#FreeAJStaff international day of action brings newsrooms to a standstill
Al Jazeera staff jailed in Egypt received a cross-media international show of solidarity on Thursday as industry professionals demanded their release.Peter Greste, Mohamed Fadel Fahmy and Baher Mohamed were imprisoned in December for their association with the Muslim Brotherhood during the course of their work. They will now stand trial for allegedly tarnishing Egypt’s international reputation.The incident sparked global outrage in the industry, and high profile journalists and media personnel, with the backing or their respective organisations, have stood in solidarity with their industry colleagues under the slogan ‘journalism is not a crime’.At least five other journalists and Al Jazeera staff experienced similar detention before the latest incident, prompting serious press freedom concerns in the region.According to Al Jazeera, a coordinated effort for the international day of action reached more than three million people around the world, with the #FreeAJStaff Twitter protest receiving widespread attention.Below is a selection of some of the support.
Action: Al Jazeera staff down tools to show support
Al Jazeera's staff gathers at AJE's headquarters to support the Global Day of Action for Press Freedom #FreeAJStaff pic.twitter.com/KUxNwvUnkY
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) February 27, 2014Journalists in #Kabul protest to #freeAJstaff jailed in #Egypt pic.twitter.com/DAFq8ckStn
— Cassandra Vinograd (@CassVinograd) February 27, 2014
Sky News staff join the #FreeAJStaff protest pic.twitter.com/lWpDeFA8El
— Ian Woods (@IanWoodsSky) February 27, 2014
#FreeAJStaff rally in Sydney. See more photos in our gallery here: https://t.co/CVzKOT5G7o pic.twitter.com/EZiNbSvtlD
— IFJ Asia-Pacific (@ifjasiapacific) February 27, 2014
#freeajstaff journos in SAfrica demonstrate outside Egyptian embassy against the jailing of colleagues in Cairo pic.twitter.com/6MtCX9l5uj
— Alex Crawford (@AlexCrawfordSky) February 27, 2014
@Ramisms taking the #FreeAJStaff campaign to #London's iconic landmarks with @arwa_journalist pic.twitter.com/zcN8R2dcOH
— Sylvia Rowley (@SylviaJR) February 27, 2014
Al Jazeera English newsroom in Doha falls silent to support #FreeAJstaff pic.twitter.com/guiHFZ7yqa
— Rami (@Ramisms) February 27, 2014
Al Jazeera global day of action. #FreeAJStaff #London pic.twitter.com/NLJv0WAAik
— Osman Baig (@TellyProducer) February 27, 2014
#FreeAJStaff Trafalgar Square , London pic.twitter.com/gKqzMOmuHx
— alex thomson (@alextomo) February 27, 2014
Reporters covering the Olympic games in Sochi, #FreeAJStaff - pic.twitter.com/gVQ6pK1Xla
— Matthew Keys (@MatthewKeysLive) February 27, 2014
RT @dparvaz: Kamboçya, Özgür Basın için Küresel Eylem Günü'ne destek veriyor. #FreeAJStaff pic.twitter.com/UcLmRYG1TI
— Al Jazeera Turk (@AJTCanli) February 27, 2014
RT @NeaveBarker: Mısır'da tutuklu Al Jazeera çalışanı arkadaşlarımızın yanındayız. - AJE Kiev ekibi #FreeAJStaff pic.twitter.com/9vraH9j6ys
— Al Jazeera Turk (@AJTCanli) February 27, 2014