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| Gaza rally for BBC correspondent | Gaza rally for BBC correspondent |
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| Journalists in Gaza have held a rally to call for the release of BBC reporter Alan Johnston and an end to the kidnap and intimation of reporters. | Journalists in Gaza have held a rally to call for the release of BBC reporter Alan Johnston and an end to the kidnap and intimation of reporters. |
| The demonstration was the latest in a series of appeals since Mr Johnston disappeared two weeks ago on his way home from work in Gaza City. | |
| More than 100 journalists, politicians, and others attended the rally. | |
| Palestinian officials have said all possible efforts are being made to secure Mr Johnston's release. | Palestinian officials have said all possible efforts are being made to secure Mr Johnston's release. |
| Gaza has seen numerous demonstrations in support of the BBC correspondent, and last Wednesday Palestinian journalists staged a strike. | Gaza has seen numerous demonstrations in support of the BBC correspondent, and last Wednesday Palestinian journalists staged a strike. |
| There have also been numerous international demands for his immediate release, including from the Arab League, the UK government and the EU. | There have also been numerous international demands for his immediate release, including from the Arab League, the UK government and the EU. |
| Respected reporter | Respected reporter |
| Sunday's demonstration took place near the Unknown Soldier memorial in the centre of Gaza City. | |
| A tent covered in pictures of Alan Johnston was erected nearby, and contained messages demanding his release written by local Palestinians. | |
| A six-metre (20ft) poster of the missing reporter hung from an advertising hoarding. | |
| The BBC's Jerusalem bureau chief, Simon Wilson, called for all individuals and parties with any influence to work "tirelessly" to secure Alan Johnston's release. | |
| Mr Johnston has been the BBC's correspondent in the Gaza Strip for the past three years - and the only foreign journalist from a major media organisation based in Gaza. | |
| The BBC describes him as a highly experienced and respected reporter. | The BBC describes him as a highly experienced and respected reporter. |
| Aged 44, he was born in Tanzania and educated in Scotland. | Aged 44, he was born in Tanzania and educated in Scotland. |
| He joined the BBC World Service in 1991 and has spent eight of the last 16 years as a correspondent, including periods in Uzbekistan and Afghanistan. | He joined the BBC World Service in 1991 and has spent eight of the last 16 years as a correspondent, including periods in Uzbekistan and Afghanistan. |