprisoned or unjustly held around the world. #FreeExpression23

“Her career advocating for diversity in newsrooms and uplifting otherwise overlooked voices has echoed Al Neuharth’s values,” says @joiechen. #FreeExpression23

.@Maria_Hinojosa’s reporting has helped expose abuse at immigrant detention facilities and shine a light on communities rarely shown on television. #FreeExpression23

🎉@leonidvolkov received the Freedom Forum's award on behalf of Alexei @navalny. #FreeExpression23 #FreeNavalny

“Her career advocating for diversity in newsrooms and uplifting otherwise overlooked voices has echoed Al Neuharth’s values,” says @joiechen. #FreeExpression23

Our next honoree, @Maria_Hinojosa, founder of @futuromedia, is a champion of free and fearless expression and this year’s #FreeExpression23 winner of the Al Neuharth Award for Excellence in the Media.

Tonight, we have seen the power of the First Amendment in action. #FreeExpression23

Discussing the danger of banning books @1stforall gala. Freedom of Expression must be preserved #freeexpression23

In 2012, journalist and U.S. Marine veteran Austin Tice was detained at a checkpoint while reporting on the Syrian civil war. He was last seen in a video released five weeks after his kidnapping. #FreeExpression23

“Thank you to tonight’s honorees – the Brooklyn Public Library, Alexey Navalny, Maria Hinojosa, Evan Gershkovich and Austin Tice. Thank you for your continued acts of free expression and support of our First Amendment freedoms,” says @joiechen. #FreeExpression23

“Our responsibility is to help spread this message, to help the world hear it,” says @leonidvolkov. #FreeExpression23

We’d like to thank our leading sponsors for this event: @StandTogether, John and Cynthia Lee, Jan Neuharth and Joseph Keusch, and Barbara and Christopher Wall. #FreeExpression23

“There is something very special about words: sometimes the context and the whereabouts of the speaker mean even more than the words itselves,” says @leonidvolkov. #FreeExpression23

Our final honorees of the night are @evangershkovich and Austin Tice. Both ventured to dangerous places to report stories the world needed to hear. They're now among the more than 300 journalists who are imprisoned or unjustly held around the world. #FreeExpression23

“The courageous work of these journalists is critical and Evan and Austin’s stories are troubling reminders of the risks journalists can face when reporting the news,” says @joiechen. #FreeExpression23

“He was very brave and courageous and intelligent and self aware…he put himself into challenging situations,” says @SallyBuzbee about Austin Tice and the work that he has done as a journalist. #FreeExpression23

“He wanted to go back to the land of his heritage to report for this audience,” says @paulwsj says about @WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich. #FreeExpression23

“Yet one particular story is outstanding and this is @navalny’s story,” says @leonidvolkov. #FreeExpression23

An incredible thank you to journalists around the world who courageously tell our stories. #freeexpression23 ⁦@1stForAll⁩

“There are many stories like this: ridiculous and horrifying. They all clearly show what is the price Russians have to pay to execute their right for freedom of expression these days,” says @leonidvolkov. #FreeExpression23

“There are a lot of countries where it is much harder for us to do on the ground reporting…every news organization represented here is struggling to keep on the ground reporting going,” says @SallyBuzbee. #FreeExpression23

.@WSJ's @evangershkovich was detained in Russia while on a reporting trip and arrested on charges of spying — accusations the U.S. government and the Wall Street Journal vehemently deny. #FreeExpression23

“A new trial — which started on June 6 — which will add 30 more years to his prison term. All of this because he called Putin a murderer, Putin's war a crime. And he keeps doing it, even now, using every opportunity, every court appearance,” says @leonidvolkov. #FreeExpression23