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JOURNALISTS took to the streets of London yesterday in defence of freedom of speech and against the imprisonment of Al-Jazeera staff in Cairo.
Hundreds assembled outside the BBC’s headquarters to express their solidarity with Peter Greste, Mohammed Fahmy and Baher Mohammed who have received seven-year jail sentences for interviewing members of the Muslim Brotherhood.
“We call on all those with influence in Egypt to demand the sentences are quashed and the journalists released immediately,” said National Union of Journalists general secretary Michelle Stanistreet.
The Muslim Brotherhood has been outlawed in Egypt, with any contact with the party deemed as cooperating with a terrorist organisation.
News presenter Jon Snow finished Monday’s shift with his mouth taped in sign of support.
“I think it is absolutely paramount that journalists continue to pressure governments to take action against this breach of freedom of speech and personal liberty,” said photojournalist Hubert Libiszewski during the demonstration.
“What if one day we happen to be in the same situation?”
