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NewsGuild-CWA and NABET-CWA Join Other Media Unions to Urge the Biden Administration to Support Journalists Fleeing Afghanistan

This week, in a letter to President Biden, the NewsGuild-CWA, NABET-CWA, and three other media unions urged the Administration to support the safe evacuation of all journalists, interpreters, translators, camera crews, support staff, and their families fleeing Afghanistan.

The letter cites the dangers faced by journalists who are directly targeted by forces interested in controlling dissent and the flow of information and calls on the United States government to stand for free press by facilitating the safe transit of all media professionals to protected areas.

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