Press Uncuffed Kicks Off Sale of Bracelets Bearing Imprisoned Journalists'' Names for World Press Freedom Day
University Students Sell Bracelets to Support the Committee to Protect Journalists
(firmenpresse) - COLLEGE PARK, MD -- (Marketwired) -- 04/30/15 -- Press Uncuffed, a campaign to raise awareness of and help free imprisoned journalists by selling bracelets bearing their names, today announced bracelets are now available via .
Created by students at the University of Maryland and their professor, Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter Dana Priest, Press Uncuffed launched a successful month-long that ended on April 24, 2015 to raise funds to produce the bracelets. With the support of 292 donors, the campaign secured $31,495 to cover manufacturing and packaging costs for approximately 10,000 bracelets.
Proceeds from the effort will benefit the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). CPJ is an independent, nonprofit organization that provides emergency assistance to journalists facing threats around the world and advocates for journalists imprisoned and attacked in reprisal for their work.
The Press Uncuffed bracelets are available for $10 each on the . The bracelets, which are made in Memphis, Tennessee with LuciteLux® clear acrylic -- a reminder of the importance of transparency of information -- are taking center stage at three events:
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation purchased 500 Press Uncuffed bracelets that the Newseum began handing out at earlier this week
Dignitaries at the UNESCO World Press Freedom Day event in Latvia on Sunday, May 3 will wear Press Uncuffed bracelets and highlight the initiative
The University of Maryland''s Merrill College of Journalism will sell the bracelets at its on Monday May 4 at 5:30 p.m.
"We hope Press Uncuffed helps create a groundswell of support on behalf of these journalists and humanizes those people behind the headline who are risking their lives to give us information, creating a greater appreciation for the role of a free press," said Courtney Radsch, advocacy director, Committee to Protect Journalists.
The Press Uncuffed bracelets honor nine journalists:
Ammar Abdulrasool in Bahrain
Mahmoud Abou Zeid (Shawkan) in Egypt
Reeyot Alemu in Ethiopia
Khadija Ismayilova in Azerbaijan
Bheki Makhubu in Swaziland
Ta Phong Tan in Vietnam
Jason Rezaian in Iran
Yusuf Ruzimuradov in Uzbekistan
Ilham Tohti in China
"The last three years have been the worst on record for the safety of journalists covering news in many parts of the world," said Dana Priest, the John S. and James L. Knight Chair in Public Affairs Journalism at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism. "By purchasing and wearing a Press Uncuffed bracelet, people can show their support for a free press while raising funds that will put pressure on the governments holding journalists in prison without cause."
Last fall, Priest assigned each of her students an imprisoned journalist to profile for the semester. The students then wanted to do more to help release them. The campaign was born out of this experience.
To purchase a bracelet, please visit where you can also learn about the individual journalists and how to support them. Visitors will be redirected to the Investigative Reporters and Editors online store to purchase the bracelets.
Press Uncuffed is a campaign to raise money to free imprisoned journalists around the world by selling bracelets bearing their names. Journalism students at the University of Maryland and their professor, Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter Dana Priest, created the campaign, which benefits the Committee to Protect Journalists'' emergency assistance campaign. Additional information about Press Uncuffed is available at .
CPJ promotes press freedom worldwide and defends the rights of journalists to report the news without fear of reprisal. CPJ ensures the free flow of news and commentary by taking action wherever journalists are attacked, imprisoned, killed, kidnapped, threatened, censored or harassed.
The Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland is one of the world''s leading journalism schools. Our curriculum emphasizes a hands-on approach to learning with professional equipment that leads to the jobs of today and those waiting in the future. We have a world-class award-winning faculty with years of experience and intimate class sizes. The Merrill College is just a few short miles from Washington, D.C. and Baltimore -- locations that provide unparalleled internships and broad learning opportunities.
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