[wanabidii] Press Releases: U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power to Launch #FreeThe20 Women Political Prisoners and Prisoners of Concern Campaign

You are subscribed to Press Releases for U.S. Department of State. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Press Releases: U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power to Launch #FreeThe20 Women Political Prisoners and Prisoners of Concern Campaign 08/31/2015 05:12 PM EDT U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power to Launch #FreeThe20 Women Political Prisoners and Prisoners of Concern Campaign Notice to the Press Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC August 31, 2015 U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power will launch the #FreeThe20 campaign, to draw attention to the plight of women political prisoners and other prisoners of concern, on Tuesday, September 1, at the U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing in Washington, D.C. Throughout September, the Department will highlight 20 individual cases of women prisoners from around the world who are unjustly imprisoned, featuring one case per business day. These women will be featured on social media accounts for Ambassador Power and the U.S. Mission to the UN, and will be profiled on www.HumanRights.gov. The Daily Press Briefing will be at 2:00pm. Ambassador Power will make remarks and take questions from journalists at the top of the briefing. Attending journalists should be seated in the State Department’s press briefing room no later than 1:45 p.m. The press briefing room is accessible from the 23rd Street Entrance of the Department. Media representatives may attend this event upon presentation of one of the following: (1) A U.S. Government-issued identification card (Department of State, White House, Congress, Department of Defense, or Foreign Press Center); (2) a media-issued photo identification card; or (3) a letter from their employer on letterhead verifying their employment as a journalist, accompanied by a government-issued photo identification card (driver's license, passport). The Daily Press Briefing is streamed live on www.state.gov. For further information on the briefing launch, please contact the Office of Press Relations at (202) 647-2492. Twitter – @AmbassadorPower @USUN Facebook – USUN - www.facebook.com/USattheUN Ambassador Power - www.facebook.com/AmbassadorPower The Office of Website Management, Bureau of Public Affairs, manages this site as a portal for information from the U.S. State Department. External links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein. Stay connected with the State Department:       External links found in this content or on Department of State websites that go to other non-Department websites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein.  Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please visit subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. This service is provided to you at no charge by U.S. Department of State. This email was sent to wanabidii@googlegroups.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: U.S. Department of State · 2201 C Street NW · Washington, DC 20520