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"Al Jazeera has put out a global call for solidarity on with its four journalists that have been detained in Egypt for months.\nThe Global Day of Action on Thursday was planned to bring attention to the journalists as well as the deteriorating conditions for members of the media in Egypt. \nSee also: 10 Must-Follow Breaking News Accounts on Twitter\nEvents were planned for more than 30 cities, and Al Jazeera staff in newsrooms across the world sent support. The organization encouraged people to include the hashtag #FreeAJStaff in tweets.\nAl Jazeera reporters Pete Greste, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed were arrested on Dec. 29 by Egyptian authorities under accusation of spreading false news and membership in a \"terrorist group.\" The group stood trial on Feb. 21, but the trail has been adjourned to March 5.\nThe group had been reporting on the Muslim Brotherhood, the Islamist organization that took power in the Egypt elections following protests in 2011 but was banned after a violent crackdown.\nAbdullah Al Shamy, an Al Jazeera correspondent, was detained separately six months ago and still awaits trial.\nJournalists have been under pressure in Egypt as the country's new government looks to dampen criticism of its rule. The government has also been aggressive of its pursuit in the Muslim Brotherhood and any people it deems sympathetic to its cause. \nThe Committee to Protect Journalists labeled Egypt as one of the most dangerous locations in the world, behind Syria and Iraq.\nBassem Youssef, commonly referred to as the \"Jon Stewart of Egypt\" for his sharp and often critical take on Egyptian politics, was recently allowed back on air, but Variety notes controversy is already brewing about his coverage of General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who may run for president.\nAl Jazeera journalists and supporters showed support for the detained journalists on Twitter.\n\nJoin Al Jazeera for a global day of solidarity with our imprisoned staff in Egypt #FreeAJStaff http://t.co/r19GTY1z8O pic.twitter.com/cCcBK7oiKw\n\u2014 Al Jazeera America  (@ajam) February 27, 2014\n\n\nKabul press corp came out in solidarity #journalism is not a crime #FreeAJStaff pic.twitter.com/06YydEiE2o\n\u2014 Courtney (@courtneybody) February 27, 2014\n\n\nSeriously, how awesome is this... AJE Doha grinds to a halt, in solidarity with our jailed colleagues #FreeAJStaff pic.twitter.com/mNeaNeMC73\n\u2014 Kamahl Santamaria (@KamahlAJE) February 27, 2014\n\n\nAl Jazeera's staff gathers at AJE's headquarters to support the Global Day of Action for Press Freedom #FreeAJStaff pic.twitter.com/KUxNwvUnkY\n\u2014 Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) February 27, 2014\n\nHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.\n      window._msla=window.loadScriptAsync||function(src,id){if(document.getElementById(id))return;var js=document.createElement('script');js.id=id;js.src=src;document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0].parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);};\n_msla(\"//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\",\"twitter_jssdk\");"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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