Media organisations around the world have taken part in a day of protest against the detention of Al-Jazeera staff in Egypt.



The international day of action was sparked by the imprisonment of three al-Jazeera journalists in Egypt: Peter Greste, Mohamed Fadel Fahmy and Baher Mohamed. Two other al-Jazeera reporters, Abdullah Al-Shami and Mohammed Badr, have also been detained in Egypt since last year. Greste, Fahmy and Mohamed will now stand trial accused of conspiring to tarnish Egypt’s international reputation.

Protesters gathered in London’s Trafalgar Square and in other cities around the world including Beirut, Cairo and Berlin to voice their concern. They also tweeted their support by using the #FreeAJStaff hashtag.



Al-Jazeera organised a “thunderclap” on Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr for 2pm GMT in which web users were encouraged to publish a picture of themselves with a sign reading “#FreeAJStaff”. According to its website, this reached more than 3 million people around the world.



Below are some of the messages and photographs that appeared on Twitter in support of the imprisoned journalists. You can add your support by using the #FreeAJStaff hashtag – or contact MediaGuardian via Twitter to add your image to the tweets below.

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, 2014

Al Jazeera English newsroom in Doha falls silent to support #FreeAJstaff pic.twitter.com/guiHFZ7yqa — Rami (@Ramisms) February 27, 2014

Journalists and supporters gather in #Beirut to call for the release of Al Jazeera reporters jailed in #Egypt pic.twitter.com/uglVOhsRax — Ben Hubbard (@NYTBen) February 27, 2014

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Sky News staff show support for Al Jazeera colleagues jailed in Egypt. #FreeAJStaff pic.twitter.com/5J02JO7dyZ — Kenny Stewart (@KennySkyNews) February 27, 2014

Nairobi journalists stand in solidarity with Al Jazeera staff in Egypt. Image by @fil is free to use. #FreeAJStaff pic.twitter.com/H6c66hFvrL — Jessica Hatcher (@jessiehatcher) February 27, 2014

Balloons fly over St. Martin for jailed Al Jazeera journalists in #Egypt #FreeAJStaff pic.twitter.com/3t76HIWKtQ — Noor (@kelo3adi) February 27, 2014

Protesters in Trafalgar Square stand in "silent solidarity" with 4 Al Jazeera journalists detained in Egypt. #cbc pic.twitter.com/H1X1ic8CUn — Jeff Semple (@JeffSempleCBC) 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

Protests in Germany for release of Al Jazeera Reporters held in Cairo http://t.co/t1jwYyXhhO @ajam by Adam Berry pic.twitter.com/8jMpgXjVx9 — Getty Images News (@GettyImagesNews) February 27, 2014