Join the Global Day of Action in Support of Press Freedom - 27 February 2014 Frontline Club member Peter Greste and his colleagues Mohammed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed have been imprisoned in Egypt since 29 December 2013. They are now on trial facing charges related to terrorism, along with six other journalists being tried in absentia. They are among many local Egyptian journalists and media workers who have been detained by the Egyptian authorities.

Please join the world's press in a Global Day of Action on Thursday 27 February with peaceful demonstrations, silent protests and individual images to demand their release. Send a message to Egypt and the world: if you silence the press, you silence us all.



What we can do in the UK:



In London - supporters are to meet at Trafalgar Square at midday on 27 February - taping their mouths closed in solidarity.



Across the UK - newsrooms, offices, shops, commuters, tourists â€“ are asked to stop at midday and cover their mouths with whatever is at hand, take a selfie and post it online using the hashtag #FreeAJStaff.



Please sign the Petition, pass the message on and join this Global Day of Action in any way you can:

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/583/945/591/freeajstaff-release-detained-al-jazeera-journalists/

Follow on Twitter: Free_AJ_Staff Find the event on Facebook: freealjazeerastaff

What the world is saying:



Statements from Representatives of International Media Organisations:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/statements/letter-peter-greste.html



https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P-J09l1cSA6tbjOjHzNEydGRLx1WDU7g-FWeXS_QEts/preview?sle=true



Jay Carney, White House Spokesperson: â€œâ€¦drop the charges and release those journalists and academics who have been detainedâ€



U.S. State Department: Egyptâ€™s â€œtargeting of journalists and others on spurious claims is wrong and demonstrates an egregious disregard for the protection of basic rights and freedoms"



William Hague, British Foreign Secretary: Egypt must â€œdemonstrate its commitment toâ€¦. full freedom of expression and for journalists to operate without fear of persecution.â€



UN Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay: â€œIt is not a crime to carry a camera, or to try to report the truth. I have urged the Egyptian authorities to promptly release all journalists and other media employees imprisoned for carrying out legitimate news reporting activities, including Mohamed Fahmy, Peter Greste and Baher Mohamed.â€ Statements from Representatives of International Media Organisations:Jay Carney, White House Spokesperson: â€œâ€¦drop the charges and release those journalists and academics who have been detainedâ€U.S. State Department: Egyptâ€™s â€œtargeting of journalists and others on spurious claims is wrong and demonstrates an egregious disregard for the protection of basic rights and freedoms"William Hague, British Foreign Secretary: Egypt must â€œdemonstrate its commitment toâ€¦. full freedom of expression and for journalists to operate without fear of persecution.â€UN Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay: â€œIt is not a crime to carry a camera, or to try to report the truth. I have urged the Egyptian authorities to promptly release all journalists and other media employees imprisoned for carrying out legitimate news reporting activities, including Mohamed Fahmy, Peter Greste and Baher Mohamed.â€